Hymn: “Come Down, O Love Divine” by Bianco da Siena



Come down, O love divine, seek Thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with Thine own ardor glowing.
O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear,
And kindle it, Thy holy flame bestowing.

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Hymn: “What a Gathering!” by Fanny Crosby



On that bright and golden morning,
When the Son of Man shall come,
And the radiance of His glory we shall see,
When from every clime and nation
He shall call His people home,
What a gath’ring of the ransomed that will be!

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Hymn: “See Amid the Winter’s Snow” by Edward Caswall



See amid the winter’s snow,
Born for us on earth below,
See, the tender Lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.

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Hymn: “We Plough the Fields and Scatter” by Matthias Claudius



We plow the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God’s almighty hand.
God sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine
And soft, refreshing rain.

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Hymn: “All People That on Earth Do Dwell” by William Kethe



All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

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Hymn: “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” by Walter C. Smith



Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

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Hymn: “With Harps and with Viols” by Arthur Pierson



With harps and with viols
There stand a great throng
In the presence of Jesus
And sing this new song:

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Hymn: “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee” by St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see
And in Thy presence rest.

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Hymn: “Fill Thou My Life” by Horatius Bonar


Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God,
In every part with praise,
That my whole being may proclaim
Thy being and Thy ways.
Not for the lip of praise alone,
Nor e’en the praising heart,
I ask, but for a life made up
Of praise in every part!

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Hymn: “Yield Not to Temptation” by Horatio Richmond Palmer


Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin;
Each vict’ry will help you some other to win;
Fight valiantly onward; dark passions subdue;
Look ever to Jesus; He will carry you through.

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