175 GOD, MY JOY. "Unto God my exceeding joy." Ps. 43: 4. 125 Words and Music by Rev. ALFRED TAYLOR. 1. Joy! for God hath led me; Joy! for he hath fed me; Joy! for he hath sped me On my way. Still may his 9:4 CHORUS. Praise him! hal-le - lu-jah! Trust him! hal- le - lu-jah! Love him! hal-le- lu- jah! God, my joy! 9 grace de-fend me, Still may his love at- tend me, Still to his care commend me, Un to the day. D. C. JOY AMONG THE ANGELS. "There is joy in heaven over one sinner." Luke. 15: 7. T. E. PERKINS. angels, That fill the courts above, O'er a wand'ring soul re- turn-ing To an-gels, They tune their harps in heaven, When the new-born soul, with rapture Can 9: ask a Fa-ther's love. When the heart is bowed beneath the cross, And tears re- pent- ant fall, feel its sins for- given; And the healing stream of pard'ning grace Has washed its guilt a -way, And the And the D. C. Chorus. earn-est prayer of faith can say," Here, Lord, I give thee all." eye looks up with- out a tear, And hails the ope- ning day. 3. There is joy among the angels, Their hearts to Jesus bring; Till the answering note from ransom'd choirs 1. Joy! for God hath led me; Joy! for he hath fed me; Joy! for he hath sped me. On my way. Still may his CHORUS. Praise him! hal-le - lu-jah! Trust him! hal- le- lu-jah! Love him! hal-le - lu- jah! God, my joy! 9: grace de-fend me, Still may his love at- tend me, Still to his care commend me, Un to the day. D. C. glory." Ps. 84: 11. 1 COME, we who love the Lord, And let our joys be known; 2 Let those refuse to sing, Who never knew our God; 3 The men of grace have found 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, 5 Then let our songs abound, To fairer worlds on high. Say ye to the righteous that it 178 "They sing the song of Moses, the shall be well with him. Is. 3: 10. 1 WHAT cheering words are these! Their sweetness who can tell? In time and to eternity, "Tis with the righteous well. 2 In every state secure, Kept by Jehovah's eye; "Tis well with them while life endures, And well when called to die. servant of God, and the song of 1 AWAKE, and sing the song 2 Sing of his dying love: 3 Ye pilgrims, on the road To Zion's city, sing! Rejoice ye in the Lamb of God,In Christ, the eternal King. 4 Soon shall we hear him say,— "Ye blessed children, come;" Soon will he call us hence away, And take his wanderers home. 5 There shall each raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. BBC Sweet-ly chime, this Christmas morn; Ring, merry bells, ring, merry bells, Christ, the Lord, is born! 2 See the desert robed in beauty, 3 Loud hosannas hail his coming, Festive garments crown his birth, Trumpet tongues report the story, Peace, good will to all the earth. 4 Son of David, Prince of glory, |