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The Shining Light. Y. L AfaPHaa.

Chris-tisn's path ehin - ing light ap-pears, Grow-ing bright and bright - eye hath seen, mor - 81 ear hath heard, A11 the grace and beaa -

but shall ba re-vealed When the boob are o -

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Before the areat White Throne. (Fir41 D B T I ~ . Dan. 7: 0-14- Lu 0 I2 ) (6econdosrre. Rev. 3 rl. 14. 1-6. 10. S-9 ) (Thtrd crrae. Rev. 10. 11-16. Ps. 5e)

(F~ur lh Verse, 188.25: 64. 45: PL-a. Lu. 3: 48.) (FSjlh rffne, Rev. ZL 3-8. Ps. BI ) 0. &I. BILLS. M. L. McPrrar~.

Ii 1. The hour is fast approachinl@;, when thro' s fi - ery atrcam Of God's e - ter - nal glo = ry, the 2. And there will be pre-sent - ed theChurch, His wor- thy bride, Those fault-less vir- gins cho-en. Hi 3. Lo! One with crim.son vesture, His name-the Word of God, Shalt lead His shin - ing ar - miea and 4. The res - ur - rect - ed myr - ids of ev . 'ry land and tongue Will haste to swear al - le-giance to 5. How grand the con-sum-ma - tion,with death snd bell dedtroyed; No trai - tor left to dark-en the

Y w jodgrnr~nt throl~c shall g:e:im, When to the Ancient's presence the Son of man they bring,Ten thousand times ten

jo~ut-heirs to st - bide; They share His ro? - a1 hon - ors, His na-tore, and His thl'one,WkiIe written in their ' wield lbe i - ron rod; His word shall smite the na-tions.IIis feet the wine-press tread, Un-ti1 the fiends of

Cud's a-noint - ed Son. Drawn to the blood-stained ni-tar, the mnsorned host shall fall In gate-ful ad - 0- I E - tlcn t!lcn eu-joyed, With Iiot a uoie dis-cord - ant, that u - ni . rels - nl song Shnli thro' o - trr - na]

: thousand shrrll crown &rn Lord and King.Oh, that will be s crowning such as earth has nev - er known, I fore-heads His Fs-ther's name is shown Oh, that will be a marriage s u ~ h as earth has nev - er known,

er - ror from earth have ev - er Bed Oh, tbat will be a conquest such aa earth has nev - er known, m - tion, and crown Him Lord of all. Oh, that will be a tri-umpb such as earth htrs nev . er known, cy - cles J e - ho - vnh's praise pro-long. Oh. tbat will be an anthem suck as earth has uev - er known,

I V V i When Cbrisi His kingdom shall re-wire be-fore the great wbite throne, bh, that will be a crowning auch as

?.-hen the brirle m d bridegroom are mde ouc be-fore the great wbite throne, Oh, that will be s marriage such an f When tho kingsof earth their hon-om lay be-fore the g ~ , a t white throne, Oh, that will be a conquest such M 1 When cv - 'ry knee is bow ing lorn be-fore the gtaat white throne; Oh, that will be a tri-nmph aucb M

/ When the Hal- lc - lu - jah cho - rus r i n p he-fore the great white throne; Oh, that will be an anthem such MI

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earth has nev . er known, When Chnst HIS kihpdorn shall re - celve be - fore the great white throne. earth has nev . er known, When the br~de and bride-groom are made one be - fore the great white throne. earth has nev . er known, When the kings of earth their hon-ors lay be - fore thegreat white throne. earth has nev er known, When ev . 'ry knee IS bow - mg low be - fore the great white throne. earth has nev . er known. When the Hal . ie - lu - jah cho - rns rings be - fore thegreat white throne

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F G B ~ B R O U Q R ~ Oh, I Am So Happy.

I I Oh. Z am so hap. py all the day, My bur-dens have kll rolled a - w y , I' 2 Oh, I am so hap - pp all the time, Hope's bells of joy so sweet ly ch~me; And 3 Oh, I am so hap . py in the Lord, He is my shield w d my re - ward, No

cast all my care on Christ, my Lord, And I'm trnst - ing in his pre - cious word. good - ness and mer - cy shall at - tend All my jour - ney to its bliss - f d end. val - ley of shad - ow will 1 fear While mp Corn - fort - er and Qoide is near.

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II I know I am His and He is mine. My all to His care k now re - sign, h

- lov - ed's arm.

I'm Nearing the Goal. O M. BILLB.

Nol foo fat.

1 White on tae broad road to de - struction I strayed, The ~pir- i t my vile-ness re - vealed;. . . I 2. When J e - sus a-ooint-ed my eyes to be-holy The prize that the faith-ful may win; . . . .. 1 3. Let lov - ers of pleasure ~n - tent- lp pur-sue The phantoms of fol - ly and pride; . . . . E- 4. The serv-ants of mammon may gather in mirth To jeer at my sta - tion un - known; . . . My 5. Tho' de-mons are strewing my pathway with thorns, Determined to cause my de - lay,. . . . . . My 6. The yoke of my Mas-ter b eas - y to wear; The cross that I'm bear-ing is light;. . . . . His

saw all my woes on I m - man a . el laid, And knew by His stripes I was healed.. . . en - tered the race for a cit - y of gold, And fled from the pleasures of sin. . . . . . . tcr - ni - ty's joys I am keep-ing in view, As on - ward to glo - ry I glide . . . . . lot may be cast with the hum-ble of earth, Yet I am an heir to a throne.. .. soul thelr de - vic - es of cru - el - ty scorns, And hast-eth to fin - ish her way.. . . . . love ev - er - last - ing is sooth-ing my care, And giv - Ing me songs in the night.. . . .

CHORUS.

J 1 I'm near- ing the goal, yes, near -ing the god, The g a l of e - ter - nal re - ward;

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Jubilee Echoes.

I 1. Liet - en to the voice ce - les - ti^, Ye whose eyee with weep - ing fail, 2. Ev - 'ry tomb ahdl be de - eert - ed, Hsrpa of jn - bi - lee ehall ring; 3. NO more wid - owed hearts re - pin - ing, No more ban - gry, home. 1- male, 4. With the liv - ing wa - tern flow - ing, And Hk ssv - ing b d t h made known,

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Blisa - ful years re - plete with glad - neaq 'Bod shall wipe a - way all team," Life 8hall quick en all cre - a - ticm, There shall thence- forth be no death,

In His vast do - min - ion ring - ifg, '&There shall be no sor - row there," All Hia match - lem love re - real - zg, there shall hence - forth be no pain,"

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I Bliss - fnl yeare re - plete with glsd - nee4 - 4 m d shall wipo - way all teare." Life shall quick . en all ere - a - tion, There shall .tbenca - forth be no death.

In His vast do - min - ion ring - fng, 'There shall - be no or - row there." All Hi match-leas love . re - veal - Ing, "There shall hence - forth be no pain."

When the Crowning Day Shall Come. "The mslrlage of the Lamb i b m m a sud hls wlfe bath msde hereelf ready."-Rev. 10: 6-0,

G. M. BILL^. M. L. MCPAAIL.

1. ~ h T d the crown-ingday shalt come, &&Hal-le - lu - jahl" And the an - gel of the lmr-vest shall bring 2. When the crown-ing day shall come, "Hal-le - In - jah!" And Hie lov - ing smile with rapt-are ehall thrill 3 When the crown-ing day shall wme, "Hal-le - la - jahl" And the mints the judgment ecepter aha11 take, 4. Oh, the crown-ing day shall come, *'Hal-le . lu - jahl" 'Tis this bless - ect hope that fill - eth my soul;

~3 d r His jew - eIs" t6at a& -led in their f o z - heads, To the grand e - ter - nal home of the King; A11 the ho - ly one8 who stand with the Bride-groom, On the heights of Zi - on'e glo - ri - ous hill :

Allearth's ty - rantsand theirachemes of op-pression, Ae a c?rs ed pot-kr'e ves - ael to break; It ie now my dai - ly aim and am bi - tion To be pure, and free fromworld-ly con . trol:

Oh, what ra - di - ance will light ev - '6 feat ure, That wasonce with thorns of auf - fer . ing scarred; Then the eyes thst eee the King in His beau - ty, Nev - el - more a tear of sor - row shall shed; Then the slaves of er ror, freed from their blind-nm, Shall with glad-nesa leavetheirbondage and strife, Well ae - aured of an e - ter - nal Bal - va - tion, If the path of con - ae - cra - tion I tread,

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I Mas - ter with hearts full of joy l

I To con-stant-ly feel Hie ap - pmv - d and amilea:-In thie thkre ie full - nese of j o g Christ flies to our re8 - c u e t o vic - to - ry leads:-In thie there i hll . neaa of joy!

Co - reap-em with Him in the har - veet to ahare:- ln this them ie toll - nese of joy1 Made one with the Bridegroom, all na-tione to bless:- ln this there ie full - ness of joy!

I'm Running for the Prize Divine.

sin fnl spoils, I sought its gold -en &ins: B'ut now its charms have passed a - way, Its Cal-v'ry's hill My reb - el will dis - armed: The Sav - ior whie - pered to my ~ u l - ~ B e - toil and pain, And to the end en - dure; An earth - ly home may not be mine, Yet change to gall, Her gold snd sil ver nut; But for a cit - y I am bound Whose

lieve and fol - low me;" Im - mor - tal heir - ship is thy goal, Since '$1 have chos-en Thee." in ex-change therestands For me a build - ing all di - vine- A home not made with hands. walls e . ter . nal shine; Whcre with my dear Re - deem-er crowned, etJ?he kingdom" shall be mine.

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I I I'm run 9 ning for t6e prize . di - vine, Joint heir - ship with my Lord;

1 1 ~ i r t b and its hon - ors I re - sign To gain thia g&t re - ward.

"Now are We the Sons of God. - Belored, now are we lbe aonr ot Cod."-1 John 8: S. B1. L. MOPHAIL.

1. Now are dpe th6 sons of God, ~eirJ 'with Je - sua Chmt. our Lord; Now for 2. .'Now are we the eons of God;" Oh, what bliss these worda re - cord! All the

cross we bear, That we may His glo - 6 shcre. hath we claim, Thro' the dear Re-deem-er's Name. Hal - le - la-jahl what a prize Paith be-holds be- home a-bove, We shall be like Him we love.

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11 yond the skies! Hal . le - lu - jahl pralse the Lord! Now are we the sons of God.

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In That Day.

2. They shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, In that day, In that day, When I shall make my 3. They shall be with me for - e r er - more. In that day. In that day, And ail their tri - ale

- great re - w y d In that dsy. jaw - els ~p in that day. ] They to my pra-cepts are a1 - ray8 m e , Do - bg my will be o'er In that day

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will in the work they d o , 1 shall be witb them aud crown them too, !n that dny.

CRORUO.

-2 Im - mor - tal - i - ty, Im mor - tal - i - ty Is Je - sus' gift to me;

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0 Christ, Our Immortality. "And chlr i e the record. that God bath %wen to ru eternal hlc. sna t h ~ r I~te 1s in Ab Son Hc that hoth the Son or God bath #*:

and be thul h ~ I h uot the Son of God hatb not life "-1 Johu5. 11. 12. F. G BURROUGHB M. L. MCPHAIL.

1 1 Life and light di - vine, thro' the blood are mine; And end - less vie - to - ty.

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3 Q Chr~ub, our im - mor - tal - i - ty , Our safe - ty is to hide in Thee; 4 0 Chnst, our Im - mor - tai - i - t y , Death has no sting nor vie - to - r ~ , b 0 Christ, our irn - mor - tal - i - ty, NO dark - nesa can be found io Thee;