Come with your praises, a sacrifice meet

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Come with your praises, a sacrifice meet

Translator: John Brownlie
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Come with your praises, a sacrifice meet,
Blending with theirs who adore at His feet;
Pour forth your hearts in a glorious song,
Praising the Christ, to Whom praises belong.

Ye, who have trod on a burdensome way,
Doing life's tasks in the heat of the day;
Strong to endure in the conflict of life,
Braving the foe in the thick of the strife.

Ye, who have stood when temptation was strong,
Doing the right in the face of the wrong,
Holding the banner of truth in the breeze,
Honoured to bear it, nor careful to please.

Ye, who have walked in the valley of night,
Straining the eye for the dawning of light;
Weeping the tears that in silence are shed,
Burdened with grief for the lost and the dead.

Praise Him for help in the years that are past;
Praise Him for grace in the time that shall last;
Praise Him for faith to endure to the end,
Hope to illumine, and love to befriend.

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Glory to God! at the close of the day,
Freed from the burden and toil of the way,
Angel, archangel, with saint shall unite,
Praising the Christ for His love infinite.

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Translator: John Brownlie

Brownlie, John, was born at Glasgow, Aug. 6, 1857, and was educated at Glasgow University, and at the Free Church College in the same city. In 1884 he was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow; in 1885 he became Assistant Minister of the Free Church, Portpatrick, and on the death of the Senior Minister in 1890 he entered upon the full charge of the Church there. He has interested himself in educational matters, became a Member of the local School Board in 1888, a governor of Stranraer High School in 1897, and Chairman of the governors in 1901. His hymnological works are:— 1. The Hymns and Hymnwriters of the [Scottish] Church Hymnary, 1899. This is a biographical, historical, and critical companion to that hymnal, and is well done and… Go to person page >

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