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Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Gentle Mary laid her Child
Lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the undefiled,
To the world a Stranger.
Such a Babe in such a place,
Can he be the saviour?
Ask the saved of all the...

Glory be to God on High

Glory be to God on high,
God Whose glory fills the skies;
Peace on earth to man forgiv n,
Man, the well beloved of Heav n.

Sovereign Father, heavenly King,
Thee we now presume to sing;
Glad, Thine attributes...

God is Love

Come, let us all unite to sing:
God is love!
Let Heav n and earth their praises bring,
God is love!
Let every soul from sin awake,
Let every heart sweet music make,
And sing with us for Jesus sake:
God is love!...

Maker Of The Sun And Moon

The Maker of the sun and moon,
The Maker of our earth,
Lo! late in time, a fairer boon,
Himself is brought to birth!

How blest was all creation then,
When God so gave increase;
And Christ, to heal the...

O Remember Adams fall

Remember, O thou man,
O thou man, O thou man,
Remember O thou man,
Thy time is spent.

Remember, O thou man,
How thou cams't to me then,
And I did what I can,
Therefore repent.

Remember Adam's fall,
O...

The Race that Long in Darkness pined

The race that long in darkness pined,
Have seen a glorious Light;
The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death s surrounding night.

To hail Thy rise, Thou better Sun,
The gathering nations come,...

To us a Child of Royal Birth

To us a Child of royal birth,
Heir of the promises, is given;
The Invisible appears on earth,
The Son of man, the God of heaven.

A Saviour born, in love supreme
He comes our fallen souls to raise;
He...

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, good will to men
From heaven's all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay

To hear...

The wicked work harder to preach hell than the righteous do to get to heaven.

When the thief has stolen from a thief, God laughs in heaven.

If a woman hears that something unusual is going on in heaven, she would find a ladder to go and look.

One more good man on earth is better than an extra angel in heaven.

If a man becomes powerful even his chicken and his dog go to heaven.

Fearing laws makes one happy every day; withholding truth from heaven worries one all the time.

The world at large doesn't lead to hell nor does the monastery lead to heaven.

Great lords have long hands, but they do not reach to heaven.

This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

Who takes care of a widow's 'hole' will inherit the heavenly kingdom.

If you have ploughed with oxen, married a widow and never said a bad word - surely you go to heaven.

Braying of an ass or barking of a dog, is not heard in Heaven.