THE VOICE
THANKSGIVING

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That I may publish with the Voice of Thanksgiving,

and tell of all thy wondrous works. —Psalm 26:7

PREPARED

BY

D. B. Towner, Mus. Doc.

Director of the Music Course of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago

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INTRODUCTION

The Moody Bible Institute has long wanted a Hymn Book such as "The Voice of Thanksgiving.” It is a generous collection of hymns hallowed by association with the past, and yet it contains many new ones of the kind that moisten the eye, revive the spiritual life of God's children, and bring conviction and salvation to the lost and erring. The title is suggested by the beautiful 26th Psalm, where David expresses his attachment to God's house and the worship of His holy name, saying in the translation of Bishop Horsley,—"I wash my hands in innocency, and ever am about Thy altar,. O! Jehovah, to listen to the voice of thanksgiving, and to recite all Thy wondrous deeds."

A book to meet the needs of the hundreds of students from all parts of the world who pass through this Institute each year, and where church and gospel music has always been an outstanding feature of its curriculum, ought to possess merits commending it to a wide circle. We believe it will grow speedily in favor wherever it is known and carry a blessing wherever it goes.

JAMES M. GRAY. The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.

The Lord Him - self thy Lead - er, Shall all thy foes sub - due.
Far more are o'er thee watch - ing Than hu - man eyes can know.
Till Sa - tan's host is van-quished, And heav'n is all pos - sessed;

His love fore - tells thy tri als, He knows thine hour - ly need; Trust on - ly Christ, thy Cap - tain, Cease not

to watch and pray; Till Christ Him-self shall call thee To lay thine ar - morby,

He can, with bread of heav
Heed not the treach-'rous voi
And wear in end - less glo

en, Thy faint - ing spir - it feed. ces That lure thy soul a - stray. ry The crown of vic to ry. .

COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY CHARLES M. ALEXANDER.

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SECURED.

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John III. 16.

JAMES M. GRAY.

D. B. TOWNEB.

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1. In all the gos - pel of God's grace, Is there a word more sweet 2. Why should we er har - bor doubt, Or shrink in trem - bling fear, 3. How can

y lon - ger live In for- mer ways of sin, 4. Where is the soul of vi - sion large Who loves the hu - man race?

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Than that, with glad and ho - ly joy, In cho - rus we re - - peat?
Why rath - er not

fi - dence The Throne of Grace draw near? When heav'n-ly pow'r is ours, to make And keep us pure with - in? Let

bim pro- claim wher-e’er he goes This mes - sage of

free grace.

CHORUS.

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For God so loved the world that He gave His Son, His on-ly be-got-ten
For God

loved the world,

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