The Canadian Minstrel

Editor: Schuyler Stewart
Publisher: Canada Christian Advocate, Hamilton, Canada West, 1854
Notes: Schuyler Stewart was a Methodist preacher (Episcopal Methodism) but this collection of songs was to be sung "at camp meetings and in revivals, by the pious of all denominations"
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d1A fearless, self-devoted band
d2Adieu, my dear brethren, adieu
d3Afflictions, though they seem severe
d4All the prophets of old of a Savior foretold
d5Almighty love inspire My heart [soul] with sacred fire [pure desire]
d6Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, That saved
d7An alien from God, and a stranger to grace
d8Arise and shine, O Zion fair
d9As Jacob was travelling and wearied by day
d10Awake, my soul, in [to] joyful [joyous] lays
d11Awaked by Sinai's awful sound
d12Begone, unbelief, [for] my [our] Savior is near
d13Brethren, see my Jesus coming
d14Brethren, while we sojourn here
d15Christian, thou art gone before us
d16Come, all ye sons of Zion
d17Come all ye young people of every nation
d18Come and taste along with me, consolation running free
d19Come and taste along with me, the weary pilgrims consolation
d20Come brethren and sisters, that [who] love my [our] dear Lord
d21Come, my brethren, let us try
d22Come, poor sinner, seek the Savior
d23Daniel's wisdom may I know, Stephen's faith
d24Dark and thorny [stormy] is the desert
d25Dear Christian friends, in bonds of love
d26Dear Christian friends, in bonds of love
d27Dearest Jesus, meek and mild
d28Don't you see my Jesus coming
d29Drooping saints no longer grieve, Heaven
d30Farewell, my [dear] brethren in the Lord
d31From all that's mortal, all that's vain
d32From whence doth [does] this [the] union arise
d33Glory to God that I have found
d34Hark, the heralds of salvation
d35Hear the royal proclamation, the glad tidings
d36Here o'er the earth as a stranger I roam
d37Hosanna to Jesus, I am filled with his praise
d38How happy is the man who has [hath] chosen wisdom's ways
d39How painfully pleasing the fond recollection Of youthful connections [emotions]
d40I came to the spot where the White Pilgrim lay
d41I would not live alway [always], I ask not to stay
d42I'm glad I ever saw the day
d43I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, who lives by angels
d44I'm on my way to Canaan, I [I'll] bid this world farewell
d45In de dark wood, no Indian nigh
d46Let thy Kingdom, blessed Savior
d47Lift up your hearts, Immanuel's friends
d48Like a ship, see the church
d49Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high
d50My days, my [and] weeks, my [and] months, my [and] years
d51My soul is full of glory, Inspiring my tongue
d52O Camp of Isr'l now rejoice
d53O careless sinner [sinners], come, pray [and] now attend
d54O for a breeze of heavenly love
d55O hearken sinners, we have come [cause] to warn you of your danger
d56O may I worthy prove to see The saints in full prosperity
d57O mother, dry your tears and hear my story
d58O, this vain, inconstant state
d59O what amazing love it this, On earth I taste immortal bliss
d60O when shall I [we] see Jesus and dwell [reign] with Him above
d61Our Father, our Father in heaven
d62Our souls by [in] love together knit [drawn] [joined]
d63Parted many a toil spent year, Pledged in youth
d64Poor mourning souls, in deep distress
d65Rejoice, my friends, the Lord is King
d66Savior, visit Thy [our] plantation, grant us Lord, a gracious rain
d67See how the scriptures are fulfilling
d68See, the eternal Judge descending
d69Six days more are gone, have fled
d70Sweet rivers of redeeming love
d71The day is past and gone, the evening shades appear
d72The faithless world's promiscuous flow
d73The glorious day is drawing nigh
d74The old Isr'lites knew what it was that they must do
d75The people called Christians
d76The road to heaven by Christ was made
d77The Savior calls, let every ear attend
d78The Son of Man they did betray
d79The voice of free grace cries escape
d80There is a Heaven above the skies
d81There is a land of pleasure, Where streams of joy forever roll
d82They have gone to the land where the patriarchs rest
d83Thou soft [sweet] flowing [gliding] Kedron [Cedron], by thy silver [limpid] stream
d84Though in the outward, earthly church below
d85Through tribulation [tribulations] deep
d86To leave my dear friends, and with [from] my neighbors [kindred] to depart
d87Today if ye [you] will hear his voice
d88We're strangers in this world of woe
d89What various hindrances we meet
d90What wondrous love is this, O my soul
d91What's this that steals, that steals upon my frame
d92When I set out for glory
d93When shall we three meet again
d94When sorrows encompass me round
d95When souls are first converted
d96When torn is the [thy] bosom by [with] sorrow [anguish] or [and] care
d97While the friends of our Jesus
d98Whither goest thou, pilgrim stranger
d99With pleasure we behold Immanuel's offering come
d100Ye careless [carnal] professors, who rest on your lees

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