A Collection of Gospel Hymns in Ojibway and English Part 5

Let the water and the blood, From thy riven side which flow'd, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

2 Not the labours of my hands, Can fulfil thy law's demands; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow; All for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and thou alone.

3 Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling; Naked, come to thee for dress; Helpless, look to thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die!

4 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See thee on thy judgment throne, Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee!

Nuhguhmoowin 13. 6 lines 7's.

"_Rock of Ages, cleft for me._"

Nin dah zhe be koom, Je sus, Kah zhe s.h.i.+n suh ke yuh wing; Pah tah ze yon, kuh ke nuh, Ween ga no je mo e s.h.i.+n; Ewh ne be kuh ya me squee, Wan je je wung, ke yuh wing.

2 Kah ween, nin duh no ke win, Nin dah be mah je'go seen, Ah no uh pa ne mo yon, Kah kuh ya nin ze beeng oon; Tah gush ke a wuh se noon, Che be mah je e go yon.

3 Ka ga goo nim be doo seen, Pee buh go sa ne me non; Meenzh e zhin ka uh gwe yon, Keen, ke buh gwe sah buh min; Pee me je wung, ke me squeem Che ge see be ge ne yun.

4 Uh pe ish quah na sa yon, Nuh guh duh mon ewh uh kee, Nin guh wah bun don we kah Kah be wah bun duh se won Nin dah zhe be koom Je sus, Kah zhe s.h.i.+n suh ke yuh wing.

Hymn 14. C. M.

"_How sweet the name of Jesus sounds._"

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear; It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear.

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest.

3 Dear name, the rock on which I build, My s.h.i.+eld and hiding-place; My never-failing treasury, fill'd With boundless stores of grace.

4 Jesu, my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, My Prophet, Priest and King, My Lord, my life, my way, my end,-- Accept the praise I bring.

5 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But, when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought.

6 Till then I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death.

Nuhguhmoowin 14. C. M.

"_How sweet the name of Jesus sounds._"

Ka gate me noo tah gwud e ne Je sus oo de noo z'win.

Me ewh wan je me noo da ad Owh duh ya bwa yan dung.

2 Me ewh wan je pe zaun uh yaud Owh ma goosh kah dan dung; Owh a ya koo zid e ne ne Oo dun wa be e goon.

3 Nin ke che sah ge toon, Je sus, Ewh ke de noo zoo win, Me suh ewh nind ah zhe bik oom, E mah koo kah zoo yaun.

4 Je sus nin de nuh wa mah gun, Nin ke che Oo ge mom, Oo dah pe nuh muh we s.h.i.+n suh Ne mah moo yuh wa win.

5 Shah gwe we muh gud ewh nin da, Tuh ke sin koo kuh ya; Uh pe dush ween wah buh me naun, Quuh yuk nin guh nuh gum.

6 Ke guh ke che min wah je min Nuh nauzh goo ewh uh pe; Me nik ka be mah de ze yaun, Pa shoo we je we s.h.i.+n.

Hymn 15. 7's.

"_Hark! My soul it is the Lord._"

Hark! my soul, it is the Lord; 'Tis thy Saviour; hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"

2 I deliver'd thee when bound, And when bleeding, heal'd thy wound; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light.

3 Can a woman's tender care Cease towards the child she bare?

Yes, she may forgetful be, Yet will I remember thee.

4 Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death.

5 Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done: Partner of my throne shalt be, "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"

6 Lord, it is my chief complaint That my love is cold and faint: Yet I love thee, and adore; O for grace to love thee more.

Nuhguhmoowin 15. 7's.

"_Hark! My soul it is the Lord._"

Be zin dun, O nin je chaug Uh we yuh kah ke ke doo, Je sus suh oo oo ke dig.

"Ka gate nuh goo ke sah geh?"

2 Ke ge ah buh oon uh pe Man je muh pe ne goo yun; Ke ge nun duh wah buh min Uh pe kah wuh ne she nun.

3 "Ah nin goo de noong uh koo E qua oo wuh na ne maun E newh oo ne jah ne sun; Ke guh me quan 'min ween neen.