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PREFACE.

A number of the Hymns contained in the ' Scottish Hymnal ' are copyright. Permission has been ob- tained from authors or publishers for the use of the following : —

The Dean of Canterbury, 83, 176.

Eev. Dr H. Bonar, 111, 112, 133. „ Dr Macduff, 51.

,, E. H. Baynes, 189 — from ' Autumn Memories, and other Poems,' Houlston & Sons.

Miss C. Winkworth, 56, 127, 182. By purchase from Messrs Longmans, Green, & Co.

Rev. H. F. Lyte, 100, 148 — from ' Miscellaneous Poems,' Eivingtons. „ H. F. Lyte, 71, 73,. 75, 76, 79— from « Spirit of the

Psalms.' By permission of Mrs E. Maxwell Lyte. „ Dr John Mason Eeale, 47, 58, 94, 163, 164, 165, 166, 190 — from ' The Hymns of the Eastern Church,' trans- lated by the late Eev. J. M. Neale, D.D., London; J. T. Hayes, Lyall Place.

Mrs Alexander, the Palace, Deny, 48.

Sir R. Grant, 14, 95, 147. By permission of Messrs Longmans, Green, & Co.

The late Eev. John Keble, 53, 168, 171, 175. By permission of James Parker & Co., Oxford.

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Several applications made have been unanswered, probably from the difficulty of accurately ascertain- ing the author's address or the name of the original publisher. Several more applications should per- haps have been made, but were prevented by inability to find even a likely address. It is hoped that this will be accepted in all such cases as sufficient apology for the omission in part of this duty.

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CONTENTS.

Hymn*

I.	Hymns of the Holy Trinity, .	]
IL	Hymns of Creation and Providence,	8
III.	Hymns of our Lord —
	1. Incarnation, .	21
	2. Death, ....	25
	3. Kesurrection, . . . . .	31
	4. Ascension, .	36
	5. Second Coming, .	48
IV.	Hymns of the Holy Spirit,	53
V.	Hymns of Missions,	67
VI.	Hymns of the Christian Life —
	1. Public Worship and Prayer, .	73
	2. Penitence, .	81
	3. Faith and Love, .	97
	4. Resignation, .	123
	5. Faith and Hope, .	135
	6. Death and Resurrection, .	152
VII.	Hymns of Heaven,	158
VIIL	Hymns of Natural and Sacred Seasons-
	1. Day and Night,	167
	2. Seed-time and Harvest, .	174
	3. A New Year, ....	177
	4. Baptism and Childhood, .	181
	5. The Lord's Supper, .	186
	6. Church-Building,	190
	7. The Lord's Day,	193
IX.	Dismissions, .....	1 96
X.	Te Deum Laudamus, V	800

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THE HOLY TRINITY.

"They rest not day and night, saying, 1 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,

which was, and is, and is to come."

1 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty !

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee ; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty ! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity !

2 Holy, holy, holy ! all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea, Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see, Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Hymns of

4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty !

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea ; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty ! God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity.

2" From everlasting to everlasting Thou art God."

1 Thee God we praise, Thee Lord confess, Thee Father everlasting bless ;

The tribes of earth and air and sea With wondrous voices worship Thee.

2 To Thee all angels ceaseless cry, With all the princes of the sky; The cherub and the seraph join,

And thus they hymn the praise divine :

3 Thee, holy, holy, holy King, Lord of Sabaoth, Thee we sing ;

Both heaven and earth are full of Thee, Father of boundless majesty.

4 Thee the apostles' glorious choir,

Thee prophets with their tongues of fire, Thee white-robed hosts of martyrs bright, All serve and praise by day and night.

5 Thee through the earth Thy saints confess, Thee, Father infinite, they bless,

Thee, true, divine, and only Son, Thee, Holy Spirit, Three in One.

The Holy Trinity.

" And the four-and-twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever."

1 God eternal, Lord of all, Lowly at Thy feet we fall ;

All the earth doth worship Thee — We amidst the throng would be.

2 All the holy angels cry,

Hail, thrice holy, God most High ! Lord of all the heavenly powers, Be the same loud anthem ours.

3 Glorified apostles raise

Night and day continued praise ; Hast Thou not a mission too For Thy children here to do ?

4 With Thy prophets' goodly line We in mystic bond combine ; For Thou hast to babes revealed Things that to the wise were sealed.

5 Martyrs, in a noble host,

Of Thy cross are heard to boast ; Since so bright the crown they wear, Early we Thy cross would bear.

6 All Thy Church in heaven and earth, Jesus, hail Thy spotless 1 >irth ; Own the God, who all has made ; And the Spirit's soothing aid.

Hymns of

7 Offspring of a virgin's womb ; Slain, and victor o'er the tomb ; Seated on the judgment-throne, Number us among Thine own.

8 Day by day we magnify Thee, And would evermore be nigh Thee : Keep us from the Tempter's snare ; Spare Thy people, Jesus, spare !

" All Thy works shall praise Thee, O £L Lord, and Thy saints shall bless

^ Thee."

1 Holy, holy, holy Lord

God of hosts ! When heaven and earth, Out of darkness, at Thy word,

Issued into glorious birth, All Thy works before Thee stood, And Thine eye beheld them good, While they sang, with one accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord !

2 Holy, holy, holy ! Thee,

One Jehovah evermore, Father, Son, and Spirit, we,

Dust and ashes, would adore : Lightly by the world esteemed, From that world by Thee redeemed, Sing we here, with glad accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord !

3 Holy, holy, holy ! All

Heaven's triumphant choir shall sing, When the ransomed nations fall At the footstool of their King :

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The Holy Trinity.

Then shall saints and seraphim, Hearts and voices, swell one hymn, Round the throne with full accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord !

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the

5 throne of grace, that we may obtain

mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

1 Father of heaven, whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found, Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; To us Thy pardoning love extend.

2 Almighty Son ! Incarnate Word ! Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; To us Thy saving grace extend.

3 Eternal Spirit ! by whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death, Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; To us Thy quickening power extend.

4 Jehovah, — Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in One ! — Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; Grace, pardon, life to us extend.

Hymns of

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, q and the love of God, and the com-

munion of the Holy Ghost."

1 I give immortal praise

To God the Father's love, For all my comforts here,

And better hopes above ; He sent His own eternal Son To die for sins that man had done.

2 To God the Son belongs

Immortal glory too, Who bought us with His blood

From everlasting woe ; And now He lives, and now He reigns, And sees the fruit of all His pains.

3 To God the Spirit's name

Immortal worship give, Whose new-creating power

Makes the dead sinner live ; His work completes the great design, And fills the soul with joy divine.

4 Almighty God, to Thee

Be endless honours done ; The undivided Three, Yet the mysterious One ! Where reason fails with all her powers, There faith prevails, and love adores.

T/ie Holy Trinity.

" God be merciful unto us."

1 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us

O'er the world's tempestuous sea ; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,

For we have no help but Thee ; Yet possessing every blessing,

If our God our Father be.

2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us,

All our weakness Thou dost know, Thou didst tread this earth before us,

Thou didst feel its keenest woe ; Lone and dreary, faint and weary,

Through the desert Thou didst go.

3 Spirit of our God, descending,

Fill our hearts with heavenly joy ; Love with every passion blending,

Pleasure that can never cloy : Thus provided, pardoned, guided,

Nothing can our peace destroy.

Hymns of

CREATION AND PROVIDENCE.

3 " The heavens declare the glory of God."

1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky,

And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim.

2 The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land

The work of an Almighty hand.

3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ;

4 While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll,

And spread the truth from pole to pole.

5 What though in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball ? What though no real voice, nor sound, Amidst their radiant orbs be found %

6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice ; For ever singing, as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine."

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Creation and Providence,

9" Praise ye the Lord from the heavens ; praise Him in the heights."

1 Praise the Lord of heaven, praise Him in the

height, Praise Him, all ye angels, praise Him, stars and

light ; Praise Him, skies, and waters, which above the

skies, When His word commanded, stablished did arise.

2 Praise the Lord, ye fountains of the deeps and seas, Kocks and hills and mountains, cedars and all

trees ; Praise Him, clouds and vapours, snow, and hail,

and fire, Stormy wind, fulfilling only His desire.

3 Praise Him, fowls and cattle, princes and all

kings, Praise Him, men and maidens, all created things ; For the Name of God is excellent alone ; Over earth His footstool, over heaven His throne.

A f\ " Praise ye the Lord from the heavens ;

I w praise Him in the heights."

1 Praise the Lord ! ye heavens adore Him,

Praise Him, angels, in the height ; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him, Praise Him, all ye stars of light :

2 Praise the Lord ! for He hath spoken,

Worlds His mighty voice obeyed ; Laws, that never shall be broken, For their guidance He hath made.

Hymns of

3 Praise the Lord ! for He is glorious !

Never shall His promise fail ; God hath made His saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail.

4 Praise the God of our salvation ;

Hosts on high, His power proclaim ; Heaven, and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify His Name !

j "j " God is great, and greatly to be praised.

1 Songs of praise the angels sang, Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When creation was begun, When God spake, and it was done.

2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, When the Prince of Peace was born : Songs of praise arose, when He Captive led captivity.

3 Heaven and earth must pass away ; Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens and earth ; Songs of praise shall hail their birth.

4 And shall man alone be dumb Till that glorious kingdom come \ No ; — the Church delights to raise Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise.

5 Saints below, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice ; Learning here, by faith and love, Songs of praise to sing above.

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Creation and Providence.

6 Borne upon their latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death ; Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ.

" One cried unto another and said, Holy, 1 O holy, holy is the Lord of hosts, the

whole earth is full of His glory."

1 Bound the Lord in glory seated,

Cherubim and Seraphim Filled His temple, and repeated Each to each the alternate hymn.

2 " Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven,

Earth is with its fulness stored ; Unto Thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord."

3 Heaven is still with glory ringing,

Earth takes up the Angels' cry, " Holy, holy, holy," singing,

"Lord of hosts, the Lord most high."

4 With His Seraph train before Him,

With His holy Church below,

Thus conspire we to adore Him,

Bid we thus our anthem flow.

5 " Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven,

Earth is with its fulness stored ; Unto Thee be glory given, Holy, holy, holy Lord."

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Hymns of

il0 give thanks unto the Lord, for He 1 Q is good ; for His mercy eudureth

for ever."

1 Let us, with a gladsome mind, Praise the Lord, for He is kind : For His mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.

2 Let us sound His name abroad, For of gods He is the God : For His mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.

3 He, with all-commanding might, Filled the new-made world with light : For His mercies shall endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

4 All things living He doth feed ; His full hand supplies their need : For His mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.

5 He His chosen race did bless In the wasteful wilderness : For His mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.

0 He hath, with a piteous eye, Looked upon our misery : For His mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure

7 Let us then, with gladsome mind, Praise the Lord, for He is kind : For His mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.

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Creation and Providence.

" Bless the Lord, 0 my soul. 0 Lord my 1 ZL God, Thou art very great ; Thou art

clothed with honour and majesty."

1 0 worship the King all-glorious above !

O gratefully sing His power and His love ! Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendour, and girded with praise.

2 O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space ! His chariots of wrath deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

3 The earth with its store of wonders untold, Almighty, Thy power hath founded of old, Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree, And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.

4 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light ;

It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.

5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail ; Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend !

6 O measureless might ! ineffable love ! While angels delight to hymn Thee above, The humbler creation, though feeble their lays, With true adoration shall lisp to Thy praise.

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Hymns of

4 c " Every good gift and every perfect

I O gift is from above."

1 For the beauty of the earth,

For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies : Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise.

2 For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower,

Sun and moon and stars of light : Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise.

3 For the joy of ear and eye,

For the heart and mind's delight, For the mystic harmony

Linking sense to sound and sight : Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise.

4 For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth, and friends above ;

For all gentle thoughts and mild : Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise.

5 For each perfect gift of Thine

To our race so freely given, Graces human and divine,

Flowers of earth and buds of heaven : Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise.

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Creation and Providence.

"Then they cry unto the Lord in their 1 Q trouble, and He bringeth them out

of their distresses."

1 How are Thy servants blest, 0 Lord !

How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,

Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.

3 From all their griefs and dangers, Lord,

Thy mercy sets them free, While in the confidence of prayer Their souls take hold on Thee.

4 When by the dreadful tempest borne

High on the broken Avave, They know Thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.

5 The storm is laid, the winds retire,

Obedient to Thy will ! The sea that roars at Thy command, At Thy command is still.

6 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,

Thy goodness we adore ; We praise Thee for Thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more.

7 Our life, while Thou preservest life,

A sacrifice shall be ; And death, when death shall be our lot, Shall join our souls to Thee.

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Hymns of

4tj "He bringeth them unto their

I I desired haven."

1 0 God, who metest in Thine hand The waters of the mighty. sea, And barrest ocean with the sand By Thy perpetual decree ;

2 What time the floods lift up their voice, And break in anger on the shore, When deep to deep calls with the noise Of waterspouts and billows' roar ;

3 When they who to the sea go down, And in the waters ply their toil, Are lifted on the surge's crown,

And plunged where seething eddies boil ; —

4 Eule then, O Lord, the ocean's wrath, And bind the tempest with Thy will ; Tread, as of old, the water's path,

And speak Thy bidding, " Peace, be still ! "

5 So with Thy mercies ever new Thy servants set from peril free, And bring them, Pilot wise and true, Unto the port where they would be.

1q " These see the works of the Lord, and

O His wonders in the dee})."

Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep ;

O hear us when we cry to Thee

For those in peril on the sea.

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Creation and Providence.

2 O Christ, whose voice the waters heard, And hushed their raging at Thy word, Who walkedst on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep ;

O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea.

3 Most Holy Spirit, who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give, for wild confusion, peace ;

O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea.

4 O Trinity of love and power,

Our brethren shield in danger's hour ; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go ; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

. ^ " How precious also are Thy thoughts

] 9 unto me, 0 God ! how great is the

sum of them ! "

1 When all Thy mercies, O my God !

My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise

2 O how shall words, with equal warmth,

The gratitude declare

That glows within my ravished heart !

lint Thou canst read it there.

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Hymns of

3 Thy providence my life sustained,

And all my wants redrest,

When in the silent womb I lay,

And hung upon the breast.

4 To all my weak complaints and cries

Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learned To form themselves in prayer.

5 Unnumbered comforts to my soul

Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom these comforts flowed.

6 When in the slippery paths of youth

With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man :

7 Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths,

It gently cleared my way ; And through the pleasing snares of vice, More to be feared than they.

8 When worn with sickness, oft hast Thou

With health renewed my face ; And, when in sins and sorrows sunk, Revived my soul with grace.

9 Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss

Hath made my cup run o'er ; And, in a kind and faithful friend, Hath doubled all my store.

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Creation and Providence.

10 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts

My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes these gifts with joy.

1 1 Through every period of my life

Thy goodness I'll proclaim ; And after death, in distant worlds, Resume the glorious theme.

12 When nature fails, and day and night

Divide Thy works no more, My ever-grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercy shall adore.

13 Through all eternity to Thee

A joyful song I'll raise ;

For, O ! eternity's too short

To utter all Thy praise.

"0 the depth of the riches both of the f)r\ wisdom and knowledge of God ! how

fc>-^ unsearchable are His judgments, and

His ways past finding out !"

1 God moves in a mysterious way,

His wonders to perform ; He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.

2 Deep in unfathomable mines

Of never-failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs And works His sovereign will.

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Hymns of Creation and Providence.

3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ;

The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.

4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,

But trust Him for His grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.

5 His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.

6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,

And scan His work in vain ; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.

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Hymns of our Lord.

OUR LORD.

21 ** Thou shalt call His name Jesus.

1 Jesus ! name of wondrous love ! Name all other names above ! Unto which must every knee Bow in deep humility.

2 Jesus ! name of priceless worth To the fallen sons of earth, For the promise that it gave — " Jesus shall His people save."

3 Jesus ! name of mercy mild, Given to the Holy Child, When the cup of human woe First He tasted here below.

4 Jesus ! only name that's given Under all the mighty heaven, Whereby man, to sin enslaved, Bursts his fetters, and is saved.

5 Jesus . name of wondrous love ! Human name of God above ! Pleading only this, we flee, Helpless, 0 our God, to Thee.

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Hymns of oar Lord.

CSC) "Glory to God in the highest, and on

^^ earth peace, good- will toward men."

1 Hark ! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-born King, Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled ! Joyful all ye nations rise,

Join the triumph of the skies ; With the angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hark ! the herald-angels sing

Glory to the new-born King.

2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of a Virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see ! Hail, the Incarnate Deity ! Pleased as Man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel.

Hark ! the herald-angels sing Glory to the new-born King.

3 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness ! Light and life to all He brings,

Risen with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.

Hark ! the herald-angels sing

( I lory to the new-born King.

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Incarnation.

qq " When they saw the star they rejoiced

<L O with exceeding great joy. '

1 As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold ; As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright, — So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led to Thee.

2 As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger-bed, There to bend the knee before Him whom heaven and earth adore ; So may we with willing feet

Ever seek the mercy-seat.

3 As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare ; So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ ! to Thee our heavenly King.

4 Holy Jesus, every day Keep us in the narrow way ; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

5 In the heavenly country bright Need they no created light ; Thou its light, its joy, its crown, Thou its sun which goes not down ; There for ever may we sing Alleluias to our King.

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Hymns of our Lord.

C)A "We have seen His star in the east, and

fc i are come to worship Him."

1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning !

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid ! Star of the east, the horizon adorning,

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid !

2 Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining,

Loav lies His head with the beasts of the stall ; Angels adore Him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all.

3 Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,

Odours of Edom, and offerings divine, Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine ?

4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation,

Vainly with gifts would His favour secure : Richer by far is the heart's adoration,

Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning !

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid ! Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid !

" And the multitudes that went befoiv, 25 and that followed, cried, Raying,

Hosanna to the Son of David !"

1 Ride on, ride on in majesty !

Hark ! all the tribes Hosanna cry; () Saviour meek, pursue Thy road, With palms and scattered garments strewed.

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Death,

2 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! In lowly pomp ride on to die :

O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin O'er captive death and conauered sin.

3 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! The winged squadrons of the sky

Look down with sad and wondering eyes To see the approaching sacrifice.

4 Ride on, ride on in majesty !

The last and fiercest strife is nigh : The Father on His sapphire throne Awaits His own anointed Son.

5 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! In lowly pomp ride on to die : Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain, Then take, O God, Thy power, and reign.

q r\ " Remembering mine affliction and my

£m D misery, the wormwood and the galL"

Go to dark Gethsemane,

Ye that feel the tempter's power,

Your Redeemer's conflict see ; Watch with Him one bitter hour :

Turn not from His griefs away ;

Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.

Follow to the judgment-hall ;

View the Lord of life arraigned. O the wormwood and the gall !

O the pangs His soul sustained ! Shun not suffering, shame, or loss : Learn of Him to bear the cross.

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Hymns of our Lord.

3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb ;

There, adoring at His feet, Mark that miracle of time —

God's own sacrifice complete. " It is finished ! " hear Him cry : Learn of Jesus Christ to die.

4 Early hasten to the tomb,

Where they laid His breathless clay ; All is solitude and gloom —

Who hath taken Him away ? Christ is risen ; He meets our eyes : Saviour, teach us so to rise.

f^lj " What things were gain to me, those I

£ / counted loss for Christ."

1 When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.

2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast Save in the cross of Christ my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood.

3 See, from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingling down ; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,

Or thorns compose so rich a crown \

4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my life, my soul, my all.

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Death.

aq " God forbid that I should glory save in

^O the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."

1 We sing the praise of Him who died — Of Him who died upon the cross ; The sinner's hope let men deride,

For this we count the world but loss.

2 Inscribed upon the cross we see, In shining letters, " God is love ; " He bears our sins upon the tree, He brings us mercy from above.

3 The cross ! it takes our guilt away : It holds the fainting spirit up ;

It cheers with hope the gloomy day, And sweetens every bitter cup.

4 It makes the coward spirit brave, And nerves the feeble arm for fight ; It takes its terror from the grave, And gilds the bed of death with light

5 The balm of life, the cure of woe, The measure and the pledge of love, The sinner's refuge here below, The angels' theme in heaven above.

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" Behold the Lamb of God which taketh

away the sin of the world ! "

1 O Lamb of God, once wounded,

With grief and pain weighed down, Thy sacred head surrounded With thorns, Thine only crown !

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Hymns of our Lord.

2 How pale art Thou with anguish,

With sore abuse and scorn ! How does that visage languish, Which once was bright as morn !

3 O Lord of life and glory,

What bliss till now was Thine ! I read the wondrous story, I joy to call Thee mine.

4 Thy grief and Thy compassion

Were all for sinners' gain ; Mine, mine was the transgression, But Thine the deadly pain.

5 What language shall I borrow,

To praise Thee, heavenly Friend, For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end ?

6 Lord, make me Thine for ever,

Nor let me faithless prove ; O let me never, never Abuse such dying love !

7 Be near me, Lord, when dying ;

Show Thou Thyself to me ; And, for my succour flying, Come, Lord, to set me free :

8 These eyes, new faith receiving,

From Jesus shall not move ; For he who dies believing, Dies safely through Thy love.

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Death.

30 "Behold the Man!"

1 Bound upon the accursed tree, Faint and bleeding, Who is He % By the eyes so pale and dim, Streaming blood and writhing limb ; By the flesh with scourges torn,

By the crown of twisted thorn, By the side so deeply pierced, By the baffled burning thirst, By the drooping death-dewed brow, Son of Man ! 'tis Thou, 'tis Thou !

2 Bound upon the accursed tree, Dread and awful, "Who is he ? By the sun at noonday pale, Shivering rocks and rending veil, By earth, that trembles at His doom, By yonder saints that burst their tomb, By Eden, promised ere He died

To the felon at His side,

Lord, our suppliant knees we bow ;

Son of God ! 'tis Thou, 'tis Thou !

3 Bound upon the accursed tree, Sad and dying, Who is He ? By the last and bitter cry, The ghost given up in agony ; By the lifeless body laid

In the chamber of the dead ; By the mourners come to wee}) Where the bones of Jesus sleep ; Crucified ! we know Thee now ; Son of Man ! 'tis Thou, 'tis Thou !

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Hymns of our Lord.

4 Bound upon the accursed tree, Dread and awful, Who is He \ By the prayer for them that slew, " Lord, they know not what they do ! " By the spoiled and empty grave, By the souls He died to save, By the conquest He hath won, By the saints before His throne, By the rainbow round His brow, Son of God ! 'tis Thou, 'tis Thou !

3 j "He has risen, as He said."

1 " Christ the Lord is risen to-day," Sons of men, and angels, say ; Raise your songs of triumph high ; Sing, ye heavens ; and, earth, reply.

2 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won ; Lo, our Sun's eclipse is o'er ! Lo, He sets in blood no more !

3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; Christ hath burst the gates of hell ; Death in vain forbids His rise ; Christ hath opened paradise.

4 Lives again our glorious King ! Where, O death, is now thy sting ? Once He died our souls to save ; Where's thy victory, O grave \

5 Soar we now where Christ hath led, Following our exalted Head ;

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Resurrection.

Made like Him, like Him we rise ; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.

6 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven ! Praise to Thee by both be given ; Thee we greet triumphant now ; Hail, the Resurrection Thou !

7 King of glory, soul of bliss Everlasting life is this,

Thee to know, Thy power to prove, Thus to sing, and thus to love.

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" Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. "

1 Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Our triumphant holy day, Who did once upon the cross Suffer to redeem our loss ;

2 Hymns of praise then let us sing Unto Christ our heavenly King, Who endured the cross and grave, Sinners to redeem and save.

3 But the pain which He endured, Our salvation has procured : Now above the sky He's King,

Where the angels ever sing

4 Sing we to our God above Praise eternal as His love ; Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah !

Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah !

Hallelujah !

Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah !

Hallelujah! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! Hallelujah I

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Hymns of our Lord.

3 3 "The Lord is risen ^deed."

1 " The Lord is risen indeed ; " Now is His work performed ;

Now is the mighty captive freed, And Death's strong castle stormed.

2 " The Lord is risen indeed ;" The Grave has lost his prey :

With Him is risen the ransomed seed, To reign in endless day.

3 "The Lord is risen indeed ;" He lives, to die no more ;

He lives, the sinner's cause to plead, Whose curse and shame He bore.

4 " The Lord is risen indeed ;" Attending angels, hear !

Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, The joyful tidings bear.

5 Then tune your golden lyres, And strike each cheerful chord ;

Join, all ye bright celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord !

"Now, upon the first day of the week, 34- very early in the morning, they

came unto the sepulchre. "

1 Blest morning, whose first dawning rays Beheld the Son of God Arise triumphant from the grave, And leave His dark abode !

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Resurrection.

2 Wrapt in the silence of the tomb

The great Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, the appointed day.

3 Hell and the grave combined their force

To hold our Lord in vain ; Sudden the Conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain.

4 To Thy great name, Almighty Lord !

We sacred honours pay, And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumphs of the day.

5 Salvation and immortal praise

To our victorious King ! Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, With glad hosannas ring.

6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, and is, And shall be evermore.

qr " Who is this that cometh from Edom,

&& with dyed garments from BoCTah ?"

Who is this that comes from Edom, All His raiment stained with blood ;

To the slave proclaiming freedom ; Bringing and bestowing good :

Glorious in the garb He wears,

Glorious in the spoils He bears ?

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Hymns of our Lord.

2 Tis the Saviour, now victorious,

Travelling onward in His might ; 'Tis the Saviour, 0 how glorious

To His people is the sight ! Jesus now is strong to save, Mighty to redeem the slave.

3 Why that blood His raiment staining ?

'Tis the blood of many slain ; Of His foes there's none remaining,

None the contest to maintain : Fallen they are, no more to rise, All their glory prostrate lies.

4 This the Saviour has effected

By His mighty arm alone ; See the throne for Him erected,

'Tis an everlasting throne ! 'Tis the great reward He gains, Glorious fruit of all His pains.

5 Mighty Victor, reign for ever !

Wear the crown, so dearly won ; Never shall Thy people, never

Cease to sing what Thou hast done : Thou hast fought Thy people's foes ; Thou hast healed Thy people's woes.

Q£5 "Thou hast ascended on high, Thou

OU hast Led captivity captive."

Tnou art gone up on high

To mansions in the skies, And round Thy throne unceasingly

The songs of praise arise.

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Ascension.

2 But we are lingering here,

With sin and care oppressed ; Lord, send Thy promised Comforter, And lead us to Thy rest.

3 Thou art gone up on high ;

But Thou didst first come down, Through earth's most bitter agony, To pass unto Thy crown :

4 And girt with grief and fears

Our onward course must be ; But only let that path of tears Lead us at last to Thee.

5 Thou art gone up on high ;

But Thou shalt come again, With all the bright ones of the sky Attendant in Thy train.

0 0 by Thy saving power, So make us live and die, That we may stand, in that dread hour, At Thy right hand on high !

37 " While they beheld, He was taken up. "

Hail the clay that sees Him rise, Glorious, to His native skies ! Christ, awhile to mortals given, Eeascends His native heaven : There the mighty triumph waits, "Lift your heads, eternal gates ; Wide unfold the radiant scene, Take the King of glory in."

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Hymns of our Lord.

2 Circled round with angel powers, Their triumphant Lord and ours, Vanquisher of death and sin, Take the King of glory in ;

Him though highest heaven receives, Still He loves the earth He leaves ; Though returned to His throne, Still He calls mankind His own.

3 See ! He lifts His hands above ; See ! He shows the prints of love : Hark ! His gracious lips bestow Blessings on His Church below ; Still for us He intercedes,

Still His death prevailing pleads ; Next Himself prepares our place, Harbinger of human race.

4 Ever upwards may we move, Wafted on the wings of love, Looking when our Lord shall come, Longing, striving after home. There shall we with Thee remain, Partners of Thine endless reign ; There Thy face unclouded see, Find our Heaven of heavens in Thee.

on " Whither the Forerunner has for us

OO entered."

1 Thou, who didst stoop below

To drain the cup of woe And wear the form of frail mortality,

Thy blessed labours done,

Thy crown of victory won, I last passed from earth, passed to Thy home on high.

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Ascension.

2 It was no path of flowers Through this dark world of ours,

Beloved of the Father, Thou didst tread :

And shall we in dismay

Shrink from the narrow way, When clouds and darkness are around it spread ?

3 O Thou who art our life,

Be with us through the strife ! Thy own meek head by rudest storms was bowed ;

Raise Thou our eyes above,

To see a Father's love Beam, like a bow of promise, through the cloud.

4 E'en through the awful gloom Which hovers o'er the tomb,

That light of love our guiding star shall be :

Our spirits shall not dread

The shadowy way to tread, Friend, Guardian, Saviour ! which doth lead to Thee.

"At the name of Jesus every knee should 39 bow, of things in heaven, and things

in earth, and things under the earth."

1 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,

All our sins on Thee were laid ; By Almighty love anointed,

Thou hast full atonement made.

2 All Thy people are forgiven

Through the virtue of Thy blood ; Opened is the gate of heaven ;

Peace is made twixt man and God.

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Hymns of our Lord.

3 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory

There for ever to abide ; All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, Seated at Thy Father's side.

4 There for sinners Thou art pleading ;

There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding Till in glory we appear.

5 Worship, honour, power, and blessing,

Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises without ceasing Meet it is for us to give.

6 Help, ye bright angelic spirits,

Bring your sweetest, noblest lays ; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise !

40 "A Name which is above every name."

Look, ye saints ! the sight is glorious ;

See the Man of Sorrows now ! From the fight returned victorious,

Every knee to Him shall bow : Crown Him ! crown Him !

Crowns become the Victor's brow.

Crown the Saviour ! angels, crown Him !

Rich the trophies Jesus brings. In the seat of-power enthrone Him,

While the vault of heaven rings : Crown Him ! crown Him !

Crown the Saviour, King of kings !

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Ascension.

3 Sinners in derision crowned Him,

Mocking thus Messiah's claim, — Saints and angels throng around Him : Own His title, praise His name ;

Crown Him ! crown Him ! Spread abroad the Victor's fame.

4 Hark, those bursts of acclamation !

Hark, those loud triumphant chords ! Jesus takes the highest station : O what joy the sight affords ! Crown Him ! crown Him ! King of kings, and Lord of lords.

"Jesus . . . endured the cross, despising 4-1 the shame, and is set down at the right

hand of God."

1 The Head that once was crowned with thorns,

Is crowned with glory now ; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow.

2 The highest place that heaven affords,

Is His, is His by right, The King of kings and Lord of lords, And heaven's eternal light.

3 The joy of all who dwell above,

The joy of all below, To whom He manifests His love, And grants His name to know.

4 To them the cross, with all its shame,

With all its grace, is given ;

Their name an everlasting name,

Their joy the joy of heaven.

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Hymns of our Lord.

5 They suffer with their Lord below,

They reign with Him above : Their profit and their joy to know The mystery of His love.

6 The cross He bore is life and health,

Though shame and death to Him ; His people's hope, His people's wealth, Their everlasting theme.

42 " And on His head were many crowns."

1 Crown Him with many crowns,

The Lamb upon His throne : Hark how the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own.

2 Awake, my soul, and sing

Of Him who died for thee ; And hail Him as thy matchless King Through all eternity.

3 Crown Him, the Lord of Love ;

Behold His hands and side, Rich wounds, yet visible above In beauty glorified.

4 Crown Him, the Lord of Peace,

Whose power a sceptre sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, Absorbed in prayer and praise :

5 His reign shall know no end,

And round His pierced feet

Fair flowers of Paradise extend

Their fragrance ever sweet.

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Ascension.

6 All hail ! Redeemer, hail ! For Thou hast died for me : Thy praise shall never, never fail Throughout eternity.

43 "He is Lord of all."

1 All hail the power of Jesus' name !

Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, To crown Him Lord of all.

2 Let high-born seraphs tune the lyre,

And, as they tune it, fall Before His face who tunes their choir, And crown Him Lord of all.

3 Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God,

Who from His altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown Him Lord of all.

4 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,

Ye ransomed of the Fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all.

5 Sinners ! whose love can ne'er forget

The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all.

6 O that with yonder sacred throng

We at His feet may fall, Join in the everlasting song, And crown Him Lord of all !

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Hymns of our Lord.

/] /] "He is able to save to the uttermost."

1 Lord of mercy and of might, Of mankind the life and light, Maker, Teacher, Infinite, —

Jesus, hear and save !

2 Mighty monarch, Saviour mild, Humbled to a mortal child, Captive, beaten, bound, reviled, —

Jesus, hear and save !

3 Throned above celestial things, Borne aloft on angels' wings, Lord of lords, and King of kings, —

Jesus, hear and save !

4 Who shall yet return from high, Robed in might and majesty, Hear us, help us when we cry, —

Jesus, hear and save !

45 " The love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.'1

1 O love how deep, how broad, how high ! It fills the heart with ecstasy,

That God, the Son of God, should take Our mortal form, for mortals' sake.

2 He sent no angel to our race, Of higher or of lower place,

But wore the robe of human frame Himself, and to this lost world came.

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Ascension.

3 Nor willed He only to appear ; His pleasure was to tarry here ;

And God-and-man with man would be The space of thirty years and three.

4 For us He was baptised, and bore His holy fast, and hungered sore ; For us temptation sharp He knew ; For us the tempter overthrew.

5 For us He prayed, for us He taught, For us His daily works He wrought, By words, and signs, and actions, thus Still seeking not Himself, but us.

6 For us to wicked men betrayed, Scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed, He bore the shameful cross and death, For us at length gave up His breath.

7 For us He rose from death again, For us He went on high to reign, For us He sent His Spirit here

To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.

8 To Him whose boundless love has won Salvation for us through His Son,

To God the Father glory be, Both now and through eternity.

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Hymns of our Lord,

46 "I wiU manifest Myself to him."

1 Son of God, to Thee I cry ; By the holy mystery

Of Thy dwelling here on earth, By Thy pure and holy birth, Lord, Thy presence let me see, Manifest Thyself to me.

2 Lamb of God, to Thee I cry ; By Thy bitter agony,

By Thy pangs, to us unknown, By Thy Spirit's parting groan, Lord, Thy presence let me see, Manifest Thyself to me.

3 Prince of life, to Thee I cry ; By Thy glorious majesty,

By Thy triumph o'er the grave, Meek to suffer, strong to save, Lord, Thy presence let me see, Manifest Thyself to me.

4 Lord of glory, God most high, Man exalted to the sky, With Thy love my bosom fill, Prompt me to perform Thy will ; Then Thy glory I shall see, Thou wilt bring me home to Thee.

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Ascension.

ATJ " Let this mind be in you which was also

in Christ Jesus."

1 Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee,

And plead to be forgiven, So let Thy life our pattern be, And form our souls for heaven.

2 Help us, through good report and ill,

Our daily cross to bear, Like Thee, to do our Father's will, Our brethren's griefs to share.

3 Let grace our selfishness expel,

Our earthliness refine, And kindness in our bosoms dwell, As free and true as Thine.

4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly,

And griefs dark day come on, We, in our turn, would meekly cry, Father, Thy will be done !

5 Should friends misjudge, or foes defame,

Or brethren faithless prove, Then, like Thine own, be all our aim To conquer them by love.

6 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,

Forgiving and forgiven, O may we lead the pilgrim's life, And follow Thee to heaven !

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Hymns of our Lord.

" For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven ^|-Q with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel,

and with the trump of God."

1 When Jesus came to earth of old,

He came in weakness and in woe ; He wore no form of angel mould, But took our nature, poor and low.

2 But when He cometh back once more,

There shall be set the great white throne ; And earth and heaven shall flee before The face of Him that sits thereon.

3 O Son of God in glory crowned,

The Judge ordained of quick and dead ! O Son of man, so pitying found, For all the tears Thy people shed !

4 Be with us in this darkened place,

This weary, restless, dangerous night ; And teach, O teach us by Thy grace To struggle onward into light !

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And since in God's recording book Our sins are written every one —

The crime, the wrath, the wandering look, The txood we knew and left undone —

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G Lord, ere the last dread trump be heard, And ere before Thy face we stand, Look Thou on each accusing word, And blot it with Thy bleeding hand.

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Second Coming.

7 And by the love that brought Thee here,

And by the cross, and by the grave, Give perfect love for conscious fear, And in the day of judgment save.

8 And lead us on while here we stray,

And hiake us love our heavenly home ; Till from our hearts we love to say, " Even so, Lord Jesus, quickly come."

"And then shall they see the Son of man 4-Q coming in a cloud, ^Yith power and great

glory.""

1 The Lord will come, the earth shall quake, The hills their fixed seat forsake,

And, withering from the vault of night, The stars withdraw their feeble light.

2 The Lord will come ; but not the same As once in lowly form He came,

A silent Lamb to slaughter led,

The bruised, the suffering, and the dead.

3 The Lord will come, a dreadful form, With wreath of flame and robe of storm, On cherub wings and wings of wind, Appointed Judge of humankind.

4 Can this be He who wont to stray, A pilgrim on the world's highway,

By power opprest, and mocked by pride — The Nazarene, the Crucified ?

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Hymns of our Lord.

5 Go, tyrants ! to the rocks complain ; Go, seek the mountain's cleft in vain ; But faith, victorious o'er the tomb, Shall sing for joy, " The Lord is come ! "

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"Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him : and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen."

1 Lo ! He comes, with clouds descending,

Once for favoured sinners slain ;

Thousand thousand saints attending,

Swell the triumph of His train :

Halleluiah ! God appears on earth to reign.

2 Every eye shall now behold Him

Robed in dreadful majesty ; Those who set at nought and sold Him, Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,

Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see.

3 Every island, sea, and mountain,

Heaven and earth, shall flee away ; All who hate Him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day ;

Come to judgment, Come to judgment, come away !

4 Now redemption, long expected,

See in solemn pomp appear ! All His saints, by man rejected, Now shall meet Him in the air :

Halleluiah ! See the day of God appear !

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Second Coming.

5 Yea, amen, let all adore Thee, High on Thine eternal throne ! Saviour, take the power and glory ; Claim the kingdom for Thine own

O come quickly ! Everlasting God, come down.

C4 "Surely I come quickly. Amen.

O I Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

1 Christ is coming ! let creation

From her groans and travail cease ; Let the glorious proclamation Hope restore, and faith increase :

Christ is coming ! Come, Thou blessed Prince of Peace.

2 Earth can now but tell the story

Of Thy bitter cross and pain ; She shall yet behold Thy glory, When Thou comest back to reign :

Christ is coming ! - Let each heart repeat the strain.

3 Long Thine exiles have been pining,

Far from rest, and home, and Thee ; But in heavenly vestures shining, Soon they shall Thy glory see :

Christ is coming ! Haste the joyous jubilee.

4 With that blessed hope before us,

Let no harp remain unstrung ; Let the mighty advent-chorus

Onward roll from tongue to tongue :

Christ is coming ! Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come !

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Hymns of our Lord.

q2 " The great and terrible day of the Lord."

1 Day of wrath ! O day of mourning ! See fulfilled the prophets' warning ! Heaven and earth in ashes burning.

2 0 what fear man's bosom rendeth, When from heaven the Judge descendeth, On whose sentence all dependeth !

3 Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth, Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth, All before the throne it bringeth.

4 Death is struck, and nature quaking, All creation is awaking,

To its Judge an answer making.

5 Lo, the Book, exactly worded, Wherein all hath been recorded ! Thence shall judgment be awarded.

6 When the Judge His seat attaineth, And each hidden deed arraigneth, Nothing unavenged remaineth.

7 What shall I, frail man, be pleading, Who for me be interceding,

When the just are mercy needing ?

8 King of majesty tremendous, Who dost free salvation send us, Fount of pity, then befriend us !

9 Think, good Jesus, my salvation Caused Thy wondrous incarnation ; Leave me not to reprobation.

Second Coming.

10 Faint and weary Thou hast sought nie; On the cross of suffering bought me ; Shall such grace be vainly brought me ?

1 1 Eighteous Judge ! for sin's pollution Grant Thy gift of absolution,

Ere that day of retribution.

12 Guilty, now I pour my moaning, All my shame with anguish owning ; Spare, 0 God, Thy suppliant groaning !

13 Thou the sinful woman savedst ; Thou the dying thief forgavest ; And to me a hope vouchsafest.

14 Worthless are my prayers and sighing, Yet, good Lord, in grace complying, Rescue me from fires undying.

15 With Thy favoured sheep O place me, Xor among the goats abase me ;

But to Thy right hand upraise me.

10 While the wicked are confounded, Doomed to flames of woe unbounded, Call me with Thy saints surrounded.

17 Low I kneel, with heart-submission ; See, like ashes, my contrition ; Help me in my last condition.

18 All, that day of tears and mourning ! From the dust of earth returning, Man for judgment must prepare him ;

1 9 Spare, O God, in mercy spare him ! Lord all-pitying, Jesus blest, Grant them Thine eternal rest !

Hymns of

THE HOLY SPIRIT.

rq "And suddenly there came a sound from

vU heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind."

1 When God of old came down from heaven,

In power and wrath He came ; Before His feet the clonds were riven, Half darkness and half flame.

2 But when He came the second time,

He came in power and love ; Softer than gale at morning prime Hovered His holy Dove.

3 The fires that rushed on Sinai down

In sudden torrents dread, Now gently light, a glorious crown, On every sainted head.

4 And as on Israel's awe-struck ear

The voice exceeding loud, The trump, that angels quake to hear, Thrilled from the deep, dark cloud ;

5 So, when the Spirit of our God

Came down His flock to find, A voice from heaven was heard abroad,

A rushing, mighty wind.

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The Holy Sjririt.

6 It fills the Church of God— it fills

The sinful world around ; Only in stubborn hearts and wills No place for it is found.

7 Come Lord, come Wisdom, Love, and Power,

Open our ears to hear ; Let us not miss the accepted hour ; Save, Lord, by love or fear.

54- " Tte Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost."

1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, And lighten with celestial fire ; Thou the anointing Spirit art,

Who dost Thy sevenfold gifts impart.

2 Thy blessed unction from above Is comfort, life, and fire of love ; Enable with perpetual light

The dulness of our blinded sight :

3 Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of Thy grace : Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; Where Thou art guide no ill can come.

4 Teach us to know the Father, Son, And Thee of Both, to be but One ; That through the ages all along, This may be our endless song :

Praise to Thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Hymns of

"Know ye not that ye are the temple

55 of God> and that the SPirit of God

dwelleth in you ? "

1 Creator Spirit ! by Whose aid

The world's foundations first were laid, Come, visit every pious mind, And pour Thy joys on all mankind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make us temples worthy Thee.

2 O source of uncreated light,

The Father's promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy Fount ! thrice holy Fire ! Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come, and Thy sacred unction bring, To sanctify us while we sing.

3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high, Rich in Thy sevenfold energy;

Thou strength of His Almighty hand, Whose power doth heaven and earth command, Chase from our minds the infernal foe, And peace, the fruit of love, bestow.

4 Immortal honour, endless fame, Attend the Almighty Father's name ; The Saviour-Son be glorified,

Who for lost man's redemption died ; And equal adoration be, Eternal Paraclete, to Thee.

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The Holy Spirit.

5 Q "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost."

1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,

And visit all the souls of Thine : Thou hast inspired our hearts with life ; Inspire them now with life divine.

2 Thou art the Comforter, the gift

Of God most high ; the fire of love, The everlasting spring of joy, And holy unction from above.

3 Thy gifts are manifold ; Thou writest

God's laws in every faithful heart ; The promise of the Father, Thou Dost heavenly eloquence impart.

4 Enlighten our dark souls till they

Thy love, Thy heavenly love embrace ; And since we are by nature frail, Assist us with Thy saving grace.

5 Drive far from us the mortal foe,

And grant us to have peace within ; That, with Thy light and guidance blest, We may escape the snares of sin.

6 Teach us the Father to confess,

And Son, who from the grave revived ; And with the Father and the Son, Thee, Holy Ghost, from both derived.

7 With Thee, O Father, therefore may

The Son, who was from death restored, And sacred Comforter, one God, To endless ages be adored !

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11 Darkness was upon the face of the deep, 57 and tne Spirit of God moved upon

the face of the waters."

1 Spirit of God, that moved of old

Upon the waters' darkened face, Come, when our faithless hearts are cold, And stir them with an inward grace.

2 Thou that art Power and Peace combined,

All highest Strength, all purest Love, The rushing of the mighty Wind, The brooding of the gentle Dove, —

3 Come, give us still Thy powerful aid,

And urge us on, and keep us Thine ; Nor leave the hearts that once were made Fit temples for Thy grace divine :

4 Nor let us quench Thy sevenfold light ;

But still with softest breathings stir Our wayward souls — and lead us right, O Holy Ghost, the Comforter !

"Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are R Q created ; and Thou renewest the face

ww of the earth."

1 Come, Thou Holy Paraclete, And from Thy celestial seat

Send Thy light and brilliancy.

2 Father of the poor, draw near, Giver of all gifts, be here :

Come, the soul's true radiancy.

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3 Come, of Comforters the best, Of the soul the sweetest guest, —

Come iu toil refreshingly.

4 Thou in labour rest most sweet, Thou art shadow from the heat,

Comfort in adversity.

5 O Thou Light, most pure and blest, Shine within the inmost breast

Of Thy faithful company !

6 Where Thou art not, man hath nought ; Every holy deed and thought

Comes from Thy Divinity.

7 What is soiled, make Thou pure ; What is wounded, work its cure ;

What is parched, fructify ;

8 What is rigid, gently bend ; What is frozen, warmly tend ;

Straighten what goes erringly.

9 Fill Thy faithful, who confide

In Thy power to guard and guide, With Thy sevenfold Mystery.

10 Here Thy grace and virtue send ; Grant salvation in the end, And in heaven felicity.

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cq " When He, the Spirit of truth, is come,

0*7 He will guide you into all truth."

1 Our blest Eedeemer, ere He breathed His tender last farewell, A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed With us to dwell.

2 He came sweet influence to impart,

A gracious, willing guest, While He can find one humble heart Wherein to rest.

3 And His that gentle voice we hear,

Soft as the breath of even, That checks each thought, that calms each fear, And speaks of heaven.

4 And every virtue we possess,

And every conquest won, And every thought of holiness, Are His alone.

5 Spirit of purity and grace,

Our weakness, pitying, see : O make our hearts Thy dwelling-place, And worthier Thee.

6 0 praise the Father ; praise the Son ;

Blest Spirit, praise to Thee ; All praise to God, the Three in One, The One in Three.

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The Holy Spirit.

"For the kingdom of God is . . . righteous- &(*) ness, and peace, and joy in the Holy

^^ Ghost."

Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness,

Pierce the clouds of sinful night ; Come, Thou source of sweetest gladness,

Breathe Thy life, and spread Thy light. Loving Spirit, God of peace, Great distributor of grace,

Eest upon this congregation ;

Hear, O hear our supplication !

From that height which knows no measure,

As a gracious shower descend, Bringing down the richest treasure

Men can wish, or God can send ; O Thou Glory, shining down From the Father and the Son,

Grant us Thy illumination !

Eest upon this congregation.

0 j "I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh."

1 Spirit Divine ! attend our prayers,

And make this house Thy home ; Descend with all Thy gracious powers ; O come, great Spirit, come !

2 Come as the Light : to us reveal

Our emptiness and woe ; And lead us in those paths of life Where all the righteous go.

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3 Come as the Fire, and purge our hearts

Like sacrificial flame ; Let our whole soul an offering be To our Redeemer's name.

4 Come as the Dew, and sweetly bless

This consecrated hour ; May barrenness rejoice to own Thy fertilising power.

5 Come as the Dove, and spread Thy wings,

The wings of peaceful love ; And let the Church on earth become Blest as the Church above.

6 Come as the Wind, with rushing sound

And Pentecostal grace ; That all of woman born may see The glory of Thy face.

7 Spirit Divine ! attend our prayers,

Make a lost world Thy home ; Descend with all Thy gracious powers ; O come, great Spirit, come !

^2 '* Waiting for the promise of the Father. "

1 Lord God, the Holy Ghost,

In this accepted hour, As on the day of Pentecost, Descend in all Thy power.

2 We meet with one accord

In our appointed place, And wait the promise of our Lord, The Spirit of all grace.

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3 Like mighty rushing wind

Upon the waves beneath, Move with one impulse every mind ; One soul, one feeling breathe.

4 The young, the old inspire

With wisdom from above ; And give us hearts and tongues of fire, To pray, and praise, and love.

5 Spirit of light, explore

And chase our gloom away, With lustre shining more and more Unto the perfect day.

r* q "They spake as they were moved by the

DO Holy Ghost."

1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire ;

Let us Thine influence prove, Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of light and love.

2 Come, Holy Ghost, for, moved by Thee,

The prophets wrote and spoke ; Unlock the truth, Thyself the key, Unseal the sacred book.

3 Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove,

Brood o'er our nature's night ; On our disordered spirits move, And let there now be light.

4 God through Himself we then shall know,

If Thou within us shine, And sound, with all Thy saints below, The depths of love divine.

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Q^~ " The Spirit of wisdom aud revelation."

1 Come, Holy Spirit, come,

Let Thy bright beams arise, Dispel the darkness from our minds, And open all our eyes.

2 Cheer our desponding hearts,

Thou heavenly Paraclete ; Give us to lie with humble hope At our Redeemer's feet.

3 Revive our drooping faith,

Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love.

4 Convince us of our sin,

Then lead to Jesus' blood, And to our wondering view reveal The secret love of God.

5 Show us that loving Man

That rules the courts of bliss, The Lord of hosts, the mighty God, The Eternal Prince of Peace.

0 'Tis Thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life on every part, And new create the whole.

7 Dwell, therefore, in our hearts ; Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know and praise and love The Father, Son, and Thee.

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Q§ "The Spirit like a dove descending."

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, My sinful maladies remove ;

Be Thou my Light, be Thou my Guide, O'er every thought and step preside.

2 The light of truth to me display, That I may know and choose my way ; Plant holy fear within mine heart, That I from God may ne'er depart.

3 Conduct me safe, conduct me far From every sin and hurtful snare ; Lead me to God, my final Rest, In His enjoyment to be blest.

4 Lead me to Christ, the Living Way, Nor let me from His pastures stray ; Lead me to Heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is.

5 Lead me to holiness, the road

That I must take to dwell with God ; Lead to Thy Word, that rules must give, And sure directions how to live.

6 Lead me to means of grace, where I May own my wants, and seek supply : Lead to Thyself, the Spring from whence To fetch all quickening influence.

7 Thus I, conducted still by Thee, Of God a child beloved shall be, Here to His family pertain, Hereafter with Him ever reign.

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f±f± "When He, the Spirit of truth, is come,

OO He will guide you into all truth."

1 The Spirit breathes upon the word,

And brings the truth to sight ; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light.

2 A glory gilds the sacred page,

Majestic like the sun ; It gives a light to every age — It gives, but borrows none.

3 The hand that gave it still supplies

The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise — They rise, but never set.

4 Let everlasting thanks be Thine

For such a bright display As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day.

5 My soul rejoices to pursue

The steps of Him I love, Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above.

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Missions.

MISSIONS.

r*Tj "And God said, Let there be light : and

O / there was light."

1 Thou whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard,

And took their flight, Hear us, we humbly pray, And where the Gospel-day Sheds not its glorious ray,

Let there be light !

2 Thou who didst come to bring On Thy redeeming wing

Healing and sight, Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind

Let there be light !

3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving, holy Dove,

Speed forth Thy flight ; Move on the waters' face, Spreading the beams of grace, And in earth's darkest place

Let there be light !

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4 Blessed and holy Three, Glorious Trinity,

Wisdom, Love, Might : Boundless as ocean's tide, Rolling in fullest pride, Through the earth far and wide,

Let there be light !

QQ "Come over . . . and help us."

1 From Greenland's icy mountains,

From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains

Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river,

From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver

Their land from error's chain.

2 What though the spicy breezes

Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases,

And only man is vile ? In vain with lavish kindness

The gifts of God are strown, The heathen in his blindness

Bows down to wood and stone.

3 Can we, whose souls are lighted

With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ?

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Salvation, O salvation !

The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation

Has learnt Messiah's name.

4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story ;

And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory,

It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature

The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator,

In bliss returns to reign.

" Blessed be His glorious name for ever : fiQ and let the whole earth be tilled with

His glory."

1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed,

Great David's greater Son ! Hail, in the time appointed,

His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression,

To set the captive free, To take away transgression,

And rule in equity.

2 He shall come down like showers

Upon the fruitful earth, And love, joy, hope, like flowers,

Spring in His path to birth ; Before Him, on the mountains,

Shall peace, the herald, go ; And righteousness, in fountains,

From 1 i 111 to valley flow.

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3 Arabia's desert ranger

To Him shall bow the knee ; The Ethiopian stranger

His glory come to see : With offerings of devotion,

Ships from the isles shall meet, To pour the wealth of ocean

In tribute at His feet

4 Kings shall fall down before Him,

And gold and incense bring ; All nations shall adore Him,

His praise all people sing ; For He shall have dominion

O'er river, sea, and shore ; Far as the eagle's pinion,

Or dove's light wing, can soar.

5 For Him shall prayer unceasing

And daily vows ascend ; His kingdom still increasing,

A kingdom without end ; The mountain dews shall nourish

A seed in weakness sown, Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,

And shake like Lebanon.

6 O'er every foe victorious,

He on His throne shall rest, From age to age more glorious,

All blessing and all blest. The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove , His name shall stand for ever,

That name to us is Love.

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|7Q "All nations shall serve Him."

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ;

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head ; His Name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice.

3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His Name.

4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns ; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest.

5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen.

TJ4 "When God hringeth back the captivity

/ I of His people. "

O that the Lord's salvation

Were out of Zion come, To heal His ancient nation,

To load His outcasts home !

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2 How long the holy city

Shall heathen feet profane ? Return, 0 Lord, in pity ! Rebuild her walls again.

3 Let fall Thy rod of terror,

Thy saving grace impart ; Roll back the veil of error, Release the fettered heart.

4 Let Israel, home returning,

Her lost Messiah see ; Give oil of joy for mourning, And bind Thy Church to Thee.

72 "The land Thou gavest unto our fathers."

1 Lord, while for all mankind we pray,

Of every clime and coast, O hear us for our native land, — The land we love the most.

2 Our fathers' sepulchres are here,

And here our kindred dwell ; Our children, too ; — how should wc love Another land so well J

3 O guard our shores from every foe,

With peace our borders bless ; With prosperous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness.

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4 Unite us in the sacred love

Of knowledge, truth, and Thee ; And let our hills and valleys shout The songs of liberty.

5 Lord of the nations, thus to Thee

Our country we commend ; Be Thou our refuge and our trust, Our everlasting friend.

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THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

jy q " How amiable are Thy tabernacles, 0

Lord of hosts ! "

1 Pleasant are Thy courts above, In the land of light and love ; Pleasant are Thy courts below, In this land of sin and woe.

O, my spirit longs and faints For the converse of Thy saints, For the brightness of Thy face, For Thy fulness, God of grace !

2 Happy birds that sing and fly Eound Thy altars, O Most High ! Happier souls that find a rest

In a heavenly Father's breast ! Like the wandering dove, that found No repose on earth around, They can to their ark repair, And enjoy it ever there.

3 Happy souls ! their praises flow Even in this vale of woe ; Waters in the desert rise, Manna feeds them from the skies ;

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On they go from strength to strength, Till they reach Thy throne at length, At Thy feet adoring fall, Who hast led them safe through all.

4 Lord, be mine this prize to win ; Guide me through a world of sin : Keep me by Thy saving grace ; Give me at Thy side a place : Sun and shield alike Thou art ; Guide and guard my erring heart. Grace and glory flow from Thee ; Shower, O shower them, Lord, on me !

TJ A "How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O

Lord of hosts ! "

1 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of Thy love, Thy earthly temples, are !

To Thine abode My heart aspires With warm desires

To see my God.

2 0 happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there !

They praise Thee still ; And happy they That love the way

To Sion's hill.

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They go from strength to strength Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears : O glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet !

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" In the midst of the Church will I sing praise. "

1 Sweet is the solemn voice that calls The Christian to the house of prayer ; I love to stand within its walls,

For Thou, O Lord, art present there.

2 I love to tread the hallowed courts, Where two or three for worship meet ; For thither Christ Himself resorts, And makes the little band complete.

3 'Tis sweet to raise the common song, To join in holy praise and love, And imitate the blessed throng- That mingle hearts and songs above.

4 Within these walls may peace abound ; May all our hearts in one agree !

Where brethren meet, where Christ is found, May peace and concord ever be !

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*7 Q " God be merciful unto us, and bless us.'

1 God of mercy, God of grace, Show the brightness of Thy face ; Shine upon us, Saviour, shine, Fill Thy Church with light divine ; And Thy saving health extend Unto earth's remotest end.

2 Let the people praise Thee, Lord ; Be by all that live adored ;

Let the nations shout and sing Glory to their Saviour King ; At Thy feet their tribute pay, And Thy holy will obey.

3 Let the people praise Thee, Lord ; Earth shall then her fruits afford ; God to man His blessing give, Man to God devoted live ;

All below, and all above, One in joy, and light, and love.

17 TJ " Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,

/ / all ye lands."

1 Before Jehovah's awful throne,

Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create, and He destroy.

2 His sovereign power, without our aid,

Made us of clay, and formed us men ;

And when like wandering sheep we strayed,

He brought us to His fold again.

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3 We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs,

High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.

4 Wide as the world is Thy command,

Vast as eternity Thy love ; Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.

y3 "Ask, and it shall be given you."

1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat,

Where Jesus answers prayer ; There humbly fall before His feet, For none can perish there.

2 Thy promise is my only plea,

With this I venture nigh ; Thou callest burdened souls to Thee, And such, 0 Lord, am I.

3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin,

By Satan sorely prest, By war without, and fears within, I come to Thee for rest.

4 Be Thou my shield and hiding-place,

That, sheltered near Thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him Thou hast died.

5 O wondrous love ! to bleed and die,

To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners such as I

Might plead Thy gracious name !

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" Behold how good and how pleasant it *7Q is for brethren to dwell together in

' ^ unity ! "

1 'Tis a pleasant thing to see Brethren in the Lord agree, Children of a God of love, Live as they shall live above, Acting each a Christian part, One in life, and one in heart.

2 As the precious ointment shed Upon Aaron's hallowed head, Downward through his garments stole, Spreading odour o'er the whole,

So from our High Priest above To His Church flows heavenly love.

3 Gently as the dews distil Down on Sion's holy hill, Dropping gladness where they fall, Brightening and refreshing all ; Such is Christian union, shed Through the members from the Head.

4 Where divine affection lives, There the Lord His blessing gives, There on earth His will is done, There His heaven is half begun ; Lord, our great example prove, Teach us all like Thee to love.

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Qf\ " Blessed is He that cometh in the name

OKJ of the Lord."

1 Hosanna to the living Lord ! Hosanna to the incarnate Word ! To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, Let earth, let heaven, hosanna sing.