Sunday-School Book, 
 
 WITHOUT MUSIC, 
 
 FOR THE USE OF 
 
 EVANGELICAL 
 LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONS. 
 
 By Anthority of the General Council of the Evan- 
 gelical Lutheran Church in America. 
 
 PHILADELPHIA : 
 
 LUTHEKAN BOOK STOEE, 
 No. 117 North Sixth Street. 
 
Copyrighted by G. W. Frederick, 1877. 
 
 CAXTON PRESS OF SHERMAN & CO. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 I, OKDER OF SERVICE. page 
 
 For Opening the School, 5-21 
 
 Psalms, ... 6-15 
 
 The Commandments and the Creed 16-17 
 
 Opening Prayers, 17-21 
 
 For Closing the School, . . 22-23 
 
 Special Prayers 23-25 
 
 II. SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 
 
 Table of the Epistles and Gospels, 26-27 
 The Catechism, 28-42 
 
 III. CHANTS AND CANTICLES, .... 45-50 
 
 IV. HYMNS AND CAROLS. 
 
 Worship in General, 51-60 
 
 Opening Hymns, 61-66 
 
 Closing Hymns, 67-69 
 
 Morning, 69-70 
 
 Evening, 70-73 
 
 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 Advent, 73-77 
 
 Christmas, 78-94 
 
 Name of Jesus, ....... 94-96 
 
 Epiphany and Missions, . . . 96-105 
 
 The Passion, 105-108 
 
 Palm Sunday, 109-112 
 
 Holy Week, 112-118 
 
 Easter 118-127 
 
 Ascension, 127-128 
 
 Whitsuntide, 129-134 
 
 Trinity 134-136 
 
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CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 The Eepormation and the 
 
 Church, 136-141 
 
 The Word, . 141 143 
 
 Baptism, ......... 143-145 
 
 Confirmation, . 145-146 
 
 Prayer,' 146-148 
 
 Faith and Life, 148-162 
 
 Charity Hymns, 162-165 
 
 Miscellaneous, 165-172 
 
 The Last Things, „ . . , . 172-179 
 
 Processional HyMks, .... 179-188 
 
 DOXOLOGIES. 
 
 Short Metre, No. 17, ... . 62 
 
 Common Metre, Nos. 44 & 161, 68-141 
 
 Long Metre, Nos. 46 and 49, , 69-70 
 
 Sevens, Four Lines, No. 98, . 102 
 
 Sevens, Six Lines, No. 145, . . 130 
 
 Six-fives, No. 51, 72 
 
 INDEXES. 
 
 Index of First Lines, . , . 189-194 
 
 Chants and Canticles, ... 194 
 
THE OEDER FOR 
 
 OPENING THE SCHOOL. 
 
 ^ The Minister or Svperiviendent shall say one of 
 the sentences following, all standing. 
 
 The Sentence. 
 
 OUR help is in the Name of the Lord : Who made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 THE Lord is high above all people : and His Glory- 
 above the heavens. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for 
 His mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 THIS is the day which the Lord hath made: we 
 will rejoice and be glad in it. We will come be- 
 fore His presence with thanksgiving : and enter into 
 His courts with praise. 
 
 THE eyes of the Lord are over the righteous : and 
 His ears are open unto their prayers. 
 
 HE shall feed His flock like \ shepherd : He shall 
 gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them 
 in His bosom. 
 
 ^ Then shall the Minister or Superintendent say: 
 The Versicle. 
 O Lord, open Thou my lips. 
 
 \ The School shall answer : 
 And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. 
 
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 % Then shall he sung a Hymn, Canticle, or Chant. 
 
 • The Hymn. 
 
 \ Then shall one of the Psalms following he said hy the 
 Minister or Superintendent and by the School alter- 
 nately, 
 
 ^ The Psalm shall always end, except in the Passion 
 Season, with the Gloria Patri. 
 
 I. S^tKius Vix. Psalm i. 
 
 BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the coun- 
 sel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of 
 sinners : nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 
 
 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord : and in 
 His law doth he meditate day and night. 
 
 3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers 
 of water : that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; 
 his leaf also shall not wither: and whatsoever he 
 doeth shall prosper. 
 
 4. The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff 
 which the wind driveth away. 
 
 5. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 
 judgment: nor sinners in the congregation of the 
 righteous. 
 
 6. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : 
 but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 
 
 Glory be to the Faiher, and to the Son, and to the Holy 
 Ghost : 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall he, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 II. ^Qvxim, Mtjminus Noshr. Psalm viii. 
 
 OLORD our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in 
 all the earth : Who hast set Thy Glory above 
 the heavens. 
 
 2. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast 
 Thou ordained strength because of Thine enemies : 
 that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 
 
 3. When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy 
 fingers : the moon and the stars, which Thou hast 
 ordained ; 
 
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 4. What is man, that Thou art mindful of hira?: 
 and the son of man, that Thou visitest Mm ? 
 
 5. For Thou hast made him a little lower than the 
 angels : and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 
 
 6. Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
 works of Thy hands : Thou hast put all things under 
 his feet. 
 
 7. O Lord our Lord : how excellent is Thy name 
 in all the earth ! 
 
 Glory be to the Father^ etc. 
 
 III. CoiU ^ttarrattt. Psalm xix. 
 
 ^HE heavens declare the Glory of God: and the 
 firmament showeth His handiwork. 
 
 2. Bay unto day uttereth speech : and night unto 
 night showeth knowledge. 
 
 3. There is no speech nor language : where their 
 voice is not heard. 
 
 4. Their line is gone out through all the earth : 
 and their words to the end of the world. 
 
 5. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the 
 soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise 
 the simple. 
 
 6. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
 heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
 lightening the eyes. 
 
 7. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: 
 the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous al- 
 together. 
 
 8. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
 much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the 
 honey-comb. 
 
 9. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : and 
 in keeping of them there is great reward. 
 
 Glory he to the Father ^ etc. 
 
 IV. ffiomtnus ^t%ii Pit, Psalm xxiii. 
 npHE Lord is my Shepherd : I shall not want. 
 
 -■«• 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : 
 He leadeth me beside the still waters. 
 
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 3. He restoreth my soul : He leadeth me in tne 
 paths of righteousness for His Name's sake. 
 
 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
 shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art 
 with me ; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. 
 
 5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence 
 of mine enemies : Thou anointest my head with oil ; 
 my cup runneth over. 
 
 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all 
 the days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of 
 the Lord forever. 
 
 Glory he to the Father, etc. 
 
 V. SLii BSomiiti. Psalm xxv. 
 
 tJNTO Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul : O my 
 } God, I trust in Thee. 
 
 2. Show me Thy ways, O Lord: teach me Thy 
 paths. 
 
 3. Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me : for Thou 
 art the God of my salvation ; on Thee do I wait all 
 the day.' 
 
 4. Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies: and 
 Thy loving-kindnesses ; for they have been ever of 
 old. 
 
 5. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my 
 transgressions : according to Thy mercy remember 
 Thou me for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 
 
 6. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth : 
 unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. 
 
 Glory he to the Father, etc, 
 
 YI. 33tn£&uam ©umino. Psalm xxxiv. 
 
 I WILL bless the Lord at all times: His praise 
 shall continually be in my mouth. 
 
 2. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the 
 humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 
 
 3. Oh magnify the Lord with me : and let us exalt 
 His Kame together. 
 
 4. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about 
 tbem that feay Him : and delivereth them, 
 
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 5. Oh taste and see that the Lord is good : hlessed 
 IB the man that trusteth in Iliin. 
 
 6. Oh fear the Lord, ye His saints : for there is no 
 want to them that fear Him. 
 
 7. Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will 
 teach you the fear of the Lord. 
 
 8. Keep thy tongue from evil : and thy lips from 
 speaking guile. 
 
 9. Depart from evil, and do good : seek peace, and 
 pursue it. 
 
 10. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous: 
 and His ears are open unto their cry. 
 
 11. The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants: 
 and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate. 
 
 Glory he to the Father^ etc. 
 
 yil. 3^thKhi (^tuUB. Psalm cxxi. 
 
 I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills: from 
 whence cometh my help. 
 
 2. My help cometh from the Lord : Which made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 3. He will not suffer thy foot to be mo\'ed: He 
 that keepeth thee will not slumber. 
 
 4. Behold, he that keepeth Israel : shall neither 
 slumber nor sleep. 
 
 5. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade 
 upon thy right hand. 
 
 6. The sun shall not smite thee by day : nor the 
 moon by night. 
 
 7. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : Hq 
 shall preserve thy soul. 
 
 8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy 
 coming in : from this time forth, and even for ever- 
 more. 
 
 Glory he to the Father, etc, 
 
 YIII. ^issiuvitiis, Psaim cxxx. 
 
 OUT of the depths have I Qried; unto Thee, O 
 Lord, 
 
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 2. Lord, hear my voice : let Thine ear be attentive 
 to the voice of my supplications. 
 
 8. If Thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities: O 
 Lord, who shall stand ? 
 
 4. But there is forgiveness with Thee : that Thou 
 mayest be feared. 
 
 5. I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait : and in 
 His word do I hope. 
 
 6. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they 
 that watch for the morning . I say, more than they 
 that watch for the morning. 
 
 7. Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord 
 there is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemp- 
 tion. 
 
 8. And He shall redeem Israel : from all his iniq- 
 uities. 
 
 Glory he to the Father^ etc. 
 
 IX. Bxaltaio Psalm cxlv. 
 
 I WILL extol Thee, my God, O King : and I will 
 bless Thy Name for ever and ever. 
 
 2. Every day will I bless Thee : and I will praise 
 Thy Name for ever and ever. 
 
 3. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised : and 
 His greatness is unsearchable. 
 
 4. One generation shall praise Thy works to an- 
 other : and shall declare Thy mighty acts. 
 
 5. They shall abundantly utter the memory of Thy 
 great goodness : and shall sing of Thy righteousness. 
 
 6. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion : 
 slow to anger, and of great mercy. 
 
 7. The Lord is good to all : and His tender mercies 
 are over all His works. 
 
 8. All Thy works shall praise Thee, O Lord : and 
 Thy saints shall bless Thee. 
 
 9. They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom: 
 and talk of Thy power ; 
 
 10. To make known to the sons of men His mighty 
 acts: and the glorious majesty of His kingdom. 
 
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 11. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom : and 
 Thy dominion eudureth throughout all generations. 
 
 12. The Lord upholdeth all that fall : and raisoth 
 Tip all those that be bowed down. 
 
 13. The eyes of all wait upon Thee : and Thou 
 givest them their meat in due season. 
 
 14. Thou openest Thine hand; and satisfiest the 
 desire of every living thing. 
 
 Glory he to the Father, etc. 
 
 ADVENT. 
 X. ^tiVL^itltii ^iH. Psalm cxi. 
 
 I WILL praise the Lord with my whole heart : in 
 the assembly of the upright, and in the congrega- 
 tion. 
 
 2. The works of the Lord are great : sought out of 
 all them that have pleasure therein. 
 
 3. His work is honorable and glorious : and His 
 righteousness endureth for ever. 
 
 4. He has made His wonderful works to be remem- 
 bered : the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 
 
 5. He hath given meat unto them that fear Him : 
 He will ever be mindful of His covenant. 
 
 6. He hath showed His people the power of His 
 works : that He may give them the heritage of the 
 heathen. 
 
 7. The works of His hands are verity and judg- 
 ment : all His commandments are sure. 
 
 8. They stand fast for ever and ever : and are done 
 in truth and uprightness. 
 
 9. He sent redemption unto His people : He hath 
 commanded His covenant for ever ; holy and rever- 
 end is His name. 
 
 10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
 dom : His praise endureth for ever. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, etc. 
 
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 CHRISTMAS. 
 XI. ^ur^t jDomiTie. Psalm cxxxii. 
 
 ARISE, O Lord, into Thy rest : Thou, and the ark 
 of Thy strength. 
 
 2. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness: 
 and let Thy saints shout for joy. 
 
 3. For Thy servant David's sake : turn not SLway 
 the face of Thine Anointed. 
 
 4. The Lord has sworn in truth unto David; He 
 will not turn from it. 
 
 5. Of the fruit of Thy body : will I set upon Thy 
 throne. 
 
 6. If thy children will keep My covenant and My 
 testimony that I shall teach them: their children 
 also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. 
 
 7. For the Lord hath chosen Zion: He hath de- 
 sired it for His habitation. 
 
 8. This is My rest for ever ; here will I dwell, for 
 I have desired it. 
 
 9. I will abundantly bless her provision : I will 
 satisfy her poor with bread. 
 
 10. I will also clothe her priests with salvation: 
 and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 
 
 Glory be to the Father ^ etc. 
 
 EPIPHANY. 
 XII. 4^U5, ilubi'tium ^uum. Psalm Ixxii. 
 
 GIVE the King Thy judgments, O God : and Thy 
 righteousness unto the King's Son. 
 
 2. He shall judge Thy people with righteousness: 
 and Thy poor with judgment. 
 
 3. The mountains shall bring peace to the people: 
 and the little hills, by righteousness. 
 
 4. He shall judge the poor of the people : He shall 
 save the children of the needy, and shall break iu 
 pieces the oppressor. 
 
 5. They shall fear Thee as long as the sun and 
 moon endure : throughout all generations. 
 
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 6. He shall come down like rain upon the mown 
 grass : as showers that water the earth. 
 
 7. In His days shall the righteous flourish : and 
 abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 
 
 8. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea: 
 and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 
 
 9. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall hring 
 presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall ofrer 
 gifts. 
 
 10. Yea, all kings shall fall down before Him : all 
 nations shall serve Him. 
 
 11. For He shall deliver the needy when he crieth : 
 the poor also, and him that hath no helper. 
 
 12. He shall spare the poor and needy : and shall 
 save the souls of the needy. 
 
 13. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and vi- 
 olence: and precious shall their blood be in His 
 sight. 
 
 14. And He shall live, and to Him shall be given 
 of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for 
 Him continually ; and daily shall He be praised. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, etc. 
 
 LENT AND PASSION. 
 XIII. ^istxzxt mti, ^tus. Psalm li. 
 
 HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy 
 loving-kindness: according unto the multitude 
 of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 
 
 2. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity : and 
 cleanse me from my sin. 
 
 3. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my 
 sin is ever before me. 
 
 4. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew 
 a right spirit within me. 
 
 5. Cast me not away from Thy presence : and take 
 not Thy Holy Spirit from me. 
 
 6. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation : and 
 uphold me with Thy free Spirit. 
 
 7. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a bro- 
 ken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not de- 
 spise. 
 
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 EASTER. 
 
 Xiy. ^QntUmini ^omivLQ, Psalm cxviii. 
 
 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: 
 because His mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 2. Let them now that fear the Lord say : that His 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 3. The Lord is my strength and song : and is be- 
 come my salvation. 
 
 4. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the 
 tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the 
 Lord doeth valiantly. 
 
 5. The right hand of the Lord is exalted : the right 
 hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 
 
 6. I shall not die but live : and declare the works 
 of the Lord. 
 
 7. The Lord hath chastened me sore : but He hath 
 not given me over unto dedth. 
 
 8. Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go 
 into them, and I will praise the Lord. 
 
 9. This gate of the Lord : into which the right- 
 eous shall enter. 
 
 10. I will praise Thee, for Thou hast heard me: 
 and art become my salvation. 
 
 11. The stone which the builders refused: is be- 
 come the Head Stone of the corner. 
 
 12. This is the Lord's doing : it is marvellous in 
 our eyes. 
 
 13. This is the day which the Lord hath made : we 
 will rejoice and be glad in it. 
 
 14. Save now, I beseech Thee, O Lord: O Lord, I 
 beseech Thee, send now prosperity. 
 
 15. Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the 
 Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the 
 Lord. 
 
 16. God is the Lord, which hath showed us light: 
 bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of 
 the altar. 
 
 17. Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee ; Thou 
 art my God, I will exalt Thee. 
 
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 18. 0 give thanks unto the Lord ; for He is good; 
 for His mercy endureth for ever. 
 Glory he to the Father, etc. 
 
 ASCENSION. 
 
 XV. 3§omini est ®ma. Psalm xxiv. 
 
 THE earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: 
 the world, and they that dwell therein. 
 
 2. For He hath founded it upon the seas : and es- 
 tablished it upon the floods. 
 
 3. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?: 
 and who shall stand in His holy place? 
 
 4. He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart: 
 who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor 
 sworn deceitfully. 
 
 5. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord: 
 and righteousness from the God of his salvation ; 
 
 6. This is the generation of them that seek Him : 
 that seek Thy face, O Jacob. 
 
 7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift 
 up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of Glory shall 
 come in. 
 
 8. Who is this King of Glory?: the Lord strong 
 and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 
 
 9. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them 
 up, ye everlasting doors : and the King of Glory shall 
 come in. 
 
 10. Who is this King of Glory ? : the Lord of hosts, 
 He is the King of Glory. 
 
 Glory he to the Father, etc. 
 
 PENTECOST. 
 XVI. '^tmViz, Eitima vxtz. Psalm civ. 
 
 BLE&S the Lord, O my soul : O Lord my God, Thou 
 art very great ; Thou art clothed with honor and 
 majesty. 
 
 2. Who coverest Thyself with light as with a gar- 
 ment : Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain. 
 
 3. Who maketh His angels spirits : His ministers 
 a flaming fire. 
 
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 4. O Lord, how manifold are Thy works : in wis- 
 dom hast Thou made them all ; Jhe earth is full of 
 Thy riches. 
 
 5. Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created ; 
 and Thou renewest the face of the earth. 
 
 6. The g:lory of the Lord shall endure for ever : the 
 Lord shall rejoice in His works. 
 
 7. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; I 
 will sing praise to luy God while I have my being. 
 
 8. My meditation of Him shall be sweet : I will be 
 glad in the Lord. 
 
 Glory he to the Father, etc. 
 ^ Then shall he said hy the Superintendent and School: 
 The Ten Commandments. 
 
 I AM the Lord thy God : Thou shalt have no othfer 
 gods before me. 
 
 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God 
 In vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
 taketh his name in vain. 
 
 Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. 
 
 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days 
 may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God 
 giveth thee. 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh- 
 bor. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor'^ house. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his 
 man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor 
 his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. 
 
 ^ Instead of the Ten Commandments may he said the 
 Apostles' Creed, unless it he said in the Service for 
 Closing the School, and then it shall not be said in 
 this place. 
 
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 The Apostles' Creed. 
 
 IBELIEYE in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
 of heaven and earth. 
 And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
 was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Vir- 
 gin Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was cruci- 
 fied, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The 
 third day he rose again from the dead ; He ascended 
 into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God 
 the Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to 
 judge the quick and the dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Christian 
 Church, the Communion of Saints ; The Forgiveness 
 of sins ; The Resurrection of the body ; and the Life 
 everlasting. Amen. 
 
 ^ Then shall be said one or more of the prayers here 
 following^ or any other suitable prayer. If more 
 than one prayer be said, the words " Who liveth, 
 etc.," shall only be said to the last used, but at the 
 end of each the School shall say Amen. 
 
 I. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, from Whom 
 Cometh every good and perfect gift, send down 
 upon us the healthful spirit of Thy grace. Make 
 those who are called to teach sensible of the great 
 charge which is committed to them. Endue them 
 plenteously with heavenly gifts, and dispose them 
 to rejoice and labor with diligence in their work. 
 Bless, we humbly beseech Thee, the means which 
 are used to bring up these children in Thy fear and 
 service. May they from the heart believe in Thee 
 the Lord their God, and worship and serve Thee, the 
 Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Grant them 
 the continual aids of Thy grace, that they may re- 
 nounce the devil, and all his works, and all his ways, 
 and keep Thy holy will and commandments all the 
 days of their life. Graft in their hearts the love of 
 Thy Name ; increase in them true religion ; nourish 
 them with all goodness ; and of Thy great mercy 
 keep them in the same, that so they may in the end 
 obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Thy 
 Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
 and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
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 ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, without 
 Whose help we can do nothing that is good, be 
 with us and bless us this day. Bless the instruction 
 which these children shall now receive, and may it 
 by Thy grace be so grafted into their hearts as to 
 bring forth in them the fruits of good living, to the 
 honor and praise of Thy Name. Teach them to be- 
 lieve in Thee, and to love Thee with all their heart, 
 to worship Thee, and to give Thee thanks, to honor 
 Thy holy Name and Word, and to serve Thee truly 
 all the days of their lives. Bestow Thy blessing 
 upon their instructors, and enable them to teach the 
 truth as it is in Christ Jesus. Be gracious to all who 
 are here before Thee. Pardon our manifold offences, 
 and accept our imperfect prayers. Defend us by day 
 and by night. Build us up in Thy most holy faith. 
 Unite us in the bonds of Christian love. Preserve 
 us from the wickedness that is in the world, and 
 make us a people fearing Thee and working right- 
 eousness. These and all things else necessary for 
 us, and for the whole Church, we humbly beg in the 
 Name and for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy 
 Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 III. 
 
 OLORD, most loving Saviour and merciful Re- 
 deemer, Who didst order little children to come 
 unto Thee, and didst lay Thy hands upom them; 
 Look upon us, we humbly beseech Thee, and bless us 
 Thy children, dedicated in holy Baptism to Thy ser- 
 vice. Pity the weakness of the tender age of these 
 Thy children, and keep us by Thy grace. Make us 
 to remember our Creator in the days of our youth. 
 Endue us with the fear of God, and make us always 
 mindful of the vow and promise made in our name 
 when we were baptized. Make us dutiful as Thou, 
 O Lord Jesus, wast, unto our parents, loving to our 
 brothers and sisters, obedient to our instructors, re- 
 spectful to the aged, and meek and gentle to all men ; 
 that as we grow in years, we may grow in wisdom 
 and favor with Thee, and with all who are good. 
 Preserve us from all dangers. Let Thy holy Anerels 
 be our keepers and defenders, and guide us by Thy 
 
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 H0I7 Spirit, that the longer we live the better we 
 may be, to the praise of our school, to the comfort 
 of our parents, to the honor and glory of Thee our 
 Saviour, and to our own happiness here and for ever, 
 O Thou, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
 livest and reignest ever one God, world without end. 
 Amen, 
 
 IV. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who dost will 
 that not one of these little ones should perish, 
 and hast sent Thine Only Son to seek and to save 
 that which was lost, and through Him hast said, 
 Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid 
 them not, for of such is the kingdom of God: Most 
 heartily we beseech Thee so to bless and govern 
 these the children of Thy Church, by Thy Holy 
 Spirit, that they may grow in grace and in the 
 knowledge of Thy Word i protect and defend them 
 against all danger and harm, giving Thy holy An- 
 
 fels charge over them; through Jesus Christ our 
 iord, Who liveth, etc. Amen. 
 
 V. 
 
 OLORD Jesus Christ, Who, when a child, was 
 seated in the temple in the midst of the doctors, 
 both hearing them and asking them questions; So 
 rule us, we beseech Thee, by Thy Holy Spirit, that 
 following Thy example, we may love the habitation 
 of Thy house, and the place where Thy honor 
 dwelleth, diligently seek the same, hearing Thy 
 Word with gladness and faithfully keeping it to the 
 saving of our souls, O Thou, Who with the Father 
 and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest ever one 
 God, world without end. Amen, 
 
 VI. 
 
 OLORD Jesus Christ, Who was given both to be 
 a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly 
 life ; Who didst bid us take up our cross daily and 
 follow Theo; Make, we pray Thee, the yoke of Thy 
 commandments sweet, and the burden of Thy Cross 
 light, unto our souls. Conform us, Thy children, O 
 Father, to the likeness of Thy Blessed Son Jesus 
 Christ. Give us grace that we may strive each day 
 
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20 ORDER OF SERVICE. 
 
 to keep the way of His holy Cross, and carry in 
 our hearts the image of our crucified Master. Thus 
 our lives being formed after His life, may we ever 
 cheerfully and faithfully obey Thy divine will; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth, etc. 
 Amen, 
 
 VII. 
 
 ALMIGHTY Father, Who hast promised that they 
 who early seek Thy heavenly wisdom shall 
 early find it, and find it more precious than all the 
 treasures of this world ; Send down on these Thy 
 children the grace and blessing of Thy Holy Spirit; 
 that they being trained up in the nurture and ad- 
 monition of the Lord, may choose and love Thy 
 way, and depart from it no more for ever ; and that 
 when Thou makest up Thy jewels in Thy glorious 
 kingdom, these children may be there, and may be 
 Thine; all which we ask for the sake of Thy Holy 
 Child Jesus, our only Saviour and Redeemer, Who 
 liveth, etc. Amen. * 
 
 VIIL 
 
 ALMIGHTY and mostn^^rciful God, our heavenly 
 Father, we give Thee thanks that in the Sacra- 
 ment of Holy Baptism, Thou hast received us as Thy 
 children, and granted us for Christ's sake, forgive- 
 ness of sin and everlasting life ; So rule us, we be- 
 seech Thee, by Thy Holy Spirit, that we may never 
 be unmindful of our baptismal covenant, but daily 
 renounce every evil way, and serve Thee in true 
 holiness, until we come at last into Thy heavenly 
 kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who 
 liveth, etc. Amen, 
 
 IX. 
 
 OLORD God, Who dost feed like a shepherd those 
 who put their trust in Thee ; look mercifully 
 upon this Thy fiock and make it Thine for ever, that 
 we may love and serve Thee in constant obedience 
 to Thy Word unto our life's end, and finally be 
 united with all those that shall be saved in Thy 
 kingdom of glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
 Who liveth, etc. Amen. 
 
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OKDER OF SERVICE. 
 
 21 
 
 X. 
 
 OLOED, we beseech Thee to keep our feet when 
 we go into Thy house, that we maybe ready to 
 hear and to offer the sacrifice of praise. Guard us 
 from all wandering thoughts and unseemly actions, 
 and make our service acceptable unto Thee ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth, etc. Amen. 
 
 ^ Then shall follow The Instruction in the Lesson for 
 the day J which may he The Gospel or Epistle /or 
 the day, The Catechism, or such other Scripture 
 Lesson as shall have been appointed. 
 
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22 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICE. 
 
 THE OEDEE FOE 
 
 CLOSING THE SCHOOL. 
 
 ^ A^lcr the singing of a Hymn, the Minister or Super- 
 intendent and the School, standing up, may say the 
 Apostles' Creed, except when it has been said at the 
 Opening of the School, and then it shall not be said 
 in this place. 
 
 The Apostles' Creed. 
 
 I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
 heaven and earth. 
 And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord ; Who 
 ■was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
 Mary ; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
 dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; the third 
 day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into 
 heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the 
 Father Almi2:hty; From thence he shall come to 
 judge the quick and the dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian 
 Church, the Communion of Saints ; the Forgiveness 
 of sins ; the Resurrection of the body ; and the Life 
 everlasting. Amen. 
 
 f TTien may be said one or more of the prayers here 
 following, or any other suitable prayer. 
 
 ALMIGHTY GOD, unto Whom all hearts are 
 open, all desires known, and from Whom no 
 secrets are hid ; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts 
 by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may 
 perfectly love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy holy 
 Name ; through Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 0 ALMIGHTY LORD, and Everlasting God, 
 vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to direct, sanctify, 
 and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways 
 of Thy laws, and in the works of Thy command- 
 
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pKDER OF SERVICE. 
 
 23 
 
 ments; that through Thy most mighty protection, 
 both here and ever, we may be preserved in body 
 and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus 
 Christ. Amen. 
 
 ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our sup- 
 plications and prayers, and dispose the way of 
 Thy servants toward the attainment of everlasting 
 salvation; tiiat among all the changes of this mortal 
 life, they may ever be defended by Thy most graci- 
 ous and ready help ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the 
 words which we have heard this'day with our 
 outward ears, may, through Thy grace, be so grafted 
 inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth 
 in us the fruit of good living, to the honor and praise 
 of Thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with Thy 
 most gracious favor, and further us with Thy 
 continual help; that in all our works begun, con- 
 tinued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy holy 
 Name; and finally, by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting 
 life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f Then shall alivays he said by the School : 
 
 The Lord's Prayer. 
 
 OUR Father, Who art in heaven ; Hallowed be 
 Thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be 
 done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day 
 our daily bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as 
 we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead 
 us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For 
 Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
 for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 SPECIAL PRAYERS. 
 For Missions. 
 
 OLORD, Who didst come to seek and to save the^ 
 lost, and to Whom all power is given in heaven 
 and on earth, hear, we beseech Thee, the prayers of 
 
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24 ORDER OF SERVICi; 
 
 Thy Church for those who at Thy command go forth 
 to preach the Gospel in all the world. Preserve 
 them from all dangers to which they may be ex- 
 posed ; from perils by land, and perils by water ; 
 from the deadly pestilence ; from the violence of per- 
 secution ; from doubt and impatience ; from discour- 
 agement and discord ; and from all the devices of the 
 powers of darkness. And while they plant and 
 water, send Thou, O God, the increase , gather in 
 the multitude of the heathen ; convert in Christian 
 lands such as neglect so great salvation ; so that Thy 
 Name may be glorified, and Thy kingdom come, O 
 gracious Saviour of the world, Who with the Father 
 and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, ever one 
 God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 OGOD, our Protector ; Behold and look upon the 
 face of Thine Anointed, Who hath given Him- 
 self for the redemption of all, and grant that from 
 the rising of the sun to the going down thereof, Thy 
 Kame may be great among the Gentiles, and that in 
 every place, sacrifice and a pure offering may be 
 made unto Thy Name; through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Heathen. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and Everlasting God, Who desirest 
 not the death of a sinner, but wouldest have all 
 men to repent and live ; Hear our prayers for the 
 heathen ; take away iniquity from their hearts, and 
 turn them from their idols unto the living and true 
 God, and to Thine only Son ; and gather them into 
 Thy holy Church, to the glory of Thy Name ; through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For a Meeting of Teachers. 
 
 ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of Whose only gift 
 it cometh that Thy faithful people do unto Thee 
 true and laudaWe service; graciously behold Thy 
 servants whom Thou hast called to the office of 
 teachers in the Sunday-school, and enable us to do 
 diligently the work which Thou hast given us to do. 
 Give us the wisdum and knowledge which are need- 
 ful to direct us in the faithful and successful dis- 
 charge of our duties, and endue us with zeal and 
 devotion, to animate, encourage, and sustain us. 
 
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ORDER OF SERVICE. 
 
 25 
 
 May the love of Christ constrain us to do what we 
 may that those intrusted to our charge maybe in- 
 structed in heavenly knowledge, and sanctified by 
 divine grace, and be saved through Christ's power. 
 Dispose their hearts to receive in meekness and love 
 the instructions given, and to prosecute with dili- 
 gence and fidelity the duties assigned to them. May 
 they be fitted to become useful in their generation, 
 and to adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour, by 
 denying ungodliness and worldly hists, and living 
 righteously, soberly, and godly. May they be built 
 up in the true faith, and become living, working 
 members of the Church of Christ, and at last receive 
 the commendation of faithful servants from the great 
 Shepherd and Bishop of their souls. These and all 
 other things which Thou mayest see to be necessary 
 and convenient for us, we humbly beg, in the i^ame 
 and through the mediation of Jesus Christ, our only 
 Saviour and Redeemer, who liveth and reigneth with 
 Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
 For Teachers. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts, graci- 
 ously behold Thy servants, the Teachers in this 
 school. Replenish us with the truth of Thy doc- 
 trine, and adorn us with innoeency of life, that both 
 by word and example we may faithfully serve Thee. 
 Fill us with a due sense of the weighty charge com- 
 mitted to Its. Guard us from the sins of idleness, ir- 
 regularity, and neglect. Save us from weariness and 
 discontent. Give us faith to believe that in due sea- 
 son we shall reap if we faint not, and admit us at 
 last to the blessedness of those who turn many to 
 righteousness; through the merits of Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 For the Acceptance op our Prayers. 
 A LMIGHTY God, Who hast promised to hear the 
 x\. petitions of those who ask in Thy Son's Name; 
 we beseech Thee mercifully to incline Thine ears to 
 us who have now made our prayers and supplica- 
 tions unto Thee ; and grant that those things which 
 we have faithfully asked according to Thy will, may 
 elfectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, 
 and to the setting forth of Thy glory ; through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
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SORIPTUEE LESSONS. 
 
 Table of the Epistles and Gospels 
 
 For the Sundays and Festivals of ihe Church Year. 
 
 Sundays in Advent. 
 1 
 
 Chrisimas Day, 
 
 Sun. after Christmas 
 Isev} Year's Eve, 
 Hew Year's Dat/, 
 Sun. after Ifew Yr, 
 Epiphany, 
 Sund's after Epiph 
 
 3 ZZI 
 
 Septuagesima Sun., 
 Sexagesima Sunday, 
 Quinquagesima Sun. 
 Sundays in Lent, 
 
 1 Invocavit, 
 
 2 Eeminiscere, 
 
 3 Oculi, 
 
 4 Laetare, 
 
 5 Judica, 
 
 6 Falmarum, 
 Thurs. before EasUr 
 Good Friday, 
 Easter Sunday, 
 Easter Monday, 
 Sund's after Easter, 
 
 1 Quasimodogeniti 
 
 2 Misericordias, 
 
 3 Jubilate, 
 
 4 Cantate, 
 
 5 Rogate, 
 
 Rom's xiii, 11-14. 
 
 XV, 4-13. 
 
 1 Corinth, iv, 1-5. 
 Philipp'nsiv, 4-7. 
 Tit. ii, 11-14: Isa. 
 
 ix,2-7: 
 iii, 4-7. 
 Galatians iv, 1-7. 
 
 2 Timothy iv. 1-8. 
 Galafus iii, 23-29. 
 
 1 Peter iv, 12-19. 
 Isaiah Ix, 1-6. 
 
 Romans xii, 1-5. 
 
 xii, 6-16. a 
 
 xii, 16-21.6 
 
 xiii, 8-10. 
 Coloss's iii, 12-17. 
 
 2 Peter i, 16-21. 
 iCor.ix, 24— X. 5. 
 2 " xi, 19— yii, 9. 
 
 1 " xiii, 1-13. 
 
 2 «* vi, 1-10. 
 1 Thess'nsiv, 1-7. 
 Ephesians v, 1-9. 
 Galat'nsiv, 21-31. 
 HebreTvsix, 11-15. 
 Philipp's ii, 5-11. 
 1 Corin. xi, 23-32. 
 Isa.lii,13— liii.l2. 
 1 Corinth's v,6-8. 
 Acts X, 34-41. 
 
 1 John V, 4-12. 
 1 Peter ii, 21-25. 
 1 " ii, 11-20. 
 
 James i, 16-21. 
 i, 22-27. 
 
 Matthew xxi,l-9. 
 Luke xxi, 25-36. 
 Matthew xi, 2-10. 
 John i, 19-28. 
 Luke ii, 1-14. 
 
 " ii, 15-20. 
 " ii, 33-40. 
 " xii, 35-40. 
 " ii,21. 
 Matthew ii, 13-23. 
 
 ii, 1-12. 
 
 Lukeii, 41-52. 
 John ii, 1-11. 
 Matthew viii, 1-13. 
 viii, 23-27. 
 xiii, 24-30. 
 xvii, 1-9. 
 XX, 1-16. 
 Lxake viii, 4-15. 
 xviii, 31-43. 
 
 Matthew iv, 1-11. 
 
 XV, 21-28. 
 Luke xi, 14-28. 
 John vi, 1-15. 
 
 viii, 46-59. 
 Matthew xxi, 1-9, 
 John xiii, 1-15. 
 The Passion Hist. 
 Mark xvi, 1-8. 
 Luke xxiv, 13-35. 
 
 John XX, 19-31. 
 " X, 11-16. 
 " xvi, 16-23. c 
 " xvi, 5-15. 
 " xvi, 2 -30. c2 
 
 a End: "men of low estate." 
 
 6 Begin: '* Be not wise in your own conceits." 
 
 cEnd: *'ye shall ask me notb.ing." 
 
 cZ Begin: ** Verily, verily, I say." 
 
SCRIPTUKE LESSONS. 
 Table of the Epistles and Gospels. — Continued^ 
 
 Ascension Day, 
 Sxin. af ter Aseens'n, 
 Whit-Sunday, 
 Whit-Monday, 
 Trinity Sunday, 
 Sun. after Trinity, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Epistles. 
 
 Acts i, 1-11. 
 
 1 Peter iv, 7-11. e 
 
 Actsii, 1-13. 
 
 " X, 42-48./ 
 Komans xi, 33-36. 
 
 IJohn iv, 16-21. p 
 
 iii,13-l<j. 
 1 Peter V, 6-11. 
 Romans viii, 18-23. 
 I Peter iii, 8-15. /i 
 Romaus vi, 3-11. 
 
 vi, 19-23. 
 viii, 12-17. 
 1 Corinth. X, 6- 13. 
 
 xii,l-ll. 
 " XV, 1-10. 
 *\ iii, 4-11. 
 Gralatlansiii, 15-22. 
 
 V, 16-24. 
 " V, 25— vi, 10. 
 Ephes'ns iii, 13-21. 
 
 iv, 1-6. 
 1 Corinth'us i, 4-9. 
 Ephes'ns iv, 22-28. 
 
 V, 15-21. 
 vi, 10-17. 
 Philippians i, 3-11. 
 
 iii, 17-21. 
 Colossians i, 9-14. 
 
 1 Thess. iv, 13-18. 
 
 2 Peter iii, 3-14, or 
 2 Thess. i, 3-10. 
 
 1 Thess. v, 1-11. 
 
 INtark xvi, 14-20. 
 John XV, 26— xvi, 4. 
 
 " xiv, 23-31. 
 
 '* iii, 16-21. 
 
 ♦* iii, 1-15. 
 
 Luke xvi, 19-31. 
 " xiv, 16-24. 
 " XV, 1-10. 
 " Vi, 36-42. 
 ** V, 1-11. 
 Matthew v, 20-26. 
 Mark viii, 1-9. 
 Matthew vii, 15-23. 
 Luke xvi, 1-9. 
 " xix, 41-48. 
 xviii, 9-14. 
 Mark vii, 31-37. 
 Luke X, 23-37. 
 
 xvii, 11-19. 
 Matthew vi, 24-34. 
 Luke vii, 11-17- 
 xiv, 1-11. 
 Matt, xxii, 34-46. 
 ix, 1-8. 
 xxii. 1-14. 
 John iv, 46-54. i 
 Matt, xviii, 2.3-35. 
 xxii, 15-22. 
 ix, 18-26. 
 xxiv, 15-28. 
 XXV, 31-46. 
 
 XXV, 1-13. 
 
 e Begin: " Be ye therefore sober." 
 /End: "in the name of the Lord." 
 g Begin : " God is love." 
 
 h End : "sanctify the Lord God in your hearts." 
 i Begm: ''And there vv^aa a certain nobleman." 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 PART I. 
 
 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 THE FIRST COMMANDMENT. 
 
 I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other 
 gods before Me. 
 
 [Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 
 or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, 
 or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the wa- 
 ter under the earth ; thou shalt not bow down thy- 
 self to them, nor serve them ; for I the Lord thy God 
 am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
 upon the children unto the third and fourth genera- 
 tion of them that hate Me; and showing mercy unto 
 thousands of them that love Me, and keep my com- 
 mandments.] 
 
 What is meant hy this Commandment ? 
 
 Answer. We should fear, love, and trust in God 
 above all things. 
 
 THE SECOND COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God 
 in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
 taketh His Name in vain. 
 
 What is meant hy this Commandment f 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not to 
 curse, swear, conjure, lie, or deceive, by His Name, 
 but call upon Him in every time of need, and wor- 
 ship Him with prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 THE THIRD COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. 
 
 [Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work ; 
 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy 
 God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
 son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy 
 maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that 
 is within thy gates : for in six days the Lord made 
 heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
 and rested the seventh day, wherefore the Lord 
 blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.] 
 
 What is meant by this Commandment ? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not to 
 despise His Word and the preacliing of the Gospel, 
 but deem it holy, and willingly hear and learn it. 
 
 THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days 
 may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God 
 giveth thee. 
 
 What is meant by this Commandment ? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not to 
 despise nor displease our parents and superiors, but 
 honor, serve, obey, love, and esteem them. 
 
 THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 What is meant by this Commandment ? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not to do 
 our neighbor any bodily harm or injury, but rather 
 assist and comfort him in danger and want. 
 
 THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 What is meant by this Commandment ? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as to be 
 chaste and pure in our words and deeds, each one 
 also loving and honoring his wife or her husband. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou Shalt not steal. 
 What is meant by this Commandment? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not to 
 rob our neighbor of his money or property, nor 
 bring it into our possession by unfair dealing or 
 fraudulent means, but rather assist him to improve 
 and protect it. 
 
 THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 
 neighbor. 
 
 What is meant by this Commandment ? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not de- 
 ceitfully to belie, betray, slander, nor raise injurious 
 reports against our neighbor, but apologize for him, 
 speak well of him and put the most charitable con- 
 struction oa all his actions. 
 
 THE NINTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. 
 What is meant by this Commandment? 
 
 Ans. We should so fear and love God as not to 
 desire by craftiness to gain possession of our neigh- 
 bor's inheritance or home, or to obtain it under the 
 pretext of a legal right, but be ready to assist and 
 serve "him in the preservation of his own. 
 
 THE TENTH COMMANDMENT. 
 
 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his 
 man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his 
 ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. 
 
 What is meant by this Commandment ? 
 
 Ans, We should so fear and love God as not to 
 alienate our neighbor's wife from him, entice away 
 his servants, nor let loose his cattle, but use our en- 
 deavors that they may remain and discharge their 
 duty to him. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 What does God declare concerning all these Command' 
 ments ? 
 
 Ans. He says: I the Lord thy God am a jealous 
 God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the 
 children unto the third and fourth generation of 
 them that hate Me ; and showing mercy unto thou- 
 sands of them that love Me and keep my command- 
 ments. 
 
 What is meant by this declaration f 
 Ans. God threatens to punish all those who trans- 
 
 fress these commandments. We should, therefore, 
 read His displeasure, and not act contrary to these 
 commandments. But He promises grace and every 
 blessing to all who keep them. We should, there- 
 fore, love and trust in Him, and cheerfully do what 
 He has commanded us. 
 
 PART II. 
 
 THE CREED. 
 
 FIRST ARTICLE. — OF CREATION. 
 
 I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 What is meant by this Article f 
 
 Ans. I believe that God has created me and all 
 that exists ; that He has given and still preserves to 
 me my body and soul with all my limbs and senses, 
 my reason and all the faculties of my mind, together 
 with my raiment, food, home, and family, and all 
 my property ; that He daily provides me abundantly 
 with all the necessaries of life, protects me from all 
 danger, and preserves me and guards me against all 
 evil ; all which He does out of pure, paternal, and 
 divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or 
 worthiness in me ; for all which I am in duty bound 
 to thank, praise, serve, and obey Him. This is most 
 certainly true. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 SECOND ARTICLE. — OF REDEMPTION. 
 
 And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord ; who 
 ■was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
 Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, 
 dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; the third 
 day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into 
 heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the 
 Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to 
 judge the quick and the dead. 
 
 What is meant by this Article ? 
 
 Ans. I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begot- 
 ten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, 
 born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord ; who has re- 
 deemed me, a lost»and condemned creature, secured 
 and delivered me from all sins, from death, and 
 from the power of the devil, not with silver and 
 gold, but with His holy and precious blood, and with 
 His innocent sufferings and death ; in order that I 
 might be His, live under Him in His kingdom, and 
 serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, 
 and blessedness ; even as He is risen from the dead, 
 and lives and reigns to all eternity. This is most 
 certainly true. 
 
 THIRD ARTICLE. — OF SANCTIFICATION. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy Christian 
 Church, the Communion of Saints ; the Forgiveness 
 of sins ; the Resurrection of the body ; and the Life 
 everlasting. Amen. 
 
 What is meant by this Article f 
 
 Ans. I believe that I cannot by my own reason or 
 strength believe in Jesus Christ my Lord, or come 
 to Him ; but the Holy Ghost has called me through 
 the Gospel, enlightened me by His gifts, and sancti- 
 fied and preserved me in the true faith ; in like man- 
 ner as He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies 
 the whole Christian Church on earth, and preserves 
 it in union with Jesus Christ in the true faith ; in 
 which Christian Church He daily forgives abundantly 
 all my sins, and the sins of all believers, and will 
 raise up me and all the dead at the last day, and will 
 grant everlasting life to me and to all who believe in 
 Christ. This is most certainly true. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 PART III. 
 
 THE LOED'S PRAYER. 
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Our Father Who art in heaven. 
 What is meant by this Introduction f 
 
 Ans. God would thereby affectionately encourage 
 us to believe that He is truly our Father, and that 
 we are His children indeed, so that we may call upon 
 Him with all cheerfulness and confidence, even as 
 beloved children entreat their affectionate parent. 
 
 FIRST PETITION. 
 
 Hallowed be Thy Name. 
 What is meant by this Petition f 
 
 Ans. The Name of God is indeed holy in itself; 
 but we pray in this petition that it may be hallowed 
 also by us. 
 
 ITow is this effected ? 
 
 Ans, When the Word of God is taught in its truth 
 and purity, and we, as the children of God, lead holy 
 lives, in accordance with it ; to this may our blessed 
 Father in heaven help us ! But whoever teaches 
 and lives otherwise than as God's Word prescribes, 
 profanes the Name of God among us ; from this pre^ 
 serve us, Heavenly Father ! ' 
 
 SECOND PETITION. 
 
 Thy kingdom come. 
 What is meant by this Petition? 
 
 Ans. The kingdom of God comes indeed of itself, 
 without our prayer ; but we pray in this petition that 
 it may come unto us also. 
 
 When is this effected ? 
 
 Ans. When our Heavenly Father gives us His 
 Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His 
 holy Word, and live a godly life here on earth, and 
 in heaven for ever. 
 
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THE CATECHISM 
 
 THIED PETITIO^^. 
 
 Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 
 What is meant hy this Pet it ion f 
 
 Ans. The good and gracious will of God is done in- 
 deed without our prayer ; but we pray in this peti- 
 tion that it may be done by us also. 
 
 When is this effected? 
 
 Ans. "When God frustrates ana brings to naught " 
 every evil counsel and purpose, which would hinder 
 us from hallowing the Name of God, and prevent 
 His kingdom from coining to us, such as the will of 
 the devil, of the world, and of our own flesh ; and 
 when He strengthens us, and keeps us steadfast in 
 His Word, and in the faith, even unto our end. This 
 is His gracious and good will. 
 
 FOURTH PETITION. 
 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 What is meant by this Petition f 
 
 Ans. God gives indeed without our prayer even to 
 the wicked also their daily bread; but we pray in 
 this petition that He would make us sensible of His 
 benefits, and enable us to receive our daily bread 
 with thanksgiving. 
 
 What is implied in the words: our daily bread'''' ? 
 
 ■ Ans. All things that pertain to the wants and the 
 support of this present life ; such as food, raiment, 
 money, goods, house and Ihnd, and other property ; 
 a believing spouse and good children ; trustworthy 
 servants and faithful magistrates ; favorable seasons, 
 peace and health ; education and honor ; true friends, 
 good neighbors, and the like. 
 
 FIFTH PETITION. 
 
 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those 
 who trespass against us. 
 
 What is meant by this Petition? 
 
 Ans. We pray in this petition, that our Heavenly 
 Father wotild not regard our sins, nor deny us our 
 requests on account of them ; for we are not worthy 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 of anythinf]^ for which we pray, and have not merit- 
 edit ; but that He would grant us all things through 
 grace, although we daily commit much sin, and de- 
 serve chastisement alone. We will therefore, on our 
 part, both heartily forgive, and also readily do good 
 to those who may injure or offend us. 
 
 SIXTH PETITION. 
 
 And lead us not into temptation. 
 What is meant by this Petition f 
 
 Ans. God indeed tempts no one to sin ; but we pray 
 in this petition that God would so guard and pre- 
 serve us, that the devil, the world, and our own 
 flesh, may not deceive us, nor lead us into error and 
 unbelief, despair, and other great and shameful sins; 
 and that, though we may be thus tempted, we may, 
 nevertheless, finally prevail and gain the victory. 
 
 SEVENTH PETITION. 
 
 But deliver us from evil. 
 What is meant by this Petition? 
 
 Ans. We pray in this petition, as in a summary, 
 that our Heavenly Father would deliver us from all 
 manner of evil, whether it affect the body or soul, 
 property or character, and, at last, when the hour 
 of death shall arrive, grant us a happy end, and gra- 
 ciously take us from this world of sorrow to Him- 
 self in heaven. 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
 glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 What is meant by the word ^^Amen " f 
 
 Ans. That I should be assured that such petitions 
 are acceptable to our Heavenly Father, and are heard 
 by Him ; for He Himself has commanded us to pray 
 in this manner, and has promised that He will hear 
 us. Amen, Amen, that is, Yea, yea, it shall be so. 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 PART IV. 
 
 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM. 
 
 I. What is Baptism 9 
 
 Ans, Baptism is not simply water, but it is the 
 water comprehended in God's command, and con- 
 nected with God's Word. 
 
 What is thai Word of God f 
 
 Ans. It is that which our Lord Jesus Christ spake, 
 as it is recorded in the last chapter of Matthew, verse 
 19 ; "Go ye, and teach all nations, baptizing them in 
 the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
 Holy Ghost." 
 
 II. What gifts or benefits does Baptism confer f 
 
 Ans. It worketh forgiveness of sins, delivers from 
 death and the devil, and confers everlasting salva- 
 tion on all who believe, as the Word and promise of 
 God declare. 
 
 What are such words and promises of Godf 
 
 Ans. Those which our Lord Jesus Christ spake, as 
 they are recorded in the last chapter of Mark, verse 
 16: "He that believeth and is baptized, shall be 
 saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be damned." 
 
 III. How can water produce such great effects? 
 
 Ans. It is not the water indeed that produces these 
 effects, but the Word of God which accompanies and 
 is connected with the water, and our faith, which 
 relies on the Word of God connected with the water. 
 For the water, without the Word of God, is simply 
 water and no Baptism. But when connected with 
 the Word of God, it is a baptism, that is, a gracious 
 water of life, a " washing of regeneration" in the 
 Holy Ghost ; as St. Paul says to Titus, in the third 
 chapter, verses 5-8: " According to His mercy He 
 saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and re- 
 newing of the Holy Ghost ; which He shed on us 
 abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that 
 being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs 
 according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faith- 
 ful saying." 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 IV. What does such baptism with water signify f 
 
 Ans. It signifies that the old Adam in us is to be 
 drowned and destroyed by daily sorrow and repent- 
 ance, together with all sins and evil lusts; and that 
 again the new man should daily come forth and 
 rise, that shall live in the presence of God in right- 
 eousness and purity forever 
 
 Where is it so written f 
 
 Ans. St. Paul, in the Epistle to the Eomans, chap- 
 ter 6, verse 4, says: "We are buried with Christ by 
 Baptism into death ; that like as He was raised up 
 ^rom the dead by the glory of the Father, even so w« 
 also should walk in newness of life." 
 
 OF CONFESSION. 
 What is Confession ? 
 
 Ans. Confession consists .of two parts: the one is, 
 that we confess our sins ; the other, that we receive 
 absolution or forgiveness through the pastor as of 
 God himself, in no wise doubting, but firmly believ- 
 ing that our sins are thus forgiven before God in 
 heaven. 
 
 What sins ought we to confess ? 
 
 Ans. In the presence of God we should acknowl- 
 edge ourselves guilty of all manner of sins, even of 
 those which we do not ourselves perceive; as we do 
 in the Lord's Prayer. But in the presence of the 
 pastor we should confess those sins alone of which 
 we have knowledge, and which we feel in our hearts. 
 
 Which are these f 
 
 Ans. Here reflect in your condition, according to 
 the Ten Commandments, namely : Whether you are 
 a father or mother, a son or daughter, a master or 
 mistress, a manservant or maidservant — whether 
 you have been disobedient, unfaithful, slothful — 
 whether you have injured any one by words or ac- 
 tions — whether you have stolen, neglected, or wasted 
 aught, or done other evil. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 PART V. 
 
 THE SACEAMENT OF THE ALTAR, 
 
 OR, THE lord's SUPPER. 
 
 i7 hat is the Sacrament of the Altar ? 
 
 Ans. It is the true Body and Blood of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ, under the bread and wine, given unto 
 us Christians to eat and to drink, as it was instituted 
 by Christ Himself. 
 
 Where is it so luritten ? 
 
 Ans. The Holy Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and 
 Luke, together with St. Paul, write thus : 
 
 " Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which 
 He was betrayed, took bread: and when He had 
 given thanks, He brake it, and gave it to the disci- 
 ples, and said. Take, eat ; this is my Body, which is 
 given for you: this do, in remembrance of Me. 
 
 " After the same manner also He took the cup, 
 when He had supped, gdve thanks, and gave it to 
 them, saying. Drink ye all of it : this cup is the new 
 testament in my Blood, which is shed for you, for 
 the remission of sins : this do ye, as oft as ye drink 
 it, in remembrance of Me." 
 
 What benefits are derived from such eating and drinJc- 
 ingf 
 
 Ans. They are pointed out in these words: "given 
 and shed for you, for the remission of sins." Namely, 
 through these words, the remission of sins, life and 
 salvation are granted unto us in the Sacrament. For 
 where there is remission of sins, there are also life 
 and salvation. 
 
 How can the bodily eating and drinking produce such 
 great effects ? 
 Ans. The eating and the drinking, indeed, do not 
 produce them, but the words which stand here, 
 namely : " given, and shed for you, for the remission 
 of sins." These words are, besides the bodily eating 
 and drinking, the chief things in the Sacrament: 
 and he who believes the words, has that which they 
 declare and set forth, namely, the remission of sins. 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 Who is it, then, that receives this Sacrament worthily* 
 Ans. Fasting and bodily preparation are indeed a 
 good external discipline ; but he is truly worthy and 
 well prepared who believes these words, "given and 
 shed for you, for the remission of sins." But he who 
 does not believe these words, or who doubts, is un- 
 worthy and unfit ; for the words : " for you," require 
 truly believing hearts. 
 
 MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER. 
 
 " \In the Morning, when thou risest, thou shali say : 
 
 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
 the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 \ Then^ kneeling or standing, thou shalt say the Apos- 
 tles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer. 
 ^ Then thou shalt say this Prayer : 
 I give thanks unto Thee, Heavenly Father, through 
 Jesus Christ Thy dear Son, that Thou hast protected 
 me through the night from all danger and harm ; 
 and I beseech Thee to preserve and keep me this 
 day also, from all sin and evil; that in all my 
 thoughts, words, and deeds, I may serve and please 
 Thee. Into Thy hands I commend my body and 
 soul, and all that is mine. Let Thy holy angel have 
 charge concerning me, that the wicked one have no 
 power over me. Amen. 
 
 ^ In the livening, when thou goest to bed, thou shalt say: 
 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
 the Holy Ghost. , Amen. 
 
 ■ f Then, kneeling or standing, thou shalt say the Apos- 
 tles' Creed and the Lord's Prayer, 
 f Then thou shalt say this Prayer : 
 I give thanks unto Thee, Heavenly Father, through 
 Jesus Christ Thy dear Son, that Thou hast this day 
 so graciously protected me, and I beseech Thee to 
 forgive me all my sins, and the wrong which I have 
 done, and by Thy great mercy defend me from all 
 the perils and dangers of this night. Into Thy hands 
 I commend my body and soul, and all that is mine. 
 Let Thy holy angel have charge concerning me, that, 
 the wicked one have no power over me. Amen, 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 GRACE BEFORE MEAT. 
 
 ^ Before meaty the members of the family surrounding 
 the table reverently and with folded hands^ there ^ 
 shall be said : 
 The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord : and Thou 
 
 givest them their meat in due season. Thou ope nest 
 
 Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living 
 
 thing. 
 
 ^ Then shall he said the Lord's Prayer, and after that 
 this Fray er: 
 
 O Lord God, Heavenly Father, hless unto us these 
 Thy gifts, which of Thy tender kindness Thou hast 
 bestowed upon ns, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 THANKS AFTER MEAT. 
 
 ^ After meat, reverently and with folded hands, shall 
 be said : 
 
 0 give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good : for 
 His mercy endureth for ever. He giveth food to all 
 flesh ; He giveth to the beast his food, and to the 
 young ravens which cry. The Lord taketh pleasure 
 in them that fear Him : in those that hope in His 
 mercy. 
 
 ^ then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, and- after that 
 this Prayer : 
 
 We give thanks to Thee, O God our Father, for all 
 Thy benefits, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who 
 with Thee iiveth and reigneth, for ever and ever. 
 Amen. 
 
 TABLE OF DUTIES. 
 
 Or, certain passages of the Scriptures, selected for va- 
 rious orders and conditions of men, wherein their 
 respective duties are set forth. 
 
 BISHOPS, PASTORS, AND PREACHERS. 
 
 A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one 
 wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hos- 
 pitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, 
 not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawl- 
 er, not covetous ; one that ruleth well his own house, 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 having his children in subjection with all gravity ; 
 not a novice, but holding fast the faithful word as 
 he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound 
 doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gain- 
 sayers.— 1 Tim. 3:2-6; Tit. 1 : 9. 
 
 MAGISTRATES. 
 
 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. 
 For there is no power but of God ; the powers that 
 be are ordained of God ; for rulers are not a terror to 
 good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be 
 afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou 
 shalt have praise of the same; for he is the minis- 
 ter of God to thee for good. But if thou do that 
 which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword 
 in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger to 
 execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. — Bom. 13 : 
 1-4. 
 
 HUSBANDS. 
 
 Ye husbands, dwell with your wives according to 
 knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the 
 weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the 
 grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. — 
 1 Pet. 3 : 7. And be not bitter against them. — Col. 
 3 : 19. 
 
 WIVES. 
 
 Wives, submit yourselves unto your husbands, as 
 unto the Lord — even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, 
 calling him lord; whose daughters ye are, as long as 
 ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. 
 ^Eph. 5 : 22 ; 1 Pei. 3 : 6. 
 
 PARENTS. 
 
 Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath : 
 but bring them up in the nurture and admonition . 
 of the Lord.— 6:4. 
 
 CHILDREN. 
 
 Children, obey your parents in the Lord : for this 
 is right. Honor thy father and thy mother; which 
 is the first commandment with promise ; that it may 
 be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the 
 earth.— 6 : 1-3. 
 
 MALE AND FEMALE SERVANTS AND LABORERS. 
 
 Servants, be obedient to them that are your mas- 
 ters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, 
 
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THE CATECHISM, 
 
 in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; not with 
 eye-service, as men-pleasers ; but as the servants of 
 Christ doing the will of God from the heart ; with 
 good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to 
 men; knowing that whatsoever good thing any man 
 doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord,whether 
 he be bond or free. — Eph. 6 : 5-8. 
 
 MASTEKS MISTRESSES. 
 
 Ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbear- 
 ing threatening : knowing that your Master also is 
 in heaven ; neither is there respect of persons with 
 Jlim.—IJph. 6 : 9. 
 
 YOUNG PEESONS IK GENERAL. 
 
 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourself unto the 
 elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, 
 and be clothed with humility : for God resisteth the 
 proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble 
 yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, 
 that He may exalt you in due time. — 1 JPet. 5:5,6. 
 
 WIDOWS. 
 
 She that is a widow indeed, an^. aesoiate, trusteth 
 in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers 
 night and day; but she that liveth in pleasure is 
 dead while she liveth. — 1 Tim. 5 : 5, 6. 
 
 CHRISTIANS IN GENERAL. 
 
 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Herein 
 are comprehended all the commandments. — Bom, 
 13 : 9, 10. And preserved in prayer for all men. 1 
 Tim. 2 : 1, 2. 
 
 Blessed are they that do His Commandments. 
 
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CHANTS AND OANTIOLES. 
 
 1 Gloria Patri, 
 
 GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, 
 And to the Holy Ghost : 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall bo, 
 World without end. Amen. 
 
 2 Te Deum Laudamus, 
 
 WE praise Thee, O God : we acknowledge Thee 
 to be the Lord. 
 All the earth doth, worship Thee, the Father ever- 
 lasting. 
 
 To Thee all angels cry aloud ; 
 
 The heavens, and all the powers therein. 
 
 To Thee, Cherubim and Seraphim 
 Continually do cry, 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; 
 
 Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee. 
 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thee. 
 The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee. 
 Thfe holy Church throughout all the world doth ac- 
 knowledge Thee ; 
 The Father, of an infinite Majesty. 
 
 Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; 
 Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 
 
 Thou art the King of Glory, 0 Christ. 
 Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. 
 
 When thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, 
 Th^u didst humble Thyself to be born of a virgin. 
 
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 CHANTS AKD CANTICLES. 
 
 "When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, 
 Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven lo all be- 
 lievers. 
 
 Thou sittest at the right hand of God 
 In the glory of the Father. 
 
 "We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge. 
 We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, whom 
 Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood. 
 
 JVIake them to be numbered with Thy saints 
 In glory everlasting. 
 
 O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine heritage. 
 Govern them, and lift them up forever. 
 
 Bay by day we magnify Thee. 
 
 And we worship Thy Name ever, world without end. 
 
 Youchsafe, O Lord, to keep uslhis day without sin. 
 O Lord, have mercy upon us; have mercy upon us. 
 
 O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in 
 Thee. 
 
 O Lord, in Thee have I trusted, let me never be con- 
 founded. Amen. 
 
 S Gloria in Excelsis. 
 
 GLOEY be to God on high ; 
 And on earth, peace, good will towards men. 
 We praise Thee, w^e bless Thee, we worship Thee, 
 We glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy 
 great glory. 
 
 O Lord God, heavenly King, 
 
 God the Father Almighty. 
 
 O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; 
 
 O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, 
 
 That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive 
 our prayer. 
 
 Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, 
 
 have mercy upon us. 
 For thou only art Holy ; Thou only art the Lord. 
 Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art n^ost 
 
 high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 
 
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CHANTS AND CANTICLES. 3 
 
 4: Magnificat. 
 
 MY soul doth magnify the Lord ; 
 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Sa- 
 viour. 
 For He hath regarded 
 The low estate of His handmaiden. 
 
 For behold, from henceforth 
 
 All generations shall call me blessed. 
 
 For He that is mighty hath done to me great things, 
 and holy is His Name ; 
 
 And His mercy is on them that fear Him, from gen- 
 eration to generation. 
 
 He hath showed strength with His arm ; 
 
 He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of 
 
 their hearts. 
 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, 
 And exalted them of low degree. 
 
 He hath filled the hungry with good things, 
 
 And the rich He hath sent empty away. 
 
 He hath holpen His servant Israel in remembrance 
 
 of His mercy ; 
 As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to 
 
 His seed, for ever. 
 
 5 Venite Exnltenms Domino. 
 
 OH, come, let us sing unto the Lord : 
 Let us make a joyful noise to the Bock of our 
 salvation. 
 
 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving. 
 And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. 
 
 For the Lord is a great God, 
 
 And a great King above all gods. 
 
 In His hand are the deep places of the earth; 
 
 The strength of the hills is His also. 
 
 The sea is His, and He made it ; 
 And His hands formed the dry land. 
 Oh, come, let us worship and bow down ; 
 Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. 
 
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4 
 
 CHANTS AND CANTICLES. 
 
 For He is our God ; 
 
 And we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep 
 
 of His hand. 
 Oh, come, let us sing unto the Lord : 
 Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of salvation. 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
 
 Holy Ghost: 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands, 
 Serve the Lord with gladness ; 
 Come before His presence with singing. 
 Know ye that the Lord, He is God : 
 It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves. 
 We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. 
 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, 
 And into His courts with praise : 
 Be thankful unto Him, and bless His Name. 
 For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting. 
 And His truth endureth to all generations. 
 
 OSING unto the Lord a new song, 
 For He hath done marvellous things. 
 His right hand, and His holy arm, 
 Hath gotten Hin\ the victory. 
 The Lord hath made known His salvation : 
 His righteousness hath He openly showed in the 
 
 sight of the heathen. 
 He hath remembered His mercy and His truth to- 
 wards the house of Israel ; 
 And all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation 
 of our God. 
 
 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth; 
 Make a loud noise, and rejoice and sing praises. 
 Sing unto the Lord with the harp, 
 With the harp and the voice of a psalm. 
 Let the floods clap their hands ; 
 Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord : 
 For He cometh to judge the earth ; 
 With righteousness shall He judge the world, and 
 the people with equity. 
 
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 Jubilate Deo. 
 
 Oantate Domino, 
 
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CHANTS AND CANTICLES. 5 
 
 8 Bonum est Oonfiteri. 
 
 IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : 
 And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High; 
 
 To show forth Thy loving-kindness in the morning, 
 And Thy faithfulness every night; 
 
 Upon an instrument often strings, and upon the 
 lute ; 
 
 Upon the harp with a solemn sound. 
 
 For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy 
 work, 
 
 And I vrill triumph in the works of Thy hands. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
 And to the Holy Ghost: 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
 World without end. Amen. 
 
 Dens Misereatur. 
 
 GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, 
 And cause His face to shine upon us. ^ 
 
 That Thy way may be known upon earth, 
 Thy saying health among all nations. 
 
 Let the people praise Thee, 0 God : 
 Let all the people praise Thee. 
 
 Then shall the earth yield her increase, 
 And God, even our own God, shall bless us. 
 
 God shall bless us, 
 
 And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. 
 
 10 Benedic Anima mea. 
 
 BLESS the Lord, O my soul ; 
 And all that is within me, bless His holy Name. 
 
 Bless the Lord, O'my soul, 
 And forget not all His benefits. 
 
 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; 
 Who healeth all thy diseases. 
 
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6 CHANTS AND CANTICLES. 
 
 Who redeemetli thy life from destruction ; 
 Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender 
 mercies, 
 
 Bless the Lord, ye His angels that excel in strength, 
 That do His commandments, hearkening unto the 
 voice of His Word. 
 
 Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts ; 
 
 Ye ministers of His that do His pleasure. 
 
 Bless the Lord, all His works, in all places of His 
 
 dominion : 
 Bless the Lord, O my soul. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
 Holy Ghost: 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
 be, world without end. Amen. 
 
 11 Benedictus. 
 
 BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel ; 
 For He hath visited and redeemed His people; 
 
 And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us. 
 In the house of His servant David ; 
 
 As He spake by the mouth of His holy Prophets, 
 Which have been since the world began : 
 
 That we should be saved from our enemies. 
 
 And from the hand of all that hate us : 
 
 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, 
 
 And to remember His holy covenant : 
 
 The oath which He sware to our father Abraham, 
 
 That He would grant unto us : 
 
 That we, being delivered out of the hand of our 
 
 enemies, 
 Might serve Him without fear, 
 In holiness and righteousness before Him, 
 All the days of our life. 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 
 And to the Holy Ghost: 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
 World without end. Amen. 
 
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HYMNS AND CAROLS. 
 
 WOKSHIP. 
 
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 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. 
 
 3 We are His people, we His care, 
 
 Our souls and all our mortal frame ; 
 What lasting honors shall we rear, 
 Almighty Maker, to Thy Name? 
 
 4 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. 
 
 5 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. 
 
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 PRAISE the Lord ! ye heavens, adore Him ; 
 Praise Him, angels, in the height; 
 Sun and moon, rejoice before Hlni ; 
 Praise Him, all ye stars and light. 
 
 2 Praise the Lord ! for He hath spoken, 
 Worlds His mighty voice obeyed ; 
 Laws, which never shall be broken, 
 For their guidance He hath made. 
 
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WORSHIP. 
 
 3 Praise the Lord ! for He is glorious ; 
 
 Never shall His promise fail ; 
 God hath made His grace 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 I 
 
 MIGHTY God, while angels bless Thee, 
 May a mortal lisp Thy Name? 
 Lord of men as well as angels, 
 Thou art every creature's theme. 
 
 2 Lord of every land and nation, 
 
 Ancient of eternal days ! 
 Sounded through the wide creation 
 Be Thy just and lawful praise. 
 
 3 For the grandeur of Thy nature, 
 
 Grand beyond a seraph's thought; 
 For created works of power, 
 Works with skill and kindness wrought. 
 
 4 But Thy rich, Thy free Redemption, 
 
 Dark through brightness all along — 
 Thought is poor, and poor expression : 
 Who dare sing that awful song 1 
 
 5 From the highest throne in glory 
 
 To the Cross of deejDest woe! 
 All to ransom guilty captives I 
 Flow my praise, forever flow. 
 
 OH, what praises shall we render 
 To the Lord who reigns above, 
 For His mercies, constant, tender. 
 
 For His condescending love I 
 Though we often have offended, 
 
 And transgressed His holy will, 
 Still has He our souls befriended ; 
 We may call Him Father still. 
 2 Heavenly Father, Thou hast taught us 
 Thus to seek Thee in our youth; 
 Hitherto Thy grace hath brought us. 
 Lead us onward in Thy truth. 
 
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WORSHIP. 
 
 We are weak, do Thou uphold us, 
 And from every snare defend ; 
 
 Let Thy mighty arms enfold us, 
 Save us, keej) us, to the end. 
 
 3 Oh, our Father, great and glorious! 
 
 Draw our youthful hearts to Thee; 
 Let Thy grace be there victorious, 
 
 Let Thy love our portion be. 
 May we know Thy great salvation, 
 
 Serve and love Thee all our days; 
 Then in heaven, Thy habitation, 
 
 Join to sing Thine endless praise. 
 
 LORD, with glowing heart I'd praise Thee, 
 For the bliss Thy love bestows, 
 For the pardoning grace that saves me, 
 
 And the peace that from it flows. 
 Help, O God, my weak endeavor; 
 
 This dull soul to rapture raise : 
 Thou must light the flame, or never 
 Can my love be warmed to praise. 
 
 2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, 
 
 Wretched wanderer, far astray ; 
 Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee 
 
 From the paths of death away. 
 Praise, with love's devoutest feeling. 
 
 Him who saw thy guilt-born fear, 
 And the light of hope revealing, 
 
 Bade the blood-stained Cross appear. 
 
 3 Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling 
 
 Vainly would my lips express: 
 Low before Thy footstool kneeling, 
 
 Deign Thy suppliant's prayer to bless. 
 Let Thy grace, my soul's chief treasure. 
 
 Love's pure flame within me raise: 
 And, since words can never measure, 
 
 Let my life show forth Thy praise. 
 
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 COME, sound His praise abroad, 
 And hymns of glory singl 
 Jehovah is the sovereign God, 
 The universal King. 
 
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4 
 
 WORSHIP. 
 
 2 He formed the deeps nnkno-wn ; 
 
 He gave the seas their bounds; 
 The wat'ry worlds are all His own, 
 And all the solid ground. 
 
 3 Come, worship at His throne ; 
 
 Come, bow before the Lord; 
 "We are His works and not our own, 
 He formed us by His word. 
 
 4 To-day attend His voice, 
 
 Nor dare provoke His rod ; 
 Come, like the people of His choice, 
 And own your gracious God ! 
 
 Doxology. 
 To God the Father, Son, 
 
 And Spirit, One in Three, 
 Be glory, as it was, is now. 
 
 And shall forever be. 
 
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 0 BLESS the Lord, my soul ! 
 Let all within me join, 
 And aid my tongue to bless His Name, 
 Whose favors are divine. 
 
 2 O bless the Lord, my soul ! 
 
 Nor let His mercies lie 
 Forgotten in unthankfulness, 
 And without praises die. 
 
 3 'T is He forgives thy sins j 
 
 'T is He relieves thy pain ; 
 'T is He that heals thy sicknesses. 
 And gives thee strength again. 
 
 4 He crowns thy life with Love, 
 
 When ransomed from the grave ; 
 He that redeemed my soul from death 
 Hath sovereign power to save. 
 
 5 His wondrous works and ways 
 
 He made by Moses known ; 
 But sent the world His truth and grace 
 By His beloved Son. 
 
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 HOLY FATHER, great Creator, 
 Source of Mercy, love, and peace, 
 Look upon the Mediator, 
 
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WORSHIP. 
 
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 Clothe us with His righteousness ; 
 
 Heavenly Father, 
 Through the Saviour hear and bless. 
 
 2 Holy Jesus, Lord of Glory, 
 
 Whom angelic hosts proclaim, 
 While we hear Thy wondrous story. 
 Meet and worship in Thy name, 
 
 Dear Redeemer, 
 In our hearts Thy peace proclaim. 
 
 3 Holy Spirit, Sanctifier, 
 
 Come with unction from above, 
 Raise our hearts to raptures higher, 
 Fill them with the Saviour's love ; 
 
 Source of comfort, 
 Cheer us with the Saviour's love. 
 
 4 God the Lord, through every nation. 
 
 Let Thy wondrous mercies shine ; 
 In the song of Thy salvation 
 Every tongue and race combine ; 
 
 Great Jehovah, 
 Form our hearts and make them Thine. 
 
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 HUMBLE praises, holy Jesus, 
 Infant voices raise to Thee : 
 In Thy mercy, O receive us I 
 Suffer us Thy lambs to be. 
 Chorus. — Halleluia, sweetly singing, 
 
 Joyful tribute now we bring. 
 Halleluia, Halleluia! 
 Halleluia, to our King. 
 2 Gracious Saviour, be Thou with us; 
 Let Thy mercy richly flow : 
 Give Thy Spirit, blessed Jesus ! 
 Light and life on us bestow. 
 Chorus. — Halleluia, sweetly singing, etc. 
 
 21. Alleluia J dulce carmen. 
 
 ALLELUIA ! best and sweetest 
 Of the hymns of praise above! 
 Alleluia ! thou repeatest, 
 Angel host, these notes of love. 
 
 This ye utter, 
 While your golden harps ye move. 
 
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 WORSHIP. 
 
 2 Alleluia ! Church victorious, 
 
 Join the concert of the sky! 
 Alleluia! bright and glorious, 
 Lift, ye saints, this strain on high ! 
 
 We, poor exiles, 
 Join not yet your melody. 
 
 3 Alleluia 1 strains of gladness 
 
 Suit not souls with anguish torn: 
 Alleluia! sounds of sadness 
 Best become our state forlorn : 
 
 Our offences 
 We with bitter tears must mourn. 
 
 4 But our earnest supplication, 
 
 Holy God, we raise to Thee: 
 Visit us with Thy salvation, 
 Make us all Thy joys to seel 
 
 Alleluia ! 
 Ours at length this strain shall be. 
 
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 FATHER, though Thy Name be holy, 
 High and lifted up Thy throne, 
 Still, Thou stoopest to the lowly, 
 And wilt such with favor own. 
 
 Heavenly Father, 
 Let us worship Thee alone. 
 
 2 Heaven itself cannot contain Thee, 
 
 Bright and glorious as Thou art ; 
 Yet a little child may claim Thee 
 As a dweller in his heart. 
 
 Heavenly Father, 
 Let me not from Thee depart ! 
 
 3 With Thy gracious presence cheer me, 
 
 Keep me in Thy perfect love; 
 All my journey be Thou near me, 
 Bring me to Thy home above. 
 
 Heavenly Father, 
 May I all Thy fulness prove ! 
 
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 ALL hail the power of Jesus' Name! 
 Let angels prostrate fall ; 
 Bring forth the royal diadem. 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 
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WOESHIP. 
 
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 2 Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line, 
 
 Whom David Lord did call ; 
 The God incarnate, Man divine: 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 
 3 Let every kindred, every tribe, 
 
 On this terrestrial ball, 
 To Him all majesty ascribe, 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 
 4 O that with yonder sacred throng 
 
 We at His feet may fall ; 
 We'll join the everlasting song, 
 And crown Him Lord of all. 
 
 t^4: Nun danket alle Goit. 
 
 NOW thank we all our God, 
 With heart and hands and voices, 
 Who wondrous things hath done, 
 
 In whom, His earth rejoices ; 
 Who from our mother's arms 
 Hath blessed us on our way 
 With countless gifts of love. 
 And still is ours to-day. 
 
 2 O may this bounteous God, 
 
 Through all our life be near us, 
 With ever joyful hearts. 
 
 And blessed peace to cheer us ; 
 And keep us in His grace, 
 
 And guide us when perplexed, 
 And free us from all ills, 
 
 In this world and the next. 
 
 3 All praise and thanks to God 
 
 The Father, now be given. 
 The Son and Him who reigns 
 
 With them in highest heaven ; 
 The One eternal God, 
 
 Whom earth and heaven adore ; 
 For thus it was, is now, 
 
 And shall be evermore I 
 
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 GLOHYto God on high! 
 Let earth to heaven reply, 
 Praise ye His name ! 
 
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 WOESHIP. 
 
 His love and grace adore, 
 Who all our sorrows bore ; 
 Sing aloud evermore, 
 " Worthy the Lamb ! " 
 
 2 They who surround the throne 
 Cheerfully join in one, 
 Praising His Name ! 
 
 We who have felt His blood 
 Sealing our peace with God, 
 Sound His dear Name abroad, 
 "Worthy the Lamb!" 
 
 3 Join, all ye ransomed race. 
 Our Lord and God to bless, 
 Praise ye His Name ! 
 
 On Him we fix our choice. 
 In Him we will rejoice, 
 Shouting with heart and voice, 
 " Worthy the Lamb ! " 
 
 4 Soon we shall reach the place 
 Where we shall never cease 
 Praising His Name. 
 
 Then richer songs we'll bring, 
 Hail Him our gracious King, 
 And thus for ever sing, 
 "Worthy the Lamb!" 
 
 WE gather, we gather, dear Jesus, to bring 
 The breathings of love 'mid the blossoms 
 of Spring ; 
 
 Our Maker, Eedeemer, we gratefully raise 
 
 Our hearts and our voices in hymning Thy praise. 
 
 2 When stooping to earth from the brightness of 
 
 Heaven, 
 
 Thy blood for our ransom so freely was given, 
 Thou deignedstto listen while children adored, 
 With joyjful Hosannas, the bless'd of the Lord. 
 
 3 Those arms, which embraced little children of old, 
 Still love to encircle the lambs of the fold ; 
 
 That grace which inviteth the wandering home, 
 Hath never forbidden the youngest to come. 
 ■4 Hosanna! Hosanna! Great Teacher ! we raise 
 Our hearts and our voices in hymning Thy praise 
 For precept and promise so graciously given, 
 For blessings of earth, and glories of heaven. 
 
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WORSHIP. 
 
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 27 Schonster Herr Jesu. 
 
 / T)EAUTIFUL Saviour ! King of creation ! 
 
 Jj Son of God and Son of man ! 
 Truly I'd love Thee, Truly I'd serve Thee, 
 Light of my soul, say Joy, my Crown. 
 
 2 Fair are the meadows, fairer the woodlands, 
 
 Robed in flowers of blooming Spring ; 
 Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer ; 
 He makes our sorrowing spirit sing. 
 
 3 Fair is the sunshine, fairer the moonlight 
 
 And the sparkling stars on high ; 
 Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer, 
 Than all the angels in the sky. 
 
 4 Beautiful Saviour! Lord of the nations! 
 
 Son of God and Son of man ! 
 Glory and honor, praise, adoration, 
 Now and for evermore be Thine I 
 
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 HOLY, holy, holy Lord! 
 Be Thy glorious Name adored. 
 Lord, Thy mercies never fail : 
 Hail, celestial Goodness, hail! 
 
 2 Though unworthy. Lord, Thine ear ) 
 Deign our humble songs to hear. 
 Purer praise we hope to bring, 
 When around Thy throne we sing. 
 
 3 There no tongue shall silent be ; 
 All shall join in harmony ; 
 
 That through heaven's capacious round 
 Praise to Thee may ever sound. 
 
 4 Lord, Thy mercies never fail : 
 Hail, celestial Goodness, hail ! 
 Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 
 
 Be Thy glorious Name adored. 
 
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 THE strain upraise of joy and praise. Alleluia, 
 2 To the glory of their King 
 Shall the ransomed people sing, Alleluia, Alleluia. 
 
 S And the choirs that dwell on high 
 
 Shall re-echo through the sky, Alleluia, Alleluia. 
 
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 WOESHIP. 
 
 4 They through the fields of Paradise that roam, 
 The blessed ones, repeat thTough that bright 
 
 home, Alleluia, Alleluia. 
 
 5 The planets glittering on their heavenly way. 
 The shining constellations, join and say, Alle- 
 luia, Alleluia. 
 
 6 Ye clouds, that onward sweep, 
 
 Ye vinds, on pinions light, 
 Ye thunders, echoing loud and deep, 
 
 Ye lightnings, wildly bright, 
 In sweet consent unite your Alleluia. 
 
 7 Ye floods and ocean billows, 
 
 Ye storms and winter snow, 
 Ye days of cloudless beauty, 
 
 Hoar-frost ana summer glow, 
 Ye groves that wave in spring, 
 
 And glorious forests, sing, Alleluia, 
 
 8 First let the birds, with painted plumage gay, 
 Exalt their great Creator's praise, and say. Alle- 
 luia, Alleluia. 
 
 9 Then let the beasts of the earth with varying 
 
 strain, 
 
 Join in Creation's Hymn, and cry again, Alleluia, 
 Alleluia. 
 
 10 Here let the mountains thunder forth sonorous, 
 
 Alleluia. 
 
 There let the valleys sing in gentler chorus, Al- 
 leluia. 
 
 11 Thou jubilant abyss of ocean cry, Alleluia. 
 
 Ye tracts of earth and continents reply, Alleluia. 
 
 12 To God, who all creation made. 
 
 The frequent hymn be duly paid, Alleluia, Alle- 
 luia. 
 
 13 This is the strain, the eternal strain, the Lord of 
 
 all things loves : Alleluia. 
 This is the song, the heavenly song, that Christ 
 Himself approves : Alleluia. 
 
 14 "Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice awak- 
 
 ing, Alleluia. ^ 
 And children's voices echo, answer making. Al- 
 leluia. 
 
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 15 Now from all men be outpoured 
 Alleluia to the Lord ; 
 
 With Alleluia evermore 
 The Son and Spirit we adore. 
 
 16 Praise be done to the Three in One. 
 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 
 
 Alleluia! Amen. 
 
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 OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 ODAY of rest and gladness ! 
 O day of joy and light ! 
 O balm of care and sadness, 
 
 Most beautiful, most bright, 
 On Thee the high and lowly. 
 
 Through ages j oined in tune, 
 Sing, holy, holy, holy, 
 To God the great Triune. 
 
 2 On Thee, at the creation, 
 
 The light first had its birth ; 
 On Thee, for our salvation, 
 
 Christ rose from depths of earth ; 
 On Thee, ouf Lord, victorious, 
 
 The Spirit sent from heaven ; 
 And thus on Thee, most glorious, 
 
 A triple light was given. 
 
 3 To-day, on weary nations, 
 
 The heavenly manna falls ; 
 To holy convocations 
 
 The silver trumpet calls. 
 Where gospel light is glowing 
 
 With pure and radiant beams, 
 And living water fl owing. 
 
 With soul-refreshing streams. 
 
 4 New graces ever gaining 
 
 From this one day of rest. 
 We reach the Rest remaining 
 
 To spirits of the blest ; 
 To Holy Ghost be praises, 
 
 To Father and to Son, 
 The Church her voice upraises 
 
 To Thee, blest Three in .One. 
 
 IN Thy name, O Lord, assembling, 
 We Thy children now draw near ; 
 Teach us to rejoice with trembling; 
 
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OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 Speak, and let Thy servants hear, 
 
 Hear with meekness, 
 Hear Thy Word with godly fear. 
 
 2 While our days on earth are lengthened, 
 
 Help us give them, Lord, to Thee ; 
 In Thy service hourly strengthened, 
 May we never weary be, 
 
 Till Thy glory 
 In the world of light we see. 
 
 3 Then in worship purer, sweeter, 
 
 Thee Thy children will adore. 
 Tasting joys far higher, greater 
 Than were e'er conceived before. 
 
 Praising, serving 
 Thee, our God, for evermore. 
 
 LOED, by Thee in safety borne 
 To another Sunday morn, 
 Ouce again our pilgrim feet 
 In Thy peaceful temple meet. 
 As we pass the hallowed porch, 
 
 From our hearts the world exclude, 
 On the quiet of Thy Church 
 Let no earth-born thought intrude, 
 
 2 Banish roving fancies far ; 
 Tune afresh the souls that jar; 
 Let the day its influence shed, 
 Till the coming week be fled. 
 We must answer for to-day, 
 
 For its service and its rest ; 
 Give us grace to praise and pray, 
 
 Grace to love Thee, and be blest. 
 
 Zeige Dich iins ohne HulU, 
 
 LORD remove the veil away, 
 Let us see Thyself to-day ! 
 Thou who earnest from on high. 
 For our sins to bleed and die. 
 Help us now to cast aside 
 All that would our hearts divide; 
 With the Father and the Son 
 Let Thy living Church be ope. 
 
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OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 2 O, from earthly cares set free, 
 Let us find our rest in Thee I 
 May our cares and conflicts cease 
 In the calm of Sabbath peace, 
 That Thy people hero below 
 Something of the bliss may know, 
 Something of the rest and love 
 In the Sabbath home above I 
 
 3 Lord, Thy sinful child prepare 
 For a place and portion there ! 
 Give my soul the spotless dress 
 Of Thy perfect Righteousness: 
 Then at length, a welcome guest, 
 I shall enter to the feast, 
 Earthly cares and sorrows o'er, 
 Joys to last for evermore. 
 
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 BLEST day of God, most calm, most bright, 
 The first and best of days ; 
 The laborer's rest, the saint's delight. 
 The day of prayer and praise ! 
 
 My Saviour's face made thee to shine, 
 
 His rising did thee raise ; 
 This made thee heavenly and divine 
 Beyond the common days. 
 
 The first fruits oft a hlessing prove 
 
 To all the sheaves behind ; 
 And they that do a Sabbath love, 
 A happy week shall find. 
 
 This day must T 'fore God appear, 
 
 For, Lord, the day is Thine ; 
 O let me spend it in Thy fear. 
 Then shall the day be mine. 
 
 ASSEMBLED in our school once more, 
 O Lord, Thy blessing we implore. 
 We meet to read, and sing, and pray ; 
 Be with us then through this Thy day. 
 
 2 Our fervent prayer to Thee ascends, 
 For parents, teachers, foes, and friends; 
 And when we in Thy house appear, 
 Help us to worship in Thy fear. 
 
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 OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 3 When we on earth, shall meet no more, 
 May we above to glory soar ; 
 And praise Thee in more lofty strains, 
 Where one eternal Sabbath reigns. 
 
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 SAFELY through another week, 
 God has brought us on our way : 
 Let us now a blessing seek, 
 
 Waiting in His courts to-day ; 
 Day of all the week the best, 
 Emblem of eternal rest. 
 
 2 Mercies multiplied each hour 
 
 Through the week, our praise demand; 
 Guarded by Thy mighty power, 
 
 Fed and guided by Thy hand; 
 Though ungrateful we have been. 
 Only made returns of sin. 
 
 3 While we pray for pardoning grace, 
 
 Through the dear Redeemer's name, 
 ShoTT Thy reconciling face, 
 
 Take away our sin and shame : 
 From our worldly cares set free. 
 May we rest this day in Thee. 
 
 4 Here we're come, Thy Name to praise ; 
 
 Let us feel Thy presence near : 
 May Thy glory meet our eyes, 
 
 While we in Thy house appear : 
 Here afford us, Lord, a taste 
 Of our everlasting feast. 
 
 5 May the Gospel's joyful sound 
 
 Conquer sinners, comfort saints; 
 Make the fruits of grace abound, 
 
 Bring relief for all complaints. 
 Thus may all our Sabbaths prove, 
 Till we ioin the Church above. 
 
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 H ALLELUIA ! Lord, our voices 
 Else in choral strains to Thee. 
 Son of man. Thy Church rejoices 
 In her weekly jubilee I 
 
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OPENING HYMNS. 
 
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 2 Halleluia ! mercy beaming 
 
 Lights the path that leads to God ; 
 Herald-lips, Divinely teeming, 
 Publish blessings bought with blood. 
 
 3 Halleluia ! Saviour hear us; 
 
 Downward send Thy quickening Dovo; 
 May His silver pinions bear us 
 To the realms of rest and love. 
 
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 IORD Jesus Christ, be present now ! 
 ^ And let Thy Holy Spirit bow 
 All hearts in love and fear to-day, 
 To hear the truth and keep Thy way. 
 
 2 Open our lips to sing Thy praise, 
 Our hearts in true devotion raise, 
 Strengthen our faith, increase our light, 
 That we may know Thy Name aright : 
 
 3 Until we join the host that cry 
 
 " Ploly art Thou, O Lord most High !" ♦ 
 And 'mid the light of that blest place 
 Shall gaze upon Thee face to face, 
 
 4 Glory to God, the Father, Son, 
 And Holy Spirit, Three in One I 
 To Thee, O blessed Trinity, 
 
 Be praise throughout eternity ! 
 
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 SHEPHERD offender youth, 
 Guiding in love and truth 
 Through devious ways ; 
 Christ, our triumphant King, 
 We come Thy Name to sing, 
 And here our children bring, 
 To join Thy praise. 
 
 2 Thou art our holy Lord, 
 O all-subduing Word, 
 
 Healer of strife : 
 Thou didst Thyself abase, 
 That from sin's deep disgrace 
 Thou mightest save our race, 
 And give us life. 
 
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 OPENING HYMNS. 
 
 3 O wisdom's great High Priest! 
 Thou hast prepared the feast 
 
 Of holy love; 
 And in our mortal pain 
 None calls on Thee in vain ; 
 Help Thou dost not disdain, 
 
 Help from above. 
 
 4 Ever be near our side, 
 
 Our Shepherd and our Guide, 
 
 Our staff and song : 
 Jesus, Thou Christ of God, 
 By Thine enduring Word, 
 Lead us where Thou hast trod ; 
 
 Make our faith strong. 
 
 5 So now, and till we die, 
 Sound we Thy praises high, 
 
 And joyful sing : 
 Let all the holy throng 
 Who to Thy Church belong, 
 Unite and swell the song 
 • To Christ our Eling ! 
 
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 THIS is the day of light : 
 Let there be light to-day : 
 O Payspring, rise upon our night, 
 And chase its gloom away. 
 
 2 This is the day of rest : 
 
 Our failing strength renew ! 
 On weary brain and troubled breast 
 Shed Thou Thy freshening dew. 
 
 3 This is the day of peace : 
 
 Thy peace o ir spirits fill ; 
 Bid Thou all ill and discord cease, 
 The waves of strife be still. 
 
 4 This is the day of prayer : 
 
 Let earth and heaven draw near ; 
 Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there; 
 Come down to meet us here. 
 
 5 This is the first of days : 
 
 Send forth Thy quickening breath, 
 And wake dead souls to love and praise, 
 O Vanquisher of death ! 
 
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CLOSING HYMNS. 
 CLOSIlSrG HYMNS 
 
 LORD, dismiss us with Thy blessing, 
 Fill our hearts with joy and peace I 
 Let us each, Thy Love possessing, 
 Triumph in redeeming grace. 
 
 O refresh us, 
 Travelling through this wilderness. 
 2 Thanks we give and adoration 
 For Thy Gospel's joyful sound. 
 May the fruits of Thy salvation 
 In our hearts and lives abound: 
 
 May Thy presence 
 With us evermore be found. 
 So, whene'er the signal's given 
 
 Us from earth to call away, 
 Borne on angels' wings to heaven, 
 Glad the summons to obey. 
 
 May we, ready, 
 Bise and reign in endless day. 
 
 ON what has now been sown, 
 Thy blessing, l^ord, bestow ; 
 The power is Thine alone 
 To make it spring and grow : 
 Do Thou the gracious harvest raise, , 
 And Thou alone shalt have the praise. 
 
 2 To Thee our wants are known, 
 From Thee are all our powers, 
 
 Accept what is Thine own, 
 And pardon what is ours: 
 Our praises. Lord, and prayers receive, 
 And to Thy Word a blessing give. 
 
 3 O grant that each of us, 
 Who meet before Thee here, 
 
 May meet together thus. 
 When Thou and Thine appear, 
 And follow Thee to heaven our home ; 
 Even so, Amen, Lord Jesus come ! 
 
 4:3 Ach bleib mit Deiner Gnade, 
 
 ABIDE with us, our Saviour, 
 Nor let Thy mercy cease ; 
 From Satan's might defend us, 
 And grant our souls release. 
 
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CLOSING HYMNS. 
 
 2 Abide with us, our Saviour, 
 
 Sustain us by Thy Word ; 
 That we with all Thy people 
 To life may be restored. 
 
 3 Abide with us, our Saviour, 
 
 Thou Light of endless light; 
 Increase to us Thy blessings, . 
 And save us by Thy might. 
 
 4 To Father, Son, and Spirit, 
 
 Eternal One and Three, 
 As was, and is for ever. 
 All praise and glory be. 
 
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 FOE, a season called to part. 
 Let us now ourselves commend 
 To the gracious eye and heart 
 Of our ever-present Friend. 
 
 2 Jesus, hear our humble prayer : 
 
 Tender Shepherd of Thy sheep. 
 Let Thy mercy and Thy care 
 All our souls in safety keep. 
 
 3 What we each have now been taught, 
 
 Let our memories retain : 
 May we, if we live, be brought 
 Hereto meet in peace again, 
 
 4 Then, if Thou instruction bless. 
 
 Songs of praises shall be given; 
 We'll our thankfulness express, 
 Here on earth, and when in heaven. 
 
 Doxology, 
 
 Praise the Father, earth and heaven, 
 Praise the Son, the Spirit praise ; 
 
 As it was, and is, be given 
 Glory through eternal days. 
 
 HEAVENLY Father, send Thy blessing 
 On Thy children gathered here, 
 May they all, Thy Name confessing, 
 Be to Thee for ever dear. 
 
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MORNING. 
 
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 2 May they be like Joseph, loving, 
 Dutiful, and chaste, and pure; 
 And their faith, like David, proving, 
 Steadfast unto death endure. 
 8 Holy Saviour, Who in meekness 
 Didst vouchsafe a child to be, 
 Guide their steps and help their weakness, 
 Bless and make them like to Thee, 
 4 Spread Thy golden pinions o'er them, 
 Holy Spirit, from above ; 
 Guide them, lead them, go before them, 
 Give them peace, and joy, and love. 
 6 Temples of the Holy Spirit, 
 
 May they with Thy glory shine, 
 And immortal bliss inherit, 
 And for evermore be Thine. 
 
 MOKNIXG. 
 
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 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun 
 Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
 Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
 To pay thy morning sacrifice. 
 
 2 Wake and lift up thyself, my heart, 
 And with the angels bear thy part. 
 Who all night long unwearied sing 
 High praise to the eternal King. 
 
 3 All praise to Thee, who safe hast kept, 
 And hast refreshed me w^hile I slept: 
 Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 
 I may of endless life partake I 
 
 4 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew ; 
 Disperse my sins as morning dew ; 
 Guard my first springs of thought and will, 
 And with Thyself my spirit fill. 
 
 5 Direct, control, suggest, this day. 
 All I design, or do, or say ; 
 
 That all my powers, with all their might, 
 In Thy sole glory may unite. 
 
 6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
 Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
 Praise Him, above, ye heavenly host, 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 EVENING. 
 
 4:t Jam Lucis or to Sidere. 
 
 NOW that the sun is beaming bright, 
 Once more to God we pray, 
 That He, the uncreated Light, 
 May guide our souls this day. 
 
 2 No sinful word, no deed of wrong, 
 
 Nor thoughts that idly rove ; 
 But simple truth be on our tongue. 
 And in our hearts be love. 
 
 3 And while the hours in order flow, 
 
 O Christ, securely fence 
 Our gates beleaguered by the foe, 
 The gate of every sense. 
 
 4 And grant that to Thine honor, Lord, 
 
 Our daily toil may tend : 
 That we begin it at Thy word. 
 And in Thy favor end. 
 
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 Loht den Herrn I Die Morgen-Sonne, 
 
 PRAISE the Lord ! The sun of morning 
 Wakes the slumbering plains again ; 
 All the earth to life returning 
 Lifts to God a joyful strain. 
 2 Praise the Lord ! The dewy flowers 
 Bloom the praises of the King ; 
 Heights, and fields, and leafy bowers 
 
 King with gladdest carolling. 
 Praise the Lord ! From hills and mountains 
 
 Sounds aloud the thankful lay. 
 Stir, my soul, thy nobler fountains, 
 Bless the Lord for newborn day. 
 
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 EVENING. 
 
 ALL praise to Thee, my God, this night, 
 For all the blessings of the light : 
 Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, 
 Beneath Thine own Almighty wings! 
 2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, 
 The ill that I this day have done : 
 That with the world, myself, and Thee, 
 I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 
 
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EVENING. 
 
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 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 
 The grave as little as my bed ; 
 
 To die, that this vile body may 
 Bise glorious at the awful day. 
 
 4 O when shall I, in endless day, 
 Forever chase dark sleep away, 
 And hymns divine with angels sing 
 In endless praise to Thee, my King ? 
 
 5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
 Praise Him, all creatures here below ; 
 Praise Him, above, ye heavenly host; 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 ABIDE with me ! fast falls the eventide ; 
 The darkness deepens: Lord, with me abide! 
 When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, 
 Help of the helpless, O abide with me I 
 
 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day ; 
 Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; 
 Change and decay in all around I see ; 
 
 O Thou who changest not, abide with me ! 
 
 3 Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word. 
 
 But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord, 
 Familiar, condescending, patient, free, 
 Come, not to sojourn, but abide with me. 
 
 4 Come not in terrors as the King of kings, 
 
 Be kind and good, with healing on Thy wings ; 
 Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea ; 
 
 0 Friend of sinners, thus abide with me ! 
 
 5 Thou on my head in early youth didst smile. 
 And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile. 
 Thou hast not left me oft as I left Thee : 
 
 On to the close, O Lord, abide with me i 
 
 6 I need Thy presence every passing hour: 
 
 What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? 
 Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be ? 
 Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me ! 
 
 7 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless : 
 Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. 
 Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy victory 7 
 
 1 triumph still, if Thou abide with me I 
 
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 EVENING. 
 
 8 Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes, 
 Shine through the gloom, and point me to the 
 skies: 
 
 Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's yain sha- 
 dows flee ; 
 
 Tn life, in death, O Lord, abide with me ! 
 
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 "VTOW the day is over, 
 
 1 \ Night is drawing nigh, 
 ShadoM's of the evening 
 Steal across the sky. 
 
 2 Now the darkness gathers, 
 
 Stars begin to peep, 
 Birds, and beasts, and flowers 
 Soon will be asleep. 
 
 3 Jesus, give the weary 
 
 Calm and sweet repose. 
 With Thy tenderest blessing 
 May my eyelids close. 
 
 4 Through the long night watches 
 
 May^Thine Angels spread 
 Their white wings above me, 
 
 Watching round my bed. 
 6 When the morning wakens, 
 
 Then may I arise 
 Pure and fresh and sinless 
 
 In Thy Holy Eyes. 
 6 Glory to the Father, 
 
 Glorv to the Son, 
 And to Thee, blest Spirit, 
 
 Whilst all ages run. Amen, 
 
 52 An InfanVs Prayer. 
 
 JESUS, tender Shepherd, hear me; 
 Bless Thy little Jamb to-night; 
 Through the darkness be Thou near me ; 
 Keep me safe till morning light, 
 Keep me safe till morning light. 
 2 All this day Thy hand has led me, 
 And I thank Thee for Thy care ; 
 Thou hast warmed me, clothed and fed me, 
 Listen to my evening prayer, 
 Listen to my evening prayer. 
 
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ADVENT. 
 
 3 May my sins be all forgiven ; 
 
 Bless the friends I love so well ; 
 Take us, Lord, at last, to heaven, 
 Happy there with Thee to dwell, 
 Happy there with Thee to dwell. 
 
 SUN of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, 
 It is not night if Thou be near ; 
 O may no earth-born cloud arise 
 To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. 
 
 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep 
 My wearied eyelids gently steep, 
 
 Be my last thought, how sweet to rest 
 For ever on my Saviour's breast. 
 
 3 Abide with me from morn till eve. 
 For without Thee I cannot live, 
 Abide with me when night is nigh. 
 For without Thee I dare not die. 
 
 4 If some poor wandering child of Thine 
 Has spurned to-day the voice divine. 
 Now, Lord, the gracious work begin ; 
 Let him no more lie down in sin. 
 
 6 Watch by the sick ; enrich the poor 
 With blessings from Thy boundless store ; 
 Be every mourner's sleep to-night. 
 Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 
 
 6 Come near and bless us when we wake, 
 Ere through the world our way we take ; 
 Till in the ocean of Thy love 
 We lose ourselves in Heaven above. 
 
 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 I ADVENT. 
 
 COME, Thou long-expected Jesus, 
 Born to set Thy people free ; 
 From our fears and sins release us. 
 
 Let us find our rest in Thee. 
 Israel's Strength and Consolation, 
 Hope of all the earth Thou art* 
 Dear Desire of every nation, 
 Joy of every longing heart. 
 
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24 
 
 THE CHUECH YEAR: 
 
 2 Born Thy people to deliver ; 
 
 Born a child, yet God our King ; 
 Born to reign in us for ever, 
 
 Now Thy gracious kingdom bring. 
 By Thine own eternal Spirit, 
 
 Eule in all our hearts alone ; 
 By Thine all-sufficient merit, 
 
 Eaise us to Thy glorious throne. 
 
 55 Jordanis or as prcevia, 
 
 ON Jordan's banks the Herald's cry 
 Announces that the Lord is nigh: 
 Come then and hearken, for he brings 
 jrlad tidings from the King of kings. 
 
 2 Then cleansed be every breast from sin, 
 Make straight the way for God within, 
 And let us all our hearts prepare 
 
 For Christ to come and enter there. 
 
 3 For Thou art our Salvation, Lord, 
 Our Eefuge and our great Eeward. 
 Without Thy grace our life must fade, 
 And wither like a flower decayed. 
 
 4 Stretch forth Thy hand, to health restore 
 , And make us rise to fall no more : 
 
 Once more upon Thy people shine, 
 And fill the world with love divine. 
 
 5 To Him who left the throne of heaven 
 To save mankind, all praise be given: 
 Like praise be to the Father done, 
 And Holy Spirit Three in One. 
 
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 HAEK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, 
 The Saviour promised long ! 
 Let every heart prepare a throne, 
 And every voice a song. 
 
 2 On Him the Spirit, largely poured, 
 
 Exerts His sacred fire ; 
 Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 
 His holy breast inspire. 
 
 3 He comes the prisoners to release, 
 
 In Satan's bondage held : 
 The gates of brass before Him burst, ^ 
 The iron fetters yield. 
 
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ADVENT. 
 
 4 He comes from thickest films of vice 
 
 To clear the mental ray, 
 And on the eyeballs of the blind, 
 To pour celestial day. 
 
 5 He comes the broken heart to bind, 
 
 The bleeding soul to cure, 
 And with the treasures of His grace, 
 To enrich the humble poor. 
 
 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace I 
 
 Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
 And heaven's eternal arches ring 
 With Thy beloved Name. 
 
 57 En clara vox redarguit. 
 
 HARK ! an awful voice is sounding : 
 " Christ is nigh ! " it seems to say ; 
 " Cast away the dreams of darkness, 
 O ye children of the day 
 
 2 Startled at the solemn warning, 
 
 Let the earth-bound soul arise; 
 Christ, her Sun, all sloth dispelling. 
 Shines upon the morning skies. 
 
 3 Lo, the Lamb, so long expected. 
 
 Comes with pardon down from heaveru 
 Let us haste, with tears of sorrow. 
 One and all, to be forgiven. 
 
 4 So, when next He comes with glory, 
 
 Wrapping all the earth in fear. 
 With His mercy He may shield us, 
 And with words of love draw near. 
 
 58 Wie soli ich Dich empfangen, 
 
 OHOW shall I receive Thee, 
 How greet Thee, Lord, aright? 
 All nations long to see Thee, 
 
 My hope, my heart's delight! 
 O kindle. Lord, most holy, . 
 
 Thy lamp within my breast. 
 To do in spirit lowly 
 All that may please Thee best. 
 
 (75) 
 
THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 2 Thy Zion palms is strewing, 
 
 And branches fresh and fair; 
 My heart, its power renewing, 
 
 An anthem shall prepare. 
 My soul puts off her sadness 
 
 Thy glories to proclaim ; 
 "With all her strength and gladness 
 
 She fain would serve Thy Name. 
 
 3 Love caused Thy Incarnation, 
 
 Love brought Thee down to me. 
 Thy thirst for my salvation 
 
 Procured my liberty. 
 O Love beyond all telling, 
 
 That led Thee to embrace, 
 In love all love excelling. 
 
 Our lost and fallen race ! 
 
 4 Rejoice then, ye sad-hearted, 
 
 Who sit in deepest gloom, 
 Who mourn o'er joys departed, 
 
 And tremble at your doom : 
 He who alone can cheer you. 
 
 Is standing at the door ; 
 He brings His pity near you, 
 
 And bids you weep no more. 
 
 Ermuniert euch^ ihr Frommen, 
 
 REJOICE, all ye believers, 
 And let your lights appear 
 The evening is advancing, 
 
 And darker night is near. 
 The Bridegroom is arising, 
 
 And soon He draweth nigh. 
 Up ! pray, and watch, and wrestle ] 
 At midnight comes the cry ! 
 
 2 The watchers on the mountain 
 
 Proclaim the Bridegroom near; 
 Go meet Him as He cometh, 
 
 AVith hallelujahs cljai 
 The marriage-feast ie warding, 
 
 The gates wide-open stanc j 
 Up, up, ye heirs of glory , 
 
 The Bridegroom is at hand I 
 
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ADVENT. 
 
 27 
 
 3 Our Hope and Expectation, 
 
 O Jesus, now appear; 
 Arise, Thou Sun so longed for, 
 
 O'er this benighted sphere ! 
 With hearts and hands uplifted, 
 
 We plead, O Lord, to see 
 The day of earth's redemption, 
 
 That brings us unto Thee ! 
 
 Thanksgiving and praise 
 
 To Jesus belong ; 
 He comes from above 
 
 Our bliss to begin, 
 Make perfect in love, 
 
 And free us from sin. 
 
 2 The old and the young, 
 
 His people by choice, 
 With heart, soul, and tongue. 
 
 In Him may rejoice ; 
 We meet Him to-day 
 
 Triumphantly crowned, 
 And welcome His way, 
 
 In chorus around. 
 
 3 Hosanna! — that word 
 
 To children is dear ; 
 To Jesus our Lord, 
 
 We'll echo it here ; 
 Let worldlings despise, 
 
 And enemies rail, 
 Hosannas shall rise, 
 
 Hosannas prevail. 
 
 4 God's temple shall ring. 
 
 While under His eye, 
 Hosanna we sing, 
 
 For Jesus draws nigh : 
 Hosanna ! our breath 
 
 Through life shall proclaim ; 
 Hosanna! in death. 
 
 In glory, the same ! 
 
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 r 
 
 COME, let us raise 
 Our tribute of song ; 
 
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28 THE CHURCH YEAR; 
 
 CHRISTMAS. 
 
 HARK ! what mean those holy voices 
 Sweetly sounding through the skies? 
 Lo ! the angelic host rejoices ; 
 Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 
 
 2 Listen to the wondrous story, 
 
 Which they chant in hymns of joy : 
 " Glory in the highest, glory ! 
 Glory be to God most high ! 
 
 3 "Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 
 
 Reaches far as man is found ; 
 Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven ; 
 Loud our golden harps shall sound. 
 
 4 " Christ is born, the great Anointed ; 
 
 Heaven and earth His praises sing ! 
 O receive whom God appointed 
 For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 
 
 5 "Hasten, mortals, to adore Him ; 
 
 Learn His Name, and taste His joy ; 
 Till in heaven ye sing before Him, 
 Glory be to God most high !" 
 
 6 Let us learn the wondrous story 
 
 Of our great Redeemer's birth ; 
 Spread the brightness of His glory, 
 "Kll it covers all the earth. 
 
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 HARK ! the herald-angels sing, 
 "Glory to the newborn King 
 Peace on earth, and mercy mild, 
 God and sinners reconciled!" 
 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, 
 Join the triumph of the skies ; 
 Universal nature say, 
 Christ the Lord is born to-day ! 
 Hark! the herald-angels sing, 
 Glory to the newborn King. 
 
 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, 
 Christ, the everlasting Lord: 
 Late in time behold Him come, 
 Offspring of a virgin's womb I 
 
 (78) 
 
CHRISTMAS. 
 
 Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see, 
 Hail the incarnate Deity! 
 Pleased as Man with men to appear, 
 Jesus, our Immanuel here ! 
 Hark ! etc. 
 
 3 Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace, 
 Hail, the Sun of Eighteousness ! 
 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 ! etc. 
 
 4 Come, Desire of nations, come, 
 Fix in us Thy humble home ; 
 O, to all Thyself impart. 
 Formed in each believing heart! 
 Hark ! the herald-angels sing, 
 
 *' Glory to the newborn King; 
 Peace on earth, and mercy *mild, 
 God and sinners reconciled!" 
 Hark! etc. 
 
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 LIKE silver lamps in a distant shrine, 
 The stars are sparkling bright; 
 The bells of the city of God ring out. 
 
 For the Son of Mary was born to-night ; 
 The gloom is past, and the morn at last 
 Is coming with Orient light. 
 
 2 Never fell melodies half so sweet 
 
 As those which are filling the skies ; 
 And never a palace shone half so fair 
 
 As the manger bed where our Saviour lies 
 No night in the year is half so dear 
 
 As this which "has ended our sighs. 
 
 3 Now a new Power has come on the earth 
 
 A match for the armies of Hell : 
 A Child is born who shall conquer the foe. 
 
 And all the spirits of wickedness quell: 
 For Mary's Son is the Mighty One 
 
 Whom the prophets of God foretell. 
 
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30 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 4 The stars of heaven still shine as at first 
 
 They gleamed on this wonderful night: 
 The bells of the city of God peal out, 
 
 And the Angels' song still rings in the height ; 
 And love still turns where the Godhead burns, 
 
 Hid in Flesh from fleshly sight. 
 
 5 Faith sees no longer the stable-floor, 
 
 The pavement of Sapphire is there ; 
 The clear light of heaven streams out to the world ; 
 
 And Angels of God are crowding the air ; 
 And Heaven and earth, through the spotless Birth 
 
 Are at peace on this night so fair. 
 
 HARK ! a burst of heavenly music 
 From a band of seraphs bright, 
 Suddenly to earth descending 
 
 In the calm and silent night ; 
 To the shepherds of Judea, 
 
 Watching in the earliest dawn, 
 TiO ! they hear the joyful tidings, 
 " Jesus, J*rince of Peace, is born !" 
 
 Sweet and clear those angel voices, 
 Echoing through the starry sky, 
 As they chant the heavenly chorus, 
 " Glory be to God on high !" 
 
 2 Slumbering in a lowly manger, 
 
 Lies the mighty Lord of all ; 
 And before the holy Stranger 
 
 See the trembling shepherds fall. • 
 He has come, the long expected. 
 
 Full of wisdom, love and grace, 
 To redeem His ruined creatures, 
 To restore our fallen race. 
 
 So let angels wake the chorus ! 
 
 So let ransomed men reply ! 
 Chanting the celestial anthem, 
 " Glory be to God on high !" 
 
 3 And this joyful Christmas morning. 
 
 Breaking o'er the world below, 
 Tells again the wondrous story 
 
 Shepherds heard so long ago. 
 Who shall still our tuneful voices, 
 
 Who the tide of praise shall stem, 
 Which the blessed angels taught us, 
 
 In the fields of Bethlehem ? 
 
 (80) 
 
CHRISTMAS. 
 
 Hark I we hear again the chorus, 
 Ringing through the starry sky, 
 
 And we join the heavenly anthem, 
 " Glory be to God on high !" 
 
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 SILENT night ! Holy night ! 
 All is calm, all is bright, 
 Round yon Virgin Mother and Child I 
 Holy Infant, so tender and mild, 
 Sleep in heavenly peace. 
 
 2 Silent night ! Holy night ! 
 Shepherds quake at the sight ! 
 Glories stream from Heaven, afar, 
 Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia, 
 
 Christ, the Saviour, is born ! 
 
 3 Silent night ! Holy night ! 
 Son of God, love's pure light 
 Radiant beams from Thy holy Face, 
 With the dawn of redeeming grace, 
 
 Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. 
 
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 ALL my heart this night rejoices, 
 As I hear, 
 Far and near, 
 Sweetest angel voices-; 
 " Christ is born," their choirs are singing, 
 Till the air 
 Everywhere 
 Now with joy is ringing. 
 
 2 Come, then, let us hasten yonder; 
 
 Here let all, 
 
 Great and small, 
 Kneel in awe and wonder. 
 Love Him who with love is yearning ; 
 
 Hail the star 
 
 That from far 
 Bright with hope is burning. 
 
 3 Ye who pine in weary sadness, 
 
 Weep no more, 
 
 For the door 
 Now is found of gladness. 
 Cling to Him, for He will guide you 
 
 Where no cross. 
 
 Pain or loss. 
 Can again betide you. 
 
 (81) 
 
32 
 
 THE CHURCH YEAR : 
 
 4 Hither come, ye poor and wretched, 
 
 Kdow His will 
 
 Is to fill 
 Every hand outstretched ; 
 Here are riches without measure, 
 
 Here forget 
 
 All regret, 
 Fill your hearts with treasure. 
 
 5 Thee, dear Lord, with deed I'll cherish, 
 
 Live to Thee, 
 
 And with Thee 
 Dying, shall not perish ; 
 But shall dwell with Thee for ever, 
 
 Far on high, 
 
 In the joy 
 That can alter never. 
 
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 HARK ! what sounds are sweetly stealing, 
 Soft through Bethlehem's midnight air? 
 Louder yet, and louder pealing, 
 • Angel accents sure are there. 
 
 2 See ! a light from heaven is streaming, 
 
 Night and darkness quit the plain ; 
 See ! an angel brightly beaming. 
 Followed by a radiant train. 
 
 3 " Fear not, shepherds ! glad my story, 
 
 Tidings of the greatest joy : 
 Christ is born, the Lord of Glory ! 
 I proclaim a Saviour nigh." 
 
 4 Thus the angel, then ascending. 
 
 Seeks again the realms of light ; 
 Now the chorus faintly ending, 
 All is silence, all is night. 
 
 OS 
 
 H OS ANN A ! Raise the pealing hymn 
 To David's Son and Lord ; 
 With cherubim and seraphim 
 Exalt the incarnate Word. 
 
 2 Hosanna! Lord, our feeble tongue 
 No lofty strains can raise : 
 But Thou wilt not despise the young. 
 Who meekly chant Thy praise. 
 
 (82) 
 
CHRISTMAS. 
 
 3 Hosanna ! Master, lo ! we bring 
 
 Our offerings to Thy throne ; 
 Not gold, nor myrrh, nor mortal thing, 
 But hearts to be Thine own. 
 
 4 Hosanna I Once Thy gracious ear 
 
 Approved a lisping throng : 
 Be gracious still, and deign to hear 
 Our poor but grateful song. 
 
 5 O Saviour, if, redeemed by Thee, 
 
 Thy Temple we behold, 
 Hosannas, through eternity, 
 We'll sing to harps of gold ! 
 
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 Vom Himmel hoc h da Jcomm ich her. 
 
 GOOD news from heaven the angels bring, 
 Glad tidings to the earth they sing: 
 To us this day a Child is given, 
 To crown us with the joy of heaven. 
 
 2 This is the Christ, our God and Lord, 
 Who in all need shall aid afford ; 
 He will Himself our Saviour be, 
 From all our sins to set us free. 
 
 3 To us the blessedness He brings. 
 Which from the Father's bounty springs : 
 That in the heavenly realm we 'may 
 With Him enjoy eternal day. 
 
 4 All hail, Thou noble Guest, this morn, 
 Whose Love did not the sinner scorn : 
 In my distress Thou comest to me; 
 What thanks shall I return to Thee ? 
 
 5 Were earth a thousand times as fair, 
 Beset with gold and jewels rare, 
 She yet were far too poor to be 
 
 A narrow cradle, Lord, for Thee. 
 
 6 Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, 
 Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled, 
 Within my heart, that it may be 
 A quiet chamber kept for Thee. 
 
 7 Praise God upon His heavenly throne, 
 Yv ho gave to us His only Son : 
 
 For this His hosts, on joyful wing, 
 A blest New Year of mercy sing. 
 
 6 (83) 
 
34 
 
 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 yO Puer natus in Bethlehem. 
 
 A BABE is born in Bethlehem, 
 Therefore reioice, Jerusalem. 
 Hallelujah ! Hallelujah I 
 
 2 "Within a manger He doth lie, 
 Whose throne is set above the sky. 
 
 3 Stillness vras all the manger round, 
 The creature its Creator found. 
 
 ■ 4 The wise men came, led by the star, 
 
 Gold, myrrh, and incense brought from far. 
 
 5 His mother is the Virgin mild, 
 And He the Father's only Child. 
 
 6 The serpent's wound He beareth not, 
 Yet takes our blood, and shares our lot. 
 
 7 Our human flesh He enters in, 
 But bears no single taint of sin. 
 
 8 To fallen man himself He bowed, 
 That He might lilt us up to God. 
 
 9 On this most blessed Jubilee, 
 All glory be, O God, t^ Thee. 
 
 10 O Holy Three, we Thee adore, 
 
 This day, henceforth, for evermore. 
 Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! 
 
 Del kimer nu til Jidefest. 
 
 THE happy Christmas comes once more, 
 The heavenly Guest is at the door, 
 The blessed words the shepherds thrill. 
 The joyous tidings : Peace, Good-will. 
 
 2 To David's city let us fly, 
 
 Where angels sing beneath the sky ; 
 Through plain and village pressing near, 
 And news from God with shepherds hear, 
 
 3 O let us go with quiet mind, 
 
 The gentle Babe with shepherds find. 
 To gaze on Him who gladdens them, 
 The loveliest flower of Jesse's stem. 
 
 (84) 
 
CHKISTMAS. 
 
 4 The lowly Saviour meekly lies, 
 Laid ofl'the splendor of the skies ; 
 No crown bodecks His forehead fair, 
 No pearl, nor gem, nor silk is there. 
 
 5 No human glory, might and gold, 
 The lovely Infant's form enfold ; 
 The manger and the swaddlings poor > 
 Are His, whom angels' songs adore. 
 
 6 O wake our hearts, in gladness sing, 
 And keep our Christmas with our King, 
 Till living song, from loving souls. 
 Like sound of mighty waters rolls. 
 
 7 O holy Child, Thy manger streams 
 
 Till earth and heaven glow with its beams. 
 Till midnight noon's bright light has won, 
 And Jacob's Star outshines the sun. 
 
 8 Thou Patriarchs' joy, Thou Prophets' song, 
 Thou heavenly Day-Spring, looked for long, 
 Thou Son of man, Incarnate Word, 
 
 Great David's Son, great David's Lord ! 
 
 9 Come, Jesus, glorious heavenly Guest, 
 Keep Thine own Christmas in our breast. 
 Then David's harp-strings, hushed so long, 
 Shall swell our Jubilee of song. 
 
 72 
 
 GOOD Christian men, rejoice 
 With heart, and soul, and voice ; 
 Give ye heed to what we say : 
 
 News! News! 
 Jesus Christ is born to-day : 
 Men and beasts before Him bow, 
 And He is in the manger now, 
 Christ is born to-day ! 
 Christ is born to-day ! 
 
 2 Good Christian men, rejoice 
 With heart, and soul, and voice; 
 Now ye hear of endless bliss: 
 
 Joy! Joy! \ 
 Jesus Christ was born for this! < 
 He has ope'd the heavenly door, 
 And man is blessed evermore. 
 Christ was born for this 1 
 
 (85) 
 
THE CHUKCH YEAR: 
 
 3 Good Christian men, rejoice 
 With heart, and soul, and voice ; 
 Now ye need not fear the grave : 
 
 Peace ! Peace ! 
 Jesus Christ was born to save ! 
 Calls you one and calls you all, 
 To gain His everlasting hall : 
 Christ was born to save. 
 
 Fretit euch^ ihr lieben Christen, 
 
 REJOICE, rejoice, ye Christians, 
 With all your hearts, this morn 
 O hear the blessed tidings, 
 
 " The Lord, the Christ, is born !" 
 Now brought us by the angels 
 
 That stand about God's throne ; 
 O lovely are the voices 
 That make such tidings known ! 
 
 2 O hearken to their singing ! 
 
 This Child shall be your Friend ; 
 The Father so hath willed it, 
 
 That thus your woes should end. ' 
 The Son is freely given, 
 
 That in Him ye may have 
 The Father's grace and blessing. 
 
 And know He loves to save. 
 
 3 Nor deem the form too lowly 
 
 That clothes Him at this hour ; 
 For know ye what it hideth? 
 
 'T is God's almighty power. 
 Though now within the manger 
 
 So poor and Vv^eak He lies, 
 He is the Lord of all things, 
 
 He reigns above the skies. 
 
 4 Sin, death, and hell, and Satan 
 
 Have lost the victory ; 
 This Child shall overthrow them, 
 
 As ye shall surely see. 
 Their wrath shall naught avail them ; 
 
 Fear not, their reign is o'er ; . 
 This Child shall overthrow them ; 
 
 O hear, and doubt no more ! 
 
 (86) 
 
CHKISTMAS. 37 
 
 74 
 
 JOY to the world ! the Lord is come ! 
 Let earth receive her King: 
 Let every heart prepare Him room, 
 And heaven and nature sing. 
 
 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! 
 
 Let men their songs employ ; 
 While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains 
 Eepeat the sounding joy. 
 
 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow. 
 
 Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
 He comes to make His blessings flow 
 Far as the curse is found. 
 
 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, 
 
 And makes the nations prove 
 The glories of His righteousness, 
 And wonders of His love. 
 
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 CHRISTIANS, awake, salute the happy morn, 
 Whereon the Saviour of mankind was born; 
 Rise to adore the mystery of love, 
 Which hosts of angels chanted from above ; 
 With them the joyful tidings first begun 
 Of God Incarnate and the Virgin's Son. 
 
 2 Then to the watchful shepherds it was told. 
 Who heard the angelic herald's voice, "Behold, 
 I bring good tidings of a Saviour's birth 
 
 To you and all the nations upon earth ; 
 
 This day hath God fulfilled His promised word, 
 
 This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord." 
 
 3 He spake ; and straightway the celestial choir 
 In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire : 
 The praises of redeeming love they sang, 
 And heaven's whole orb with Alleluias rang. 
 God's highest glory was their anthem still, 
 Peace upon earth, and unto men good-will. 
 
 [ran, 
 
 4 To Bethlehem straight th' enlightened shepherds 
 To see the wonders God had wrought for man ; 
 Then to their flocks, still praising God, return. 
 And their glad hearts with holy rapture burn ; 
 To all the joyful tidings they proclaim, 
 
 The first apostles of the Saviour's Name. 
 
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38 
 
 THE CHUECH YEAR: 
 
 5 Oh ! may we keep and ponder in our mind 
 God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind ; 
 Trace we the Babe, Who hath retrieved our loss, 
 From the poor manger to the bitter cross ; 
 Tread in His steps, assisted by His grace, 
 
 Till man's first heavenly state again takes place, 
 
 6 Then may we hope, the angelic hosts among, 
 To join, redeemed, a glad triumphant throng: 
 He that was born upon this joyful day 
 Around us all His glory shall display; 
 Saved by His love, incessant we shall sing 
 Eternal praise to heaven's Almighty King. 
 
 70 Adeste Fideles. 
 
 COME hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing : 
 Come see in the manger, the angels' dread 
 To Bethlehem hasten, with j oyful accord, [King : 
 O come ye, come hither, to Vorship the Lord ! 
 
 2 True Son of the Father, He comes from the skies; 
 To be born of a Virgin, He does not despise: 
 
 To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord; 
 O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord ! 
 
 3 Hark, hark to the angels, all singing in heaven, 
 " To God in the highest all glory be given !" 
 
 To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord; 
 O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord ! 
 
 4 To Thee, then, O Jesus, this day of Thy birth. 
 Be glory and honor through heaven and earth. 
 True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word ! 
 
 O come, let us hasten, to worship the Lord ! 
 
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 WHILE shepherds watched their flocks by 
 All seated on the ground, [night, 
 The Angel of the Lord came down. 
 
 And glory shone around. 
 " Fear not," said he,— for mighty dread 
 
 Had seized their troubled mind ; — 
 " Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
 To you and all mankind. 
 
 Halleluia, Halleluia, Halleluia. Amen. 
 2 "To you, in David'stown, this day 
 Is born, of David's line, 
 A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, 
 And this shall be the sign : 
 
 (88) 
 
CHKISTMAS. 
 
 39 
 
 The heavenly babe you there shall find, 
 
 To human view displayed, 
 All meanly wrapt in swathing-bands, 
 
 And in a manger laid." 
 
 Halleluia, Halleluia, Halleluia. Amen. 
 
 3 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith 
 Appeared a shining throng 
 Of angels, praising God, who thus 
 
 Addressed their joyful song : — 
 "All glory be to God on high, 
 And to the earth be peace : 
 Good-will, henceforth, from heaven to men, 
 Begin and never cease." 
 
 Halleluia, Halleluia, Halleluia. Amen. 
 
 CAROL, ye, with gladness, 
 Not in songs of earth ; 
 On the Saviour's birthday 
 Hallowed be our mirth ; 
 While a thousand blessings 
 Fill our hearts with glee, 
 Christmas day we'll keep. 
 The Feast of charity. 
 Chorus, Carol, brothers, carol, 
 Carol joyfully, 
 Carol the good tidings, 
 Carol merrily ; 
 And pray a gladsome Christmas 
 For all good Christian men ; 
 Carol, brothers, carol 
 Christmas day again. 
 
 2 At the joyous table. 
 
 Think of those who've none. 
 The orphan and the widow. 
 
 Hungry and alone. 
 Bountiful your offerings 
 
 To the altar bring ; 
 Let the poor and needy 
 
 Christmas carols sing. 
 Chorus. Carol, brothers, caf oly etfii". 
 
 3 Listening angel music, 
 
 Discord sure must cease— 
 Who dare hate his brother 
 On this day of peace? 
 
 (89) 
 
THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 "While the heavens are telling 
 
 To mankind good-will, 
 Only love and kindness 
 Every bosom fill. 
 Chorus. Carol, brothers, carol, etc 
 4 Let our hearts, responding 
 To the seraph band. 
 Wish this morning's sunshine 
 
 Bright in every land; 
 Word, and deed, and prayer 
 Speed the grateful sound, 
 Bidding "Merry Christmas" 
 All the world around. 
 
 Chorus. Carol, brothers, carol, etc. 
 
 SING we merry Christmas, 
 Christmas blithe and free I 
 Time of holy gladness, 
 
 Mirth and minstrelsy. 
 Hark ! the merry church-bells 
 
 Ringing joyously, 
 Hailing with sweet music 
 Christ's Nativity. 
 
 2 Haste we to the Temple, 
 
 AV reathe our garlands green ; 
 • Deck each arch and column 
 
 For the festive scene. 
 Glory in the highest ! 
 
 Hark the angels sing ; 
 Glory in the highest 
 
 To our Infant King ! 
 
 3 Pastor, choir, and peopl'e 
 
 Join in concert all ; 
 Sing your loudest praises 
 
 At our Festival. 
 Joy for us poor exiles 
 
 Comes this happy morn; 
 Jesus our Immanuel, 
 
 Christ the Lord is born 
 
 Infants^ Christmas Carol. 
 
 CHRIST was born on Christmas Day, 
 "Wreathe the holly, twine the bay, 
 Christ the Lord is born to-day^ 
 The Babe, the Son, 
 The Holy Child of Mary. 
 
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CHRISTMAS. 
 
 2 He is horn to set us free, 
 He is born our Lord to be, 
 Carol, carol joyfully : 
 
 The Babe, the Son, etc. 
 
 3 Let the bright red berries glow, 
 Everywhere in goodly show, 
 Christ the Lord is come, you know, 
 
 The Babe, the Son, etc. 
 
 4 Christian men, rejoice and sing ; 
 'T is the birthday of our King, 
 Every one your anthem bring, 
 
 To God, the Lord, 
 
 The Holy Child of Mary. - 
 
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 CAROL, carol, Christians, 
 Carol joyfully, 
 Carol for the coming 
 
 Of Christ's Nativity ; 
 And pray a gladsome Christmas 
 
 For all good Christian men. 
 Carol, carol, Christians, 
 Christmas come again. 
 Chorus. Carol, carol, » 
 Carol, carol. Christians, 
 Carol joyfully, 
 
 Carol for the coming 
 Of Christ's Nativity. 
 Carol, carol. 
 
 2 Go ye to the forest. 
 
 Where the myrtles grow, 
 Where the pine and laurel 
 
 Bend beneath the snow, 
 And gather them for Jesus ; 
 
 Wreathe them for His shrine; 
 Make His temple glorious, 
 
 With the box and pine. 
 Chorus. Carol, carol, etc. 
 
 3 Wreathe your Christmas garland, 
 
 Where, to Christ, we pray ; 
 It shall smell like Carmel 
 On our festal-day ; 
 
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 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 And Libanus and Sharon 
 
 Shall not greener "be, 
 Than our holy chancel, 
 
 On Christ's Nativity. 
 Chorus. Carol, carol, etc. 
 
 4 Carol, carol, Christians ! 
 
 Like the Magi now, 
 Ye must lade your caskets, 
 With a grateful vow : 
 • And ye must have sweet incense, 
 Myrrh and finest gold, 
 At our Christmas altar, 
 Humbly to unfold. 
 Chorus. Carol, carol, etc, 
 
 5 Blow, blow up the trumpet, 
 
 For our solemn feast : 
 Gird thine armor. Christian, 
 
 Raise thy voice, O priest ! 
 Yea, go ye to the altar, 
 
 Pray, with fervor, pray, 
 For Jesus' Second Coming, 
 
 And the Latter Day. 
 
 Chorus. Carol, carol, etc. 
 
 6 Give us grace, O Saviour, 
 
 To put off in might. 
 Deeds and dreams of darkness, 
 
 For the robes of light ! 
 That we may live as lowly 
 
 As Thyself with men ; 
 So to rise in glory 
 
 When Thou comest again. 
 Chorus. Carol, carol, etc. 
 
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 SHOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing : 
 Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 
 Zion, the marvellous story be telling, 
 
 The Son of the highest, how lowly His birth 1 
 The brightest archangel in glory excelling, 
 He stoops to redeem thee. He reigns upon earth. 
 Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing: 
 Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 
 Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing: 
 Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King, 
 Messiah is King, Messiah is King. 
 
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CHKISTMAS. 
 
 43 
 
 2 Shout the glad tidings, exiiltingly sing : 
 Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 
 Tell how He cometh ; from nation to nation, 
 
 The heart-cheering news let the earth echo 
 How free to the faithful He olFers salvation, [round ; 
 How His people with joy everlasting are 
 Shout the glad tidings, etc. ' [crowned. 
 
 3 Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing: 
 Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 
 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, 
 
 And sweet let the gladsome Hosanna arise ) 
 Ye angels, the full Hallelujah be singing ; [skies : 
 One chorus resound through the earth and the 
 Shout the glad tidings, etc. 
 
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 Now we bring our Christmas treasures, 
 Loving thoughts and deeds we bring,^ 
 Childlike hearts we gladly offer 
 
 To the Child, the children's King. 
 To the Child, who, in the manger, 
 Lay upon that Christmas morn, 
 When the angels came to tell us 
 That the children's King was born. 
 2 And He lives, throughout the ages, — 
 Lives and reigns in earth and sky ; 
 Angel hosts still sing the glory 
 
 Of the children's King on high. 
 Yet He cares for children's praises : 
 So, with heart and voice we ring ; 
 Glory in the highest, glory 
 To the Child, the children's King ! 
 
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 OTHOU Who welcome news dost bring 
 To every soul both far and near. 
 Lift up, lift up thy voice with strength. 
 Lift up thy voice with strength and sing 
 Behold your God, Redeemer, King. 
 
 Chorus. Behold your God, Redeemer, King. 
 Duet, Hark to the merry bells, 
 
 Hark to the merry bells, [ring ; 
 
 Hark to the merry, merry bells which 
 List to the Heavenly Host who sing, 
 Glory to God with pious mirth, 
 Good-will towards men, and peace on 
 earth. 
 
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44 THE CHUUCH YEAS; 
 
 2 Hail, miglity Prince ! eternal King. 
 Let heaven and earth rejoice and sing ; 
 Angels and men, Tvith one accord, 
 Break forth in songs to praise the Lord. 
 
 Chorus. Behold your God, Redeemer, King. 
 Duet. Hark to the merry hells, etc. 
 
 3 Behold, He comes and leaves the skies ! 
 Awake, ye slumbering mortals, rise ! 
 Awake to joy, and hail the morn 
 
 The Saviour of the world is born. 
 Chorus. Behold your God, Redeemer, King. 
 Duet. Hark to the merry bells, etc. 
 
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 THE NAME OE JESUS. 
 
 rSUS ! Name of wondrous love, 
 Name all other names above ! 
 Name at 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 Him above ! 
 Pleading only this we flee, 
 Helpless, O our God, to Thee. 
 
 HOW sweet the Name of Jesus sounds 
 In a believer's ear ! 
 It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds. 
 And drives away his fear. 
 
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THE NAME OF JESUS. 
 
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 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 Shield and Hiding-place ; 
 My never-failing Treasury, filled 
 With boundless stores of grace. 
 
 4 By Thee my prayers acceptance gain, 
 
 Although with sin defiled : 
 Satan accuses me in vain, 
 And I am owned a child. 
 
 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 
 Befresh my soul in death. 
 
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 THERE is no Name so sweet on earth. 
 No Name so sweet in heaven, — 
 The Name before His wondrous birth 
 To Christ the Saviour given. 
 Chorus. We love to sing around our King. 
 And hail Him blessed Jesus ; 
 For there's no word ear ever heard, 
 So dear, so sweet as Jesus. 
 
 2 His human Name they did proclaim 
 
 When Abram's son they sealed Him, — ' 
 The Name that still by God's good-will. 
 Deliverer revealed Him. 
 Chorus. We love to sing, etc, 
 
 3 And when He hung upon the tree, 
 
 They wrote this Name above Him ; 
 That all might see the reason we 
 For evermore must love Him. 
 Chorus. We love to sing, etc. 
 
 4 So now, upon His Father's throne, 
 
 Almighty to release us 
 From sin and pains, he gladly reigns, 
 The Prince and Saviour Jesus. 
 Chorus. We love to sing, etc. 
 
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46 THE CHURCH YEAK; 
 
 6 To Jesus every knee shall bow 
 And every tongue confess Him, 
 And we unite with saints in light, 
 Our only Lord to bless Him. 
 Chorus. We love to sing, etc. 
 
 6 O Jesus, by that matchless Name, 
 Thy grace shall fail us never; 
 To-day as yesterday the same, 
 Thou art the same for ever. 
 Chorus, Then let us sing around our King, 
 The faithful, precious Jesus, etc. 
 
 EPIPHANY AND MISSIONS 
 
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 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, 
 
 Low 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, 
 
 Odors of Edom and offerings divine? 
 Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean, 
 Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 
 
 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, 
 
 Vainly with gifts would His favor secure ; 
 Richer by far is the heart's adoration. 
 Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 
 
 6 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, 
 
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 SOlSrS of men, behold from far. 
 Hail the long-expected star I 
 Jacob's star that gilds the night, 
 Guides bewildered nature right. 
 
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EPIPHANY AND MISSIONS. 
 
 Fear not hence that ill should flow, 
 Wars or pestilence below ; 
 Wars it bids and tumults cease, 
 Ushering in the Prince of Peace. 
 
 2 Mild He shines on all beneath, 
 Piercing through the shade of death ; 
 Scattering error's widespread night, 
 Kindling darkness into light. 
 Nations all, far offand near, 
 
 Haste to see your God appear ! 
 Haste, for Him your hearts prepare. 
 Meet Him manifested there. 
 
 3 Here behold the Day-spring rise. 
 Pouring eyesight on your eyes : 
 God in His own light survey. 
 Shining to the perfect day. 
 Sing, ye morning stars, again ! 
 God descends on earth to reign; 
 Deigns for man His life to employ : 
 Shout, ye sons of God, for joy. 
 
 vv Bearing gifts, we traverse afar. 
 
 Field and fountain, moor and mountain. 
 Following yonder Star. 
 Chorus, O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, 
 
 Star with P^oyal Beauty bright. 
 
 Westward leading, still proceedin 
 Guide us to Thy perfect light. 
 
 2 Born a King on Bethlehem plain, 
 Gold I bring to crown Him again ; 
 
 King for ever, ceasing never 
 Over us all to reign. 
 
 Chorus. O Star, etc. 
 
 3 Frankincense to offer have I, — 
 Incense owns a Deity nigh : 
 
 Prayer and praising all men raising, 
 Worship Him, God on high. 
 Chorus, O Star, etc. 
 
 4 Myrrh is mine ; its bitter perfume 
 Breathes a life of gathering gloom ; 
 
 Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, 
 Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. 
 Chorus, O Star, etc. 
 
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 'E three kings of Orient are ; 
 
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 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 5 Glorious now behold Him arise, 
 King, and God, and Sacrifice ; 
 
 Heaven sings Hallelujah ! 
 Hallelujah, the earth replies. 
 Chorus. O Star, etc. 
 
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 BRIGHT was the guiding star that led, 
 With mild, benignant my, 
 The Gentiles to the lowly shed 
 Where the Redeemer lay. 
 
 2 But, lo ! a brighter, clearer light 
 
 Now points to His abode ; 
 It shines through sin and sorrow's night, 
 To guide us to our God. 
 
 3 O haste to follow where it leads, 
 
 His gracious call obey I 
 Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads, 
 The Christian's destined way. 
 
 4 O gladly tread the narrow path, 
 
 While light and grace are given ! 
 For those who follow Christ on earth 
 Shall reign with Him in heaven. 
 
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 WIDELY, 'mid the slumbering nations. 
 Darkness holds his despot sway ; 
 Cruel in his habitations. 
 Ruthless o'er his prostrate prey. 
 
 Star of Bethlehem, 
 Rise and beam in conquering day ! 
 
 2 Light of life, our sole Defender, 
 
 Rise with healing on Thy wing ; 
 Rise in all Thy soothing splendor, 
 Rise, and earth with joy shall sing; 
 
 Israel's Glory, 
 Gentiles call Thee Lord and King. 
 
 3 Onward, Christians, onward pressing, 
 
 Triumph, in the Crucified ! 
 Endless honor, rest, and blessing 
 Wait you at His radiant side. 
 
 Cease not, cease not. 
 Till you see Him glorified. 
 
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EPIPHANY AND MISSIONS. 
 
 IN the vineyard of our Father, 
 Daily work we find to do ; 
 Scattered gleanings we may gather, 
 Though we are but young and few ; 
 
 Little clusters 
 Help to fill the garners, too. 
 
 2 Toiling early in the morning, 
 
 Catching moments thro' the day 
 Nothing small or lowly scorning, 
 So along our path we stray; 
 
 Gathering gladly 
 Free-will offerings by the way. 
 
 3 Not for selfish praise or glory. 
 
 Not for objects nothiog worth, 
 But to send the blessed story 
 Of the Gospel o'er the earth, 
 
 Telling mortals 
 Of our Lord and Saviour's birth. 
 
 4 Up and ever at our calling, 
 
 Till in death our lips are dumb, 
 Or till — sin's dominion falling — 
 Christ shall in His kingdom come; 
 
 And His children 
 Reach their everlasting home. 
 
 5 Steadfast, then, in our endeavor. 
 
 Heavenly Father, may we be; 
 And, for ever and for ever, 
 We will give the praise to Thee • 
 
 Hallelujah ! 
 Singing all eternally. 
 
 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 comes with succor speedy 
 To those who suffer wrong; 
 To^elp the poor and needy ; 
 And bid the weak be strong ; 
 
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THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 To give them songs for sighing ; 
 
 Their darkness turn to light, 
 Whose souls, condemned and dying, 
 
 Were precious in His sight. 
 
 3 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 hill to valley flow. 
 
 4 For Him shall prayer unceasing 
 
 And daily vows ascend ; 
 His kingdom still increasing, 
 
 A kingdom without end. 
 The tide of time shall never 
 
 His covenant remove ; 
 His Name shall stand for ever ; 
 
 That Name to us is love. 
 
 SONGS of thankfulness and praise, 
 Jesus, Lord, to Thee we raise, 
 Manifested by the star 
 To the sages from afar ; 
 Branch of Royal David's stem 
 In Thy Birth at Bethlehem ; 
 Anthems be to Thee addrest, 
 God in Man made manifest. 
 
 2 Manifest at Jordan's stream, 
 Prophet, Priest, and King supreme ; 
 And at Cana wedding-guest 
 
 In Thy Godhead manifest ; 
 Manifest in power Divine, 
 Changing water into wine ; 
 Anthems be to Thee addrest, 
 God in Man made manifest. 
 
 3 Manifest in making whole 
 Palsied limbs and fainting soul , 
 Manifest in valiant fight, ^ 
 Quelling all the devil's might ; 
 Manifest in gracious will. 
 Ever bringing good from ill ; 
 Anthems be to Thee addrest, 
 God in Man made manifest. J 
 
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EPIPHANY AND MISSIONS. 
 
 4 Sun and moon shall darkened be, 
 Stars shall fall, the heaven shall flee 
 Christ will then like lightning shine 
 All will see His glorious Sign ; 
 
 All will then the trumpet hear, 
 All will see the Judge appeal ; 
 Who by all will be confest, 
 God m Man. made manifest. 
 
 5 Grant us grace to see Thee, Lora, 
 Mirrored in Thy holy Word ; 
 May we imitate Thee now, 
 And be pure, as pure art Thou; 
 That we like to Thee may be, 
 At Thy great Epiphany ; 
 
 And may praise Thee, ever blest, 
 God in Man made manifest. 
 
 THOU, whose almighty word 
 Chaos and darkness heard, 
 And took their flight ; 
 Heaf 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 ! 
 S Spirit of truth and love, 
 Life-giving, holy Dove, 
 
 Speed forth Thy flight ; 
 Move on the waters' face, 
 Bearing the lamp of grace, 
 And in earth's darkest place 
 Let there be light ! 
 4 Holy and blessed Three, 
 Glorious Trinity, 
 
 Wisdom, Love, Might ! 
 Boundless as ocean's tide 
 Boiling in fullest pride, 
 Through the earth, far and wide, 
 Let there be light ! 
 
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THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 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 God, may we 
 Evermore ,be led by Thee. 
 
 2 As with j oyful steps they sped 
 To that lonely manger-bed, 
 There to bend the knee before 
 Him whom heaven and earth adore; 
 So may we with willing feet 
 
 Ever seek Thy 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 forever may we sing 
 Hallelujahs to our King. 
 
 HASTEN, Lord, the glorious time, 
 When, beneath Messiah's sway, 
 Every nation, every clime. 
 Shall the gospel call obey. 
 
 2 Mightiest kings His power shall own, 
 
 Heathen tribes His Name adore ; 
 Satan and his host, o'erthrown, 
 Bound in chains shall hurt no morOo 
 
 3 Then shall war and tumults cease, 
 
 Then be banished grief and pain; 
 Righteousness and joy and peace 
 Undisturbed shall ever reign. 
 
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EPIPHANY AND MISSIONS. 
 
 s we, then, our gracious Lord, 
 Ever praise His glorious Name ; 
 1 His mighty acts record, 
 All His wondrous Love proclaim. 
 
 Boxology. 
 Praise the Father, earth and heaven, 
 
 Praise the Son, the Spirit praise ; 
 As it was, and is, be given 
 
 Glory through eternal days. 
 
 HOW wondrous and great 
 Thy works, God of praise 1 
 How just. King of samts, 
 
 And true are Thy ways ! 
 O who shall not fear Thee, 
 And honor Thy Name ? 
 Thou only art holy, 
 Thou only supreme. 
 
 2 To nations long dark 
 
 Thy light shall be shown ; 
 Their worship and vows 
 
 Shall come to Thy throne : 
 Thy truth and Thy judgments 
 
 Shall spread all abroad, 
 Till earth's every people 
 
 Confess Thee their God. 
 
 SAW ye never, in the twilight, 
 When the sun had left the skies, 
 Up in heaven the clear stars shining, 
 
 Through the gloom, like silver eyes? 
 So of old the wise men, watching. 
 
 Saw a little stranger star, 
 And they knew the King was given, 
 And they followed it from far. 
 
 2 Heard ye never of the story, 
 
 How they crossed the desert wild, 
 Journeyed on by plain and mountain. 
 
 Till they found the Holy Child? 
 How they opened all their treasure 
 
 Kneeling to that Infant King, 
 Gave the gold and fragrant incense, 
 
 Gave the myrrh in olfering ? 
 
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 THE CHURCH YEAR : 
 
 3 Know ye not that lowly Baby 
 
 Was the Bright and Morning Star, 
 He who came to light the Gentiles 
 
 And the darkened isles afar ? 
 And we too may seek His cradle, 
 
 There our hearts' best treasures bring, 
 Love and faith and true devotion, 
 
 For our Saviour, God, and King. 
 
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 SAVIOUR, sprinkle many nations, 
 Fruitful let Thy sorrow be I 
 By Thy pains and consolations 
 
 Draw the Gentiles unto Thee! 
 Of Thy Cross the wondrous story 
 
 Be it to the nations told ; 
 Let them see Thee in Thy glory, 
 And Thy mercy manifold ! 
 
 2 Far and wide, though all unknowing, 
 
 Pants for Thee each mortal breast: 
 Human tears for Thee are flowing, 
 
 Human hearts in Thee would rest. 
 Thirsting as for dews of even, 
 
 As the new-mown grass for rain, 
 Thee they seek, as God of heaven, 
 
 Thee as Man, for sinners slain. 
 
 3 Saviour! lo, the isles are waiting, 
 
 Stretched the hand, and strained the sight, 
 For Thy Spirit new-creating, 
 
 Love's pure flame, and Wisdom's light 
 Give the Word, and of the preacher 
 
 Speed the foot and touch the tongue, 
 Till on earth, by every creature. 
 
 Glory to the Lamb be sung. 
 
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 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 
 Theii land from error's chain. 
 
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THE PASSION. 
 
 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 Shall we, whose souls are lighted 
 
 With wisdom from on high, 
 Shall we to men benighted 
 
 The lamp of life deny? 
 Salvation, O salvation ! 
 
 The joyful sound proclaim, 
 Till each remotest nation 
 
 Has learned 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, 
 Hedeemer, King, Creator, 
 
 In bliss return to re:"-n. 
 
 THE PASSIOiq-. 
 
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 THERE is a fountain filled with blood 
 Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; 
 And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, 
 Lose all their guilty stains. 
 
 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see 
 
 That fountain in his day ; 
 And there may I, as vile as he, 
 Wash all my sins away ! 
 
 3 Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious Blood 
 
 Shall never lose its power. 
 Till all the ransomed Church of God 
 Be saved^ to sin no more. 
 
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 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 4 Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared 
 (Unworthy though I be) 
 For me a blood-bought free reward, 
 A golden harp for me ! 
 
 6 'T is strung and tuned for endless years, 
 And formed by power divine 
 To sound in God the Father's ears 
 No other name but Thine. 
 
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 JESUS, we rest in Thee, 
 In Thee ourselves we hide ; 
 Laden with guilt and misery, 
 Where could we rest beside ? 
 'T is on Thy meek and lowly breast 
 Our weary souls alone can rest. 
 
 2 Thou holy One of God ! 
 
 The Father rests in Thee, 
 And in the favor of that blood 
 Once shed on Calvary, 
 The curse is gone: — through Thee we're blest; 
 God rests in Thee — in Thee we rest. 
 
 3 Soon the bright, glorious day — 
 
 The rest of God shall come ; 
 Sorrow and sin shall pass away. 
 And we shall reach our home ; 
 Then of the promised land possessed, 
 Our souls shall know eternal rest. 
 
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 IlSr the Cross of Christ I glory, 
 Towering o'er the v>''recks of time; 
 All the light of sacred story 
 Gathers round its head sublime. 
 
 ■ 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, 
 Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, 
 Never shall the Cross forsake me ; 
 Lo ! it glows with peace and joy. 
 
 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming 
 Light and love upon my way, 
 Froih the Cross the radiance streaming 
 Adds new lustre to the day. 
 
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THE PASSION. 
 
 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, 
 
 By the cross are sanctified ; 
 Peace is there that knows no measure, 
 Joys that through all time abide. 
 
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 ROCK of Ages, cleft for me, 
 Let me hide myself in Thee ! 
 Let the Water and the Blood, 
 From Thy riven side which flowed, 
 Be of sin the perfect cure, 
 Save me, Lord, and make me pure. 
 
 2 Kot the labors 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 I 
 
 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 1 die ! 
 
 While I draw this fleeting breath. 
 When my eyelids close in death, 
 When I soar to worlds unknown. 
 See Thee on Thy judgment throne, 
 Eock of Ages, cleft for me, 
 Let me hide myself in Thee ! 
 
 JESUS, Lover of my soul, 
 Let me to Thy bosom fly, 
 While the nearer waters roll. 
 
 While the tempest still is high 
 Hide me, O my Saviour, hide. 
 Till the storm of life is past ; 
 Safe into the haven guide ; 
 O receive my soul at last ! 
 
 2 Other refuge have I none ; 
 
 Hangs my heljjless soul on Thee; 
 Leave, ah, leave me not alone, 
 Still support and comfort me ! 
 
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 107 
 
THE CHUECH YEAR: 
 
 All my trust on Thee is stayed, 
 All my help from Thee I bring : 
 
 Cover my defenceless head 
 With the shadow of Thy wing. 
 
 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want ; 
 
 More than all in Thee I find : 
 Eaise the fallen, cheer the faint, 
 
 Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
 Just and holy is Thy Name ; 
 
 I am all unrighteousness : 
 False and full of sin I am ; 
 
 Thou art full of truth and grace. 
 
 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found/ 
 
 Grace to cover all my sin ; 
 Let the healing streams abound ; 
 
 Make and keep me pure within. 
 Thou of life the Fountain art, 
 
 Freely let me take of Thee : 
 Spring Thou up within my heart, 
 
 Rise to all eternity. 
 
 I LAY my sins on Jesus, 
 The spotless Lamb of God ; 
 He hears them all, and frees us 
 
 From the accurs&d load. 
 I bring my guilt to Jesus, 
 
 To wash niy crimson stains 
 White, in His Blood so precious. 
 Till not a spot remains. 
 
 2 I lay my wants on Jesus ; 
 
 All fulness dwells in Him ; 
 He heals all my diseases. 
 
 He doth my soul redeem. 
 I lay my griefs on Jesus, 
 
 My burdens and my cares; 
 He from them all releases, 
 
 He all my sorrows shares. 
 
 3 I long to be like Jesus, 
 
 Meek, loving, lowly, mild; 
 I long to be like Jesus, 
 
 The Father's holy child. 
 I long to be with Jesus, 
 
 Amid the heavenly throng. 
 To sing with saints His praises, 
 
 To learn the angels' song. 
 
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PALM SUNDAY. 
 
 PALM SUNDAY. 
 
 WHEN, His salvation bringing, 
 To Zion Jesus came, 
 The children all stood singing 
 
 Hosanna to His Name. 
 Nor did their zeal offend Him, 
 
 But, as He rode along, 
 He let them still attend Him, 
 And smiled to hear their song. 
 
 2 And since the Lord retaineth 
 
 His love for children still, 
 Though now as King He reigneth 
 
 On Zion's heavenly hill ; 
 We'll flock around His banner, 
 
 Who sits upon the throne, 
 And cry aloud, Hosanna 
 
 To David's royal Son. 
 
 3 For should we fail proclaiming 
 
 Our great Redeemer's praise, 
 The stones, our silence shaming, 
 
 Would their Hosannas raise, 
 But shall we only render 
 
 The tribute of our words? 
 No ; while our hearts are tender, 
 
 They, too, shall be the Lord's. 
 
 10 Gloria^ lauSj ei honor. 
 
 ALL glory, praise, and honor 
 To Thee, Redeemer King; 
 To whom the lips of children 
 Made sweet hosannas ring. 
 
 2 Thou art the King of Israel, 
 
 Thou David's royal Son, 
 Who in the Lord's name comest, 
 The King and Blessed One ! 
 All glory, etc. 
 
 3 The company of angels 
 
 Are praising Thee on high, 
 And mortal men, and all things 
 Created, make reply. 
 All glory, etc. 
 
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THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 4 The people of the Hebrews 
 
 With palms before Thee went 
 Our praise and prayer and anthems 
 Before Thee we present. 
 All glory, etc. 
 
 5 To Thee before Thy Passion 
 
 They sang their hymns of praise : 
 To Thee, now high exalted, 
 Our melody we raise, 
 All glory, etc. 
 
 6 Thou didst accept their praises ; 
 
 Accept the prayers we bring, 
 Who in all good delightest. 
 Thou good and gracious King ! 
 All glory, etc. 
 
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 I THOU who through this holy week 
 ' Didst suffer for us all ; 
 The sick to cure, the lost to seek, . 
 To raise up them that fall : 
 
 2 We cannot understand the woe 
 
 Thy Love was pleased to bear: 
 O Lamb of God, we only know 
 That all our hopes are there ! 
 
 3 Thy feet the path of suffering trod ; 
 
 Thy hand the victory won : 
 What shall we render to our God 
 For all that He hath done? 
 
 4 To God the Father, God the Son, 
 
 And God the Holy Ghost, 
 By men on earth be honor done. 
 And by the heavenly host. 
 
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 J'E bring no glittering treasures, 
 No gems from earth's deep mine'. 
 We come with simple measures 
 To chant Thy love divine. 
 
 2 Children, Thy favors sharing, 
 
 Their voice of thanks would raise; 
 Father, accept our offering, — 
 Our songs of grateful praise. 
 
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PALM SUNDAY. 
 
 3 The dearest gift of heaven, 
 
 Love's written Word of Truth, 
 To us is early given, 
 To guide our steps in youth. 
 
 4 We hear the wondrous story, 
 
 The tale of Calvary ; 
 We read of homes in glory, 
 From sin and sorrow free. 
 
 5 Redeemer, grant Thy blessing! 
 
 O, teach us how to pray, 
 That each, Thy fear possessing, 
 May tread life's onward way. 
 
 6 Then, where the pure are dwelling, 
 
 We hope to meet again ; 
 And sweeter numbers swelling, 
 For ever praise Thy Name. 
 
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 RIDE on, ride on in majesty! 
 In lowly pomp ride on to die! 
 O Christ, Thy triumphs now begin 
 O'er captive death and conquered sin. 
 
 2 Eide on, ride on in majesty I 
 The angel armies of the sky 
 
 Look down with sad and wondering eyes. 
 To see the approaching Sacrifice. 
 
 3 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
 
 Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh : 
 The Father on His sapphire throne 
 Expects His own anointed Son. 
 
 4 Ride on, ride on in m.ajesty I 
 In lowly pomp ride on to die ! 
 
 Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain, 
 Then take, O God, Thy power, and reign, 
 
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 HAIL, Thou once despised Jesus; 
 Hail, Thou Galilean King I 
 Thou didst suffer to release us ; 
 
 Thou didst free salvation bring. 
 Hail, Thou agonizing Saviour, 
 Bearer of our sin and shame! 
 By Thy merits we find favor : 
 Life is given through Thy Name. 
 
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 THE CHUECH YEAH: 
 
 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, 
 
 All our sins on Thee were laid; 
 By almighty Love anointed, 
 
 Thou hast full Atonement made. 
 All Thy people are forgiven, 
 
 Through the virtue of Thy Blood : 
 Opened is the gate of heaven ; 
 
 Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 
 
 3 Jesus, hail, enthroned in glory, 
 
 There for ever to abide 1 
 All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, 
 
 Seated at Thy Father's side : 
 There for sinners Thou art pleading, 
 
 There Thou dost our place prepare, 
 Ever for us interceding, 
 
 Till in glory we appear. 
 
 4 Worship, honor, power and blessing, 
 
 Thou art worthy to receive ; 
 Loudest praises, without ceasing, 
 
 Meet it is for us to give. 
 Help, ye bright angelic spirits. 
 
 Bring your sweetest, noblest lays, 
 Help to sing our Saviour's merits. 
 
 Help to chant Immanuel's praise. 
 
 HOLY WEEK. 
 
 THOU soft-fl owing Kedron, by thy silver stream, 
 Our Saviour at midnight, when Cinthia's pale 
 beam 
 
 Shone bright on the waters, would oftentimes 
 stray, 
 
 And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day. 
 Chorus. 
 
 Come, saints, and adore Him ; come, bow at His feet! 
 
 O give Him the glory, the praise that is meet ; 
 
 Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise. 
 
 And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 
 
 2 How damp were the vapors that fell on His head ! 
 How hard was His pillow, how humble His bed ! 
 The angels, astonished, grew sad at the sight. 
 And followed their Master with solemn delight. 
 - Chorus, Come, saints, and adore Him, etc. 
 
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HOLY WEEK. 
 
 3 O garden of Olives, thou dear honored spot, 
 The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot; 
 The theme most transporting to seraphs above 
 The triumph of sorrow, — the triumph of love. 
 Chorus. Come, saints, and adore Him, etc. 
 
 XIG Viva^ viva, Jesu, 
 
 GLORY be to Jesus, 
 Who, in bitter pains, 
 Poared for me the life-blood 
 From His sacred veins ! 
 
 2 Grace and life eternal 
 
 In that Blood I find ; 
 Blest be His compassion, 
 Infinitely kind ! 
 
 3 Blest through endless ages 
 
 Be the precious stream. 
 Which from endless torments 
 Did the world redeem ! 
 
 4 Abel's blood for vengeance 
 
 Pleaded to the skies ; 
 But the Blood of Jesus 
 For our pardon cries ! 
 
 5 Oft as earth exulting 
 
 Wafts its praise on high, 
 Angel hosts rejoicing 
 Make their glad reply. 
 
 6 Lift we then our voices, 
 
 Swell the mighty flood ; 
 Louder still, and louder, 
 Praise the precious Blood I 
 
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 MY faith looks up to Thee, 
 Thou Lamb of Calvary, 
 Saviour divine ; 
 Now hear me while I pray ; 
 Take all my guilt away ; 
 Oh, let me from this day 
 Be wholly Thine. 
 
 (113) 
 
THE CHURCH YEAR 
 
 2 May Thy rich grace impart 
 Strength to my fainting heart, 
 
 My zeal inspire ; 
 As Thou hast died for me, 
 Oh, may my love to Thee 
 Pure, warm, and changeless be, 
 
 A living fire. 
 
 3 "WTiile life's dark maze I tread, 
 And griefs around me spread, 
 
 Be Thou my Guide ; 
 Bid darkness turn to day, 
 Wipe sorrow's tears away, 
 Nor let me ever stray 
 
 From Thee aside. 
 
 4 "When ends life's transient dream, 
 When death's cold sullen stream 
 
 Shall o'er me roll ; 
 Blest Saviour, then, in love, 
 Fear and distrust remove ; 
 Oh, bear me safe above — 
 
 A ransomed soul. 
 
 SA^T:0UR, when in dust to Thee 
 Low we bend the adoring knee 
 When, repentant, to the skies 
 Scarce we lift our weeping eyes; 
 O, by all Thy pains and woe 
 Suffered once for man below, 
 Bending from Thy throne on high, 
 Hear our solemn Litany ! 
 
 2 By Thy helpless infant years. 
 By Thy life of want and* tears. 
 By Thy days of sore distress 
 In the savage wilderness ; 
 
 By the dread mysterious hour 
 Of the insulting tempter's power; 
 Turn, O turn a favoring eye, 
 Hear our solemn Litany ! 
 
 3 By Thine hour of dire despair, 
 By Thine agony of prayer ; 
 
 By the cross, the nail, the thorn, 
 Piercing spear, and torturing scorn ; 
 
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HOLY WEEK. 
 
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 By the gloom that veiled the skies 
 O'er the dreadful sacrifice ; 
 Listen to our humble cry, 
 Hear our solemn Litany ! 
 ' 4 By Thy deep expiring groan ; 
 By the sad sepulchral stone ; 
 By the vault whose dark abode 
 Held in vain the rising God ; 
 O, from earth to heaven restored, 
 Mighty, reascended Lord, 
 Listen, listen to the cry 
 Of our solemn Litany ! 
 
 STRICKEN, smitten, and afflicted, 
 See Him dying on the tree ! 
 'T.is the Christ by man rejected ; 
 Yes, my soul, 't is He ! 't is He ! 
 
 2 Mark the Sacrifice appointed ! 
 
 See who bears the awful load ; 
 'Tis the Word, the Lord's Anointed 
 Son of man, and Son of God. 
 
 3 Here we have a firm foundation ; 
 
 Here the refuge of the lost ; 
 Christ's the Rock of our salvation : 
 His the JSTame of which, we boast. 
 
 4 Lamb of God for sinners wounded' 
 
 Sacrifice to cancel guilt ! 
 None shall ever be confounded 
 Who on Thee their hope have built. 
 
 ALAS ! and did my Saviour bleed, 
 And did my Sovereign die ? 
 Would He devote that sacred Head 
 For such a worm as 1 ? 
 
 2 Was it for crimes that I had done, 
 
 He groaned upon the tree ? 
 Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! 
 And Love beyond degree ! 
 
 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide. 
 
 And shut his glories in, 
 When Christ the mighty Maker died 
 For man the creature's sin ! 
 
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 THE CHUKCH YEAR: 
 
 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, 
 
 While His dear cross appears ; 
 Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 
 And melt my eyes in tears. 
 
 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay 
 
 The debt of love I owe. 
 Here, Lord, I give myself away : 
 'Tis all that I can do. 
 
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 0 SACRED Head, now wounded. 
 With grief and shame weighed down, 
 Now scornfully surrounded 
 
 With thorns, Thy only crown ! 
 O sacred Head, what glory, 
 
 What bliss, till now, was Thine ! 
 Yet, though despised and gory, 
 I joy to call Thee mine. 
 
 2 How art Thou pale with anguish, 
 
 With sore abuse and scorn ! 
 How does that visage languish. 
 
 Which once was bright as morn ! 
 What Thou, my Lord, hast sulfered, 
 
 Was all for sinners' gain ; 
 Mine, mine was the transgression, 
 
 But Thine the deadly pain. 
 
 3 Lo, here I fall, my Saviour ! 
 
 'Tis I deserve Thy place ! 
 Look on me with Thy favor. 
 
 Vouchsafe to me Thy grace. 
 Receive me, my Redeemer ; 
 
 My Shepherd, make me Thine ! 
 Of every good the Fountain, 
 
 Thou art the Spring of mine ! 
 
 4 YvTiat language shall I borrow 
 
 To thank Thee, dearest Friend, 
 For this Thy dying sorrow, 
 
 Thy pity without end I 
 O make me Thine for ever, 
 
 And should I fainting be. 
 Lord, let me never, never. 
 
 Outlive my love to Thee. 
 
 (116) 
 
HOLY WEEK. 
 
 5 Forbid that I should leave Thee ; 
 
 O Jesus, leave not me ; 
 In faith may I receive Thee, 
 
 When death shall set me free. 
 When strength and comfort languish, 
 
 And I must hence depart, 
 Release me then from anguish 
 
 By Thine own wounded heart. 
 
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 JESUS, Thy soul, for ever blest, 
 Hath gone among the dead, 
 And to his peaceful place of rest 
 The dying thief hath led. 
 
 2 And all for us ; that when, ere long, 
 
 We shall resign our breath, 
 We may not fear to go among 
 The unseen .shades of death. 
 
 3 In death's dark vale I soon must be. 
 
 But I will nothing fear ; 
 Thy rod and staff will comfort me ; 
 Thou hast Thyself been there. 
 
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 ALL is o'er, the pain, the sorrow, 
 Human taunts and Satan's spite; 
 Death shall be despoiled to-morrow 
 
 Of the prey he grasps to-night ; 
 Yet once more, to seal his doom, 
 Christ must sleep within the tomb. 
 
 2 Fierce and deadly was the anguish 
 Which on yonder Cross He bore ; 
 How did soul and body languish 
 Till the toil of death was o'er I 
 But that toil, so fierce and dread, 
 Bruised and crushed the serpent's head. 
 
 . 3 Close and still the grave that holds Him, 
 While in brief repose He lies : 
 
 Deep the slumber that enfolds Him, 
 Veiled awhile from mortal eyes; 
 
 Slumber such as needs must b© 
 
 After hard-won victory, 
 
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68 THE CHUKCH YEAR: 
 
 4 We this ni^ht with plaintive voicing 
 Chant His requiem soft and low ; 
 Loftier strains of loud rejoicin,^ 
 
 From to-morrow's harp shall flow : 
 Death and hell at length are slain, 
 Christ hath triumphed, Christ doth reign. 
 
 EASTEK. 
 
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 THE day of Resurrection ! 
 Earth, tell it out abroad I 
 The Passover of gladness, 
 
 The Passover of God ! 
 From death to Life eternal, 
 From earth unto the sky, 
 Our Christ hath brought us over, 
 With hymns of victory. 
 2 Our hearts be pure from evil, 
 That we may see aright 
 The Lord in rays eternal 
 Of Resurrection light : 
 And listening to His accents, 
 
 May hear, so calm and plain, 
 His own All hail ! — and hearing, 
 May raise the victor strain, 
 a Now let the heavens be joyful ! 
 Let earth her song begin ! 
 Let all the world keep triumph, 
 
 And all that is therein : 
 In grateful exultation 
 
 Their notes let all things blend. 
 For Christ the Lord hath risen, 
 Our Joy that hath no end. 
 
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 IT- RE yet the dawn hath filled the skies, 
 J Behold my Saviour Christ arise ; 
 He chaseth from us sin and night. 
 And brings us joy and life and light. 
 2 He feeds me, comforts and defends. 
 And when I die, His angel sends 
 To bear me whither He is gone, 
 For of His own He loseth none. 
 
 (118) 
 
EASTER. 
 
 3 Strong Champion I for this comfort, see 
 The whole world brings her thanks to Thee 
 And once we too shall raise above 
 More sweet and loud the song we love. 
 
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 CHRIST the Lord is risen to-day, 
 Sons of men and angels say. 
 Raise your joys and triumphs high ; 
 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply. 
 
 2 Love's redeeming work is done, 
 Fought the fight, the battle won: 
 Lo ! the Sun's eclipse is o'er ; 
 
 Lo ! He sets in blood no more. 
 
 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; 
 Christ has 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? 
 Dying once, He all doth save ; 
 "Where thy victory, O Grave ? 
 
 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, 
 Following our exalted Head : 
 Made like Him, like Him we rise ; 
 Ours the cross, the grave, the skies I 
 
 6 Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven I 
 Praise to Thee by both be given : 
 Thee we greet triumphant now ; 
 Hail, the Resurrection Thou ! 
 
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 GIYE thanks to God the Lord ! 
 The victory is ours ; 
 And hell is overcome 
 By Christ's triumphant powers. 
 The monster sin in chains is bound, 
 And death has felt his mortal wound. 
 2 Now o'er the vanquished tomb, 
 Behold the trophy blaze : 
 The banner of the Cross, 
 That pours its streaming rays, 
 To mark the path where Jesus trod, 
 And upward guide our steps to God. 
 
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THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 3 Give thanks to God the Lord ! 
 
 The victory is vron ; 
 And up the path to heaven 
 
 Our march is now begun. 
 The hymn of joy exulting raise, 
 And shout aloud the Saviour's praise. 
 
 ^8 Aurora coelum purpurat. 
 
 HEAVEN vrith rosy mom is glowing, 
 Songs of triumph fill the air, 
 Strains of praise from earth are flowing, 
 Hell is writhing in despair. 
 
 2 Earth's great King in glory springing 
 
 From the deep sepulchral height, 
 While loud anthems round are ringing, 
 Leads His saints to life and light. 
 
 3 Useless watch the guard are keeping 
 
 O'er that tomb so still and lone ; 
 He Who there in death was sleeping, 
 Bursts the seal, and rends the stone. 
 
 4 " Weep no more ; no more be given 
 
 Gushing tears and mournful sighs ; 
 For the grave's dark gates are riven; 
 Christ is risen 1" the Angel cries. 
 
 0 Be our Paschal joy unending ! 
 
 And, O Lord, deign Thou to save 
 Contrite souls, that, lowly bending, 
 Pray for life beyond the grave. 
 
 6» Praise the Father, earth and heaven, 
 Praise the Son, Who rose this day, 
 To the Spirit praise be given — 
 Three in One, and One in Three. 
 
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 CHRIST hath arisen! 
 Death is no more ! 
 Lo ! the white-robed ones 
 
 Sit by the door. 
 Dawn, golden Morning, 
 
 Scatter the night ! 
 Haste, ye disciples glad. 
 First with the light. 
 
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EASTEK. 
 
 2 Break forth in singing, 
 
 O world newborn ! 
 Chant the great Easter-tide, 
 
 Christ's holy morn. 
 Chant Him, young sunbeams, 
 
 Dancing in mirth ! 
 Chant, all ye winds of God, 
 
 Coursing the earth ! 
 
 3 Chant Him, ye laughing flowers, 
 
 Fresh from the sod ! 
 Chant Him, wild leaping streams, 
 
 Praising your God ! 
 Break from thy winter, 
 
 Sad heart, and sing ! 
 Bud with thy blossoms fair, 
 
 Christ is Thy Spring. 
 
 4 Come where the Lord hath lain, 
 
 Past is the gloom ; 
 See the full eye of day 
 
 Smile through the tomb. 
 Hark, angel voices 
 
 Fall from the skies : — 
 " Christ hath arisen !" 
 
 Glad heart, arise ! 
 
 ISO 
 
 THE strife is o'er, the battle done ! 
 The triumph of the Lord is won ; 
 O let the song of praise be sung. 
 
 Halleluia ! 
 
 The powers of death have done their worst, 
 And Jesus hath His foes dispersed ; 
 Let shouts of praise and joy outburst. 
 
 Halleluia ! 
 
 On that third morn He rose again 
 In glorious majesty to reign ; 
 O let us swell the joyful strain. 
 
 Halleluia ! 
 
 He closed the yawning gates of hell ; 
 The bar^ from heaven's high portals fell ; 
 Let songs of joy His triumphs tell. 
 
 Halleluia I 
 
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72 THE CHUECH YEAR: 
 
 5 Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee, 
 From death's dread sting Thy servant free, 
 That we may live and sing to Thee, 
 Halleluia ! 
 Halleluia! Halleluia! Halleluia! 
 
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 HE is risen ! He is risen ! 
 Tell it with a joyful voice ; 
 He has burst His three days' prison, 
 Let the whole wide earth rejoice : 
 Death is conquered, man is free, 
 Christ has won the victory. 
 
 2 Tell it to the sinners, weeping 
 
 Over deeds in darkness done, 
 "Weary fast and vigil keeping, 
 
 Brightly breaks their Easter sun ; 
 Blood can wash all sins away, 
 Christ has conquered hell to-day. 
 
 3 Come, with high and holy gladness, 
 
 Chant our Lord's triumphant lay ; 
 Not one touch of twilight sadness 
 
 Dims His Resurrection Day ; 
 Brightly dawns the radiant East, 
 Brighter far our Easter Feast. 
 
 4 He is risen ! He is risen ! 
 
 He has ope'd the eternal gate ; 
 We are free from sin's dark prison. 
 
 Risen to a holier state ; 
 Soon a brighter Easter beam 
 On our longing eyes shall stream. 
 
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 CHRIST the Lord is risen to-day. 
 Christians, haste your vows to pay^ , 
 Offer ye your praises meet. 
 At the Paschal Victim's feet. 
 For the sheep the Lamb hath bled, 
 Sinless in the sinner's stead ; 
 Christ is risen, to-day we cry ; 
 Now He lives no more to die. 
 
 (122) 
 
EASTEE. 
 
 2 Christ, the Victim undefiled, 
 Man to God hath reconciled, 
 Whilst in strange and awful strife 
 Met together Death and Life. 
 Christians, on this happy day, 
 Haste with joy your vows to pay ; 
 " Christ is risen," to-day we cry ; 
 Now He lives no more to die. 
 
 3 Christ, who once for sinners bled, 
 Now the first-born from the dead, 
 Throned in endless might and power^ 
 Lives and reigns for evermore. 
 Hail, eternal Hope on high I 
 
 Hail, Thou King of victory ! 
 Hail, Thou Prince of Life adored! 
 Help and save us, gracious Lord ! 
 
 LET the song be begun, 
 For the battle is done, 
 And the victory won, 
 And the foe is scattered, 
 And the prison shatteried: 
 Sing ofjoy,joy,joy, 
 
 And to-day raise the lay, 
 Glory in the highest. Amen. 
 
 2 They that followed in pain 
 Shall now follow to reign. 
 And the crown shall obtain : 
 
 They were sore assaulted, 
 They shall be exalted : 
 
 Sing of rest, rest, rest ; 
 And again pour the'strain, 
 
 Glory in the highest. Amen, 
 
 3 For the foe never more 
 Can approach to the shore 
 Where the conflict is o'er: 
 
 There isj oy supernal, 
 There is life eternal : 
 
 Sing of peace, peace, peace ; 
 Earth and skies bid it rise, 
 
 Glory in the highest. Amen. 
 
 (123) 
 
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 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 4 Then be brave, then be true, 
 
 Ye despised and ye few, 
 
 For the crown is for you ; 
 Christ, that went before you, 
 Spreads His buckler o'er you ; 
 
 Sing of hope, hope, hope ; 
 And to-day raise the lay. 
 
 Glory in the highest. Amen. 
 
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 DAY of wonder, day of gladness. 
 Hail thy ever glorious light I 
 Gone is sorrow, gone is sadness, 
 
 Ended is the gloomy night ! 
 Listen to the augel's story, — 
 
 Cast away all dark and dread ; 
 Give to God the Father glory ! 
 *' Christ is risen from the dead !" 
 
 2 In the triumph of this hour. 
 
 Jubilant shall swell the song ; 
 Unto Jesus, honor, power. 
 
 Blessing, victory belong. 
 Scattered are the clouds of error. 
 
 Sin and hell are captive led : 
 E'en the grave is free from terror, 
 " Christ is risen from the dead !" 
 
 3 Every people, every nation, 
 
 Soon shall hear the gladsome sound ; 
 Joyous tidings of salvation, 
 
 Borne to earth's remotest bound. 
 Then shall rise, in tones excelling, 
 
 Praise for grace so freely shed ; 
 And the Easter hymn be swelling, 
 
 " Christ is risen from the dead!" 
 
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 THE stone is rolled away from the door, 
 And the sepulchre dark can hold no more 
 Jesus, our Immanuel, 
 Conqueror of Death and Hell ! 
 Only the linen clothes remain : — 
 Jesus our Lord has risen again ! 
 
 Chorus, Jesus is risen, is risen to-day! 
 Carol exultingly — 
 Conqueror of Death and Hell, 
 Jesus, Immanuel ! 
 
 (124) 
 
EASTEE. 
 
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 2 The stone is rolled away from the door, 
 And the open grave shall for evermore 
 Tell of Life and victory won. 
 Underneath the sealed stone, 
 
 There Christ, the Life, with Death hath fought, 
 And His own arm deliverance wrought. 
 
 3 The stone is rolled away from the door, 
 And heavenly Angels clothed with power 
 Bid the mourners dry their tears ; 
 
 Bid the fearful cease their fears; 
 
 " Your Master is not here^" they say ; 
 
 " Come see the place where Jesus lay." 
 
 4 Go forth with Cephas, James, and John, 
 With the faithful Maries haste ye on ; 
 Tell ye all that, as He said, 
 
 Christ is risen from the dead ! 
 Till far and wide, by every tongue, 
 The gladsome Easter song be sung. 
 
 5 The stone from the door is rolled away. 
 Let us all rejoice on Easter day, 
 Alleluias let us sing; 
 
 Death for us has lost its sting: 
 Jesus our Lord, to mourning hearts, 
 Life, pardon, victory imparts. 
 
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 ** ^Y^ELCOME, happy morning!" age to age shall 
 
 Hell to-day is vanquished, Heaven is won to-day ! 
 Lo ! the Dead is living, God for evermore ! 
 Him, their true Creator, all His works adore ! [say. 
 " Welcome, happy morning !" age to age shall 
 
 2 Earth her joy confesses, clothing her for spring, 
 All fresh gifts returning with her returning King : 
 Bloom in every meadow, leaves on every bough, 
 Speak His sorrow ended, hail His triumph now : 
 
 Hell to-day is vanquished, Heaven is won to- 
 day. 
 
 3 Months in due succession, days of lengthening 
 
 light, ■ [flight; 
 Hours and passing moments praise Thee in their 
 Brightness of the morning, sky, and fields, and sea, 
 Vanquisher of darkness, bring their praise to Thee ! 
 
 *' Welcome, happy morning I" age to age shall 
 
76 THE CHUECH YEAR: 
 
 4 Loose the souls long prisoned, bound with Satan's 
 chain; 
 
 All that now is fallen raise to life aprain ; 
 Show Thy Face in brightness, bid the nations see, 
 Bring again our daylight: day returns with Thee! 
 Hell to-day is vanquished, Heaven is won to- 
 day. 
 
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 MORNING breaks upon the tomb ; 
 Jesus scatters all its gloom ; 
 Day of triumph through the skies, 
 See the glorious Saviour rise. 
 
 2 Ye who are of death afraid, 
 Triumph in the scattered shade | 
 Drive your anxious cares away, 
 See the place where Jesus lay ! 
 
 3 Christian, dry your flowing tears, 
 Chase your unbelieving fears ; 
 Look on His deserted grave. 
 Doubt no more His power to save. . 
 
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 LET the merry church-bells ring, ring, ring, ring! 
 Let the merry church -bells ring ! 
 
 Hence with tears and sighing ; 
 Frost and cold have fled with spring ; 
 
 Life hath conquered dying. 
 Flowers are smiling, fields are gay, 
 
 Sunny is the weather : 
 "With our rising Lord to-day 
 All things rise together. 
 Let the merry church-bells ring, ring, ring, ring ! 
 
 2 Let the merry church-bells ring, ring, ring, ring ! 
 Let the birds sing out again 
 
 From their leafy chapel. 
 Praising Him with Whom in vain 
 
 Satan sought to grapple. 
 Sounds of joy come fast and clear, 
 
 As the breezes flutter; 
 " He is risen ; He is not here," 
 
 Is the strain they utter. 
 Let the merry church-bells ring, ring, ring, ring I . 
 
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ASCENSION, 
 
 77 
 
 3 Let the merry church-bells ring, ring, ring, ring ! 
 Let the past of grief be past ; 
 
 This our comfort giveth, 
 He was slain on Friday last. 
 
 But to-day He liveth ! 
 Mourning hearts must needs be gay, 
 
 Joy now breaks her prison. 
 Since the very grave can say, 
 
 " He's not here, He's risen." 
 Let the merry church-bells ring, ring, ring, ring J 
 
 ASCEI^SION. 
 
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 THE Head that once was crowned with 
 Is crowned with glory now ; [thorns 
 A royal diadem adorns 
 The mighty victor's brow. 
 
 2 The highest place that heaven affords 
 
 Is His by sovereign 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. 
 
 5 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. 
 
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 SEE, the Conqueror mounts in triumph I 
 See the King in royal state, 
 Hiding on the clouds. His chariot, 
 
 To His heavenly palace-gate ! 
 Hark ! the choirs of angel voices 
 
 Joyful hallelujahs sing, 
 And the portals high are lifted 
 To receive their heavenly King I 
 
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THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 2 Who is this that comes in glory, 
 
 With the trump of Jubilee ? 
 Lord of battles, Grod of armies, 
 
 He has gained the victory ! 
 Jesus reigns, adored by angels ; 
 
 Man with God is on the throne* 
 Mighty Lord, in Thine ascension 
 
 We by faith behold our own. 
 
 il Hymnum canamus gloricB, 
 
 HYMN of glory let us sing ; [ring ; 
 
 New hymns throughout the world shall 
 By a new way none ever trod, 
 Christ mounteth to the throne of God. 
 
 2 May our affections thither tend, 
 And thither constantly ascend, 
 Where, seated on the Father's throne. 
 Thee reigning in the heavens we own ! 
 
 3 Be Thou our present Joy, 0 Lord, 
 Who wilt be ever our Reward: 
 And as the countless ages flee, 
 May all our glory be in Thee. 
 
 HAIL the day that sees Him rise, 
 Glorious, to His native skies I 
 Christ, awhile to mortals given, 
 Reascends His native heaven. 
 
 2 Him though highest heaven receiveg, 
 Still He loves the earth He leaves ; 
 Though returning to His throne, 
 Still He calls mankind His own. 
 
 S See, He lifts His hands above ! 
 See, He shows the prints of love I 
 Hark, His gracious lips bestow 
 Blessings on His Church below ! 
 
 4 Still for us His Death He pleads ; 
 Prevalent, He intercedes : 
 N ear Himself prepares our place, 
 Harbinger of human race. 
 
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WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 X43 
 
 Komrrij O komm^ du Geist des Lehens. 
 
 COME, O come, Thou quickening Spirit, 
 Thou for ever art divine : 
 Let Thy power never fail me, 
 
 Always fill this heart of mine ; 
 Thus shall grace, and truth, and light , 
 Dissipate the gloom of night. 
 
 2 Grant my mind and my affections 
 
 Wisdom, counsel, purity ; 
 That I may be ever seeking 
 
 Naught but that which pleases Thee, 
 Let Thy knowledge spread and grow, 
 Working error's overthrow. 
 
 8 Lead me to green pastures, lead me 
 
 By the true and living way, 
 Shield me from each strong temptation 
 
 That might draw my heart astray ; 
 And if e'er my feet should turn, 
 For each error let me mourn. 
 
 4 Holy Spirit, strong and mighty, 
 Thou who makest all things new, 
 Make Thy work within me perfect, 
 
 Help me by Thy Word so true, 
 Arm me with that Sword of Thine, 
 And the victory shall be mine. 
 
 LET songs of praises fill the sky : 
 Christ, our ascended Lord, 
 Sends down His Spirit from on high, 
 
 According to His word : 
 All hail the day of Pentecost, 
 The coming of the Holy Ghost ! 
 
 2 The Spirit, by His heaveiily breath, 
 
 Creates new life within ; 
 He quickens sinners from the death 
 
 Of trespasses and sin : 
 All hail the day of Pentecost, 
 The coming of the Holy Ghost! 
 
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THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes, 
 
 And shows them unto men : 
 The fallen soul His temple makes ; 
 
 God's image stamps again : 
 All hail the day of Pentecost, 
 The coming of the Holy Ghost ! 
 
 4 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, 
 
 With Thy celestial fire ; 
 Come, and with flames of zeal and love, 
 
 Our hearts and tongues inspire ! 
 Be this our day of Pentecost, 
 The coming of the Holy Ghost ! 
 
 > Veni Sancte Spiritus. 
 
 HOLY Spirit, Lord of Light, 
 From Thy clear celestial height, 
 Thy pure beaming radiance give ; 
 Come, Thou Father of the poor ! 
 Come with treasures which endure ! 
 Come, Thou Light of all that live ! 
 
 2 Thou, of all consolers best. 
 Visiting the troubled breast, 
 
 Dost refreshing peace bestow : 
 Thou in toil art comfort sweet, 
 Pleasant coolness in the heat, 
 
 Solace in the midst of woe. 
 
 3 Light immortal ! Light divine ! 
 Visit Thou these hearts of Thine, 
 
 And our inmost being fill : 
 If Thou take Thy grace away. 
 Nothing pure in man will stay j 
 
 All his good is turned to ill. 
 
 4 Heal our wounds, our strength renew ; 
 On our dryness pour Thy dew ; 
 
 Wash the stains of guilt away: 
 Bend the stubborn heart and will ; 
 Melt the frozen, warm the chill ; 
 
 Guide the steps that go astray. 
 
 5 Thou, on those who evermore 
 Thee confess and Thee adore, 
 
 In Thy sevenfold gifts, descend ; 
 Give them comfort when they die, 
 Give them life with Thee on high, 
 
 Give them joys which never end. 
 
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WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Doxology. 
 
 Praise and gloiy be to Thee, 
 Spirit of Eternity, 
 
 With tlie Father and the Son ; 
 Praise, as in the ages past, 
 Praise, as shall for ever last, 
 
 To the holy Three in One. 
 
 SING your carols to-day. 
 And your gladsomest lay, 
 To the Paraclete pay — 
 Now to mortals given, 
 Now sent down from heaven ; 
 Sing of joy, joy, joy. 
 
 And to-day raise the lay, 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord, our God. 
 
 2 Death and hell overcome, 
 Easter morn, from the tomb 
 Jesus chased all the gloom, — 
 
 Ope'd the prison portals — 
 Freedom brought to mortals. 
 
 Sing of life, life, life, 
 And the strain raise again. 
 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord, our God. 
 
 3 Forty days more with men 
 Did the Lord live again, 
 Blessed rites to ordain. 
 
 And His Kingdom founded. 
 By the round world bounded. 
 
 Sing of joy, joy, joy, 
 Till it rise to the skies. 
 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord, our God. 
 
 4 Eisen, never to die, 
 Having gone up on high 
 To His Throne in the sky, 
 
 He sent His Spirit Holy, 
 
 To bless His people solely. 
 Sing of j oy , j oy , j oy, 
 
 Praise His Name with acclaim. 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord, our God. 
 
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82 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 5 With bright tongues, as of flame, 
 Then the Comforter came, 
 In the Blessed One's Name 
 
 Dissipating sadness, — 
 
 Bringing joy and gladness, — 
 Sing of j oy, life, and i^eace : 
 
 Him adore, evermore, 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord, our God* 
 
 C~^OME, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, 
 ^ With all Thy quickening powers ; 
 Kindle a flame of sacred love 
 In these cold hearts of ours. 
 
 2 Look how we grovel here below, 
 
 Fond of these trifling toys ; 
 Our souls, how heavily they go, 
 To reach eternal joys ! 
 
 3 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live 
 
 At this poor, dying rate ? 
 Our love so cold, so faint to Thee, 
 And Thine to us so great '? 
 
 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 
 With ail Thy quickening jjowers. 
 Come, shed abroad a Saviour's Love, 
 And that shall kindle ours. 
 
 14:8 
 
 OTELL us, ye that from your home 
 In fertile Mesopotamia come, 
 Ye Parthians, Medes, and Persians, say, 
 What wondrous rapture is yours to-day ? 
 O tell us why your voices ring, 
 And all so joyfully, cheerily, merrily sing? 
 Res, : In our own tongue, sublime and clear, 
 The Gospel's glorious sound we hear, — 
 How Jesus died, and rose again. 
 And poureth His Spirit on all men. 
 Cho. : Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Amen 
 2 Ye pilgrims from the .^geean Sea, 
 And Phrygian valleys of song and glee, — 
 From where the stormy Pontus roars, 
 To rude Pamphylia's rugged shores, — 
 O tell us why your voices ring. 
 And all so joyfully, cheerily, merrily sing? 
 Itesponse : In our own tongue, etc. 
 
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WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 3 Ye swarthy sons of Father Nile, 
 And ye from many a sea-girt isle, 
 From warm Cy rone's luscious land, 
 And Libyan deserts of drifting sand, — 
 O tell us why your voices ring, 
 
 And all so joyfully, cheerily, merrily sing? 
 Response : In our own tongue, etc. 
 
 4 Ye cohorts bold, that hither come 
 From proud, imperial, sjilendid Home, 
 What tidings can a Jew impart 
 That thus can ravish a Koman heart? 
 O tell us why your voices ring, 
 
 And all so joyfully, cheerily, merrily sing ? 
 Response : In our own tongue, etc. 
 
 5 O say, ye lusty Cretans, who 
 Sail o'er the Mediterranean blue, 
 And ye who on your camels bear 
 Bich freight of Araby's incense rare, — 
 O tell us why your voices ring, 
 
 And all so joyfully, cheerily, merrily sing? 
 Response : In our own tongue, etc. 
 
 6 Ye tongues and tribes of living men. 
 When leafy Summer is come again, — 
 When birds sing loud on every side. 
 And earth is blooming in Whitsuntide, — 
 O tell us why your voices ring. 
 
 And all so joyfully, cheerily, merrily sing? 
 Response : In our own tongue, etc. 
 
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 HOLY GHOST, with light divine, 
 Shine upon this heart of mine I 
 Chase the shades of night away, 
 Turn the darkness into day. 
 
 2 Let me see my Saviour's face, 
 Let me all His beauties trace ; 
 Show those glorious truths to me, 
 Which are only known to Thee. 
 
 3 Holy Ghost, with power divine, 
 Cleanse this guilty heart of mine: 
 In Thy mercy pity me, 
 
 From sin's bondage set me fre«, 
 
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84 THE CHUKCH YEAR: 
 
 4 Holy Ghost, with joy divine, 
 Cheer this saddened heart of mine; 
 Yield a sacred, settled peace, 
 
 Let it grow and still increase. 
 
 5 Holy Spirit, all divine, 
 
 Dwell within this heart of mine; 
 Cast down every idol throne, 
 Reign supreme, and reign alone, 
 
 6 See, to Thee I yield my heart ; 
 Shed Thy life through every part, 
 A pure temple I would be, 
 Wholly dedicate to Thee. 
 
 TKIIS^ITY. 
 
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 BLESSED Father ! Great Creator ! 
 Humbly at Thy feet we bend; 
 To Thy throne for all Thy favors, 
 Youthful praises now we send. 
 
 Blessed Father ! 
 To our youthful songs attend. 
 
 2 Blessed Jesus ! Great Redeemer ! 
 
 Sadly by Thy Cross we stand ; 
 On that Cross Thou died st to bring us 
 To the joys of Thy right hand. 
 
 Blessed Jesus ! 
 Bring us to Thy Heavenly land, 
 
 3 Blessed Spirit ! Great Consoler ! 
 
 Make our hearts Thy dwelling place; 
 Teach us, guide us, sanctify us, 
 And console us all our days. 
 
 Blessed Spirit ! 
 Ever cheer us with Thy grace, 
 
 4 Blessed Father, Son, and Spirit, 
 
 Glorious Godhead, Three in One I 
 Guide us to the heaven of heavens, 
 Through the merits of the Son. 
 
 Guide and guard us. 
 Till we see Him on the throne. 
 
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TEINITY. 85 
 
 151 
 
 HAIL I holy, holy, holy Lord, 
 "Whom One in Three we know ; 
 By all Thy heavenly hosts adored, 
 By all Thy Church below. 
 
 2 One undivided Trinity 
 
 With triumph we proclaim ; 
 Thy universe is full of Thee, 
 And speaks Thy glorious Name. 
 
 3 Thee, holy Father, we confess : 
 
 Thee, holy Son, adore ; 
 And Thee, the Holy Ghost, we bless, 
 And worship evermore. 
 
 4 Hail ! holy, holy, holy Lord, 
 
 Our heavenly song shall be ; 
 Supreme, essential One, adored 
 In co-eternal Three I 
 
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 HOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty ! 
 Early in the morning our song shall rise to 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, merciful and mighty ; [Thee : 
 God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity ! • 
 
 2 Holy, Holy, Holy ! all the saints adore Thee, [sea; 
 Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy 
 Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee, 
 
 Which wert, and art, and evermore shall 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. 
 
 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 ! 
 
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 C"^OME, Thou almighty King, 
 y Help us Thy Name to sing, 
 Help us to praise ! 
 Father all glorious, 
 O'er all victorious. 
 Come and reign over us. 
 Ancient of days. 
 
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86 
 
 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 2 Jesus, our Lord, descend'; 
 From all our foes defend, 
 
 Nor let us fall ; 
 Let Thine almighty aid 
 Our sure defence be made ; 
 Oar souls on Thee be stayed; 
 
 Lord, hear our call ! 
 
 3 Come, Thou incarnate Word, 
 Gird on Thy mighty sword, 
 
 Our prayer attend : 
 Come, and Thy people bless. 
 And give Thy word success ; 
 Spirit of holiness, 
 
 On us descend. 
 
 4 Come, holy Comforter, 
 Thy sacred witness bear 
 
 In this glad hour : 
 Thou who almighty art, 
 Now#*ule in every heart, 
 And ne'er from us depart, 
 
 Spirit of power ! 
 
 6 To the great One in Three 
 Eternal praises be, 
 
 Hence, evermore ! 
 His sovereign Majesty 
 May we in glory see, 
 » And to eternity 
 
 Love and adore. 
 
 THE REFOKMATION" AND THE 
 CHURCH. 
 
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 ZION stands with hills surrounded ; 
 Zion kept by power divine -; 
 All her foes shall be confounded, 
 Though the world in arms combine. 
 
 Happy Zion, 
 What a favored lot is thine ! 
 2 Every human tie may perish ; 
 
 Friend to friend unfaithful prove ; 
 Mothers cease their own to cherish ; 
 
 (136) 
 
THE REFORMATION AND THE CHURCH. 87 
 
 Heaven and earth at last remove: 
 
 But no changes 
 Can attend Jehovah's love. 
 
 3 In the furnace God may prove thee, 
 
 Thence to bring thee forth more bright, 
 But can never cease to love thee ; 
 Thou art precious in His sight • 
 
 God is with thee, 
 God, thine everlasting Light. 
 
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 THE Church's one foundation 
 Is Jesus Christ her Lord ; 
 She is His new creation 
 
 By water and the Word ; 
 From heaven He came and sought her 
 
 To be His holy Bride, 
 With His own blood He bought her, 
 And for her life He died. 
 
 2 Elect from every nation. 
 
 Yet one o'er all the earth, 
 Her charter of salvation 
 
 One Lord, one Faith, one Birth 
 One holy Name she blesses, 
 
 Partakes one holy Food, 
 And to one Hope she presses, 
 
 With every grace endued, 
 
 3 Though with a scornful wonder 
 
 Men see her sore opprest. 
 By schisms rent asunder, 
 
 By heresies distrest, 
 Yet saints their v/atch are keeping. 
 
 Their cry goes up, " How long?" 
 And soon the night of weeping 
 
 Shall be the morn of song. 
 
 4 Mid toil, and tribulation, 
 
 And tumult of her war. 
 She waits the consummation 
 
 Of peace for evermore ; 
 Till with the vision glorious 
 
 Her longing eyes are blest. 
 And the great Church victorious 
 
 Shall be the Church at rest. 
 
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88 
 
 THE CHURCH YEAR: 
 
 13 G Einfeste Burg ist unser Gott, 
 
 A MIGHTY Fortress is our God, 
 A trusty Shield and Weapon ; 
 He helps us free from every need 
 That hath us now o'ertaken. 
 The old bitter foe 
 Means us deadly woe : 
 Deep guile and great might 
 Are his dread arms in fight 
 On earth is not his equal. 
 
 2 With might of ours can naught be done, 
 Soon were our loss effected ; 
 But for us fights the Valiant One 
 Whom God Himself elected. 
 Ask ye, Who is this 
 Jesus Christ it is, 
 Of Sabaoth Lord, 
 And there's none other God, 
 He holds the field for ever 
 
 8 Tho' devils all the world should fill, 
 All watching to devour us, 
 We tremble not, we fear no ill. 
 They cannot overpower us. 
 
 This world's prince may still 
 Scowl fierce as he will, 
 ^ He can harm us none. 
 
 He's judged, the deed is done, 
 One little word o'erthrows him. 
 
 4 The Word they still shall let remain, 
 And not a thank have for it, 
 He's by our side upon the plain, 
 With His good gifts and Spirit, 
 Take they then our life, 
 Goods, fame, child, and wife ; 
 When their worst is done. 
 They yet have nothing won, 
 The Kingdom ours remaineth. 
 
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 I LOVE the Church, the holy Church, 
 The Saviour's spotless Bride ; 
 And O, I love her palaces. 
 Through all the world so wide. 
 
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THE REFOEMATION AND THE CHURCH. 89 
 
 2 I love the Church, the holy Church", 
 
 That o'er our life presides — 
 The birth, the bridal, and the grave, 
 And many an hour besides. 
 
 3 Be mine through life to live in her, 
 
 And when the Lord shall call, 
 To die in her, the Spouse of Christ, 
 The Mother of us all. 
 
 158 
 
 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, 
 Zion, City of our God ; 
 He, whose word cannot be broken. 
 Formed thee for His own abode. 
 On the Rock of Ages founded, 
 
 What can shake thy sure repose ? 
 With salvation's walls surrounded, 
 Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 
 
 2 See the streams of living waters, 
 
 Springing from eternal love, 
 Well supply thy sons and daughters, 
 
 And all fear of want remove. 
 Who can faint while such a river 
 
 Ever flows their thirst to assuage ! 
 Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, 
 
 Never fails from age to age. 
 
 3 Saviour, if of Zion's city 
 
 I, through grace, a member am. 
 Let the world deride or pity, 
 
 I will glory in Thy Name. 
 Fading is the worldling's pleasure. 
 
 All his boasted pomp and show ; 
 Solid joys and lasting treasure 
 
 None but Zion's children know. 
 
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 MY Church ! my Church ! my dear old Church ! 
 My fathers' and my own ! 
 On Prophets and Apostles built, 
 
 And Christ the corner-stone ! 
 All else beside, by storm or tide. 
 
 May yet be overthrown ; 
 But not my Church — my dear old Church — 
 My fathers' and my own ! 
 
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90 THE CHURCH YEAR : 
 
 2 My Church ! my Church ! my dear old Church ! 
 
 My glory and my pride ! 
 Firm in the Faith Immanuel taught, 
 
 She holds no faith beside. 
 Upon tliis Rock, 'gainst every shock, 
 
 Though gates of hell assail. 
 She stands secure, with promise sure, 
 
 " They never shall prevail." 
 
 3 My Church ! my Church ! my dear old Church ! 
 
 I love her ancient name ; 
 And God forbid, a child of hers 
 
 Should ever do her shame ! 
 Her mother-care, I'll ever share ; 
 
 Her child I am alone, 
 Till He who gave me to her arms 
 
 Shall call me to His own. 
 
 4 My Church ! my Church ! my dear old Church ! 
 
 I've heard the tale of blood. 
 Of hearts that loved her to the death — 
 
 The great, the wise, the good. 
 Our martyred sires dej&ed the fires 
 
 For Christ the crucified ; 
 The once delivered Faith to keep, 
 
 They burned, they bled, they died. 
 
 6 My Church ! my Church ! I love my Church, 
 
 For she exalts my Lord ! 
 She speaks, she breathes, she teaches not, 
 
 But from His written Word. 
 And if her voice bids me rejoice, 
 
 From all my sins released ; 
 'Tis through the atoning sacrifice, 
 
 And Jesus is the Priest. 
 
 6 My Church ! my Church ! I love my Church, 
 
 For she doth lead me on 
 To Zion's Palace Beautiful, 
 
 Where Christ my Lord hath gone. 
 . From all below, she bids me go. 
 
 To Him, the Life, the Way, 
 The Truth to guide my erring feet 
 
 From darkness into day. 
 
 7 Then here, my Church ! my dear old Church ! 
 
 Th)"" child would add a vow, 
 To that whose token once was signed 
 Upon his infant brow : — 
 
 (140) 
 
THE WORD. 
 
 Assault who may, kiss and betray, 
 
 Dishonor and disown, 
 My Church shall yet be dear to me, 
 
 My fathers' and my own ! 
 
 THE WOED. 
 
 OWORD of God Incarnate, 
 O Wisdom from on high, 
 O Truth unchanged, unchanging, 
 
 O Light of our dark sky ; 
 We praise Thee for the radiance 
 That from the hallowed page, 
 A lantern to our footsteps, 
 Shines on from age to age. 
 
 2 The Church from her dear Master 
 
 Received the gift divine, 
 And still that light she lifteth 
 
 O'er all the earth to shine. 
 It is the golden casket 
 
 Where gems of truth are stored ; 
 It is the heaven-drawn picture 
 
 Of Christ, the living Word. 
 
 3 It floateth like a banner 
 
 Before God's host unfurled ; 
 It shineth like a beacon 
 
 Above the darkling world : 
 It is the chart and compass. 
 
 That o'er life's surging sea. 
 Mid mists, and rocks, and quicksands, 
 
 Still guides, O Christ, to Thee. 
 
 4 O make Thy Church, dear Saviour, 
 
 A lamp of burnished gold, 
 To bear before the nations 
 
 Thy true light as of old : 
 O teach Thy wandering pilgrims 
 
 By this their path to trace, 
 Till, clouds and darkness ended. 
 
 They see Thee face to face. 
 
 161 
 
 How precious is the Book divine, 
 By inspiration given ! 
 Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 
 To guide our souls to heaven. 
 
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92 
 
 THE WORD. 
 
 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts 
 
 In this dark vale of tears ; 
 Life, Mght, and joy it still imparts, 
 And quells our rising fears. 
 
 3 This Lamp, through all the tedious night 
 
 Of life, shall guide our way, 
 Till we behold the clearer light 
 Of an eternal day. 
 
 Doxology. 
 All glory to th' Eternal Three, 
 
 And undivided One, 
 As was, is now, and e'er shall be, 
 
 While endless ages run. 
 
 A GLORY gilds the sacred page, 
 Majestic like the sun ; 
 It gives a light to every age, 
 It gives, but borrows none, 
 
 2 The Hand that gave it still supplies 
 
 His gracious light and heat. 
 His truths upon the nations rise ; 
 They rise, but never set. 
 
 3 Let everlasting thanks be Thine, 
 
 For such a bright display 
 As makes a world of darkness shine 
 With beams of heavenly day. 
 
 4 My soul rejoices to pursue 
 
 The steps of Him I love, 
 Till glory breaks upon my view 
 In brighter worlds above. 
 
 LORD of all power and might, 
 Father of love and light. 
 Speed on Thy Word ! 
 Oh ! let the Gospel sound 
 All the wide world around, 
 Wherever man is found ; 
 God speed His Word. 
 
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 163 
 
 (142) 
 
BAPTISM. 
 
 2 On this high Jubilee 
 Thine lot the glory be : 
 
 Hallelujah ! 
 Thine was the mighty plan, 
 From Thee the work began : 
 Away with praise to man. 
 
 Glory to God ! 
 
 3 Lo ! what embattled foes, 
 Stern in their hate, oppose 
 
 God's holy Word ; 
 One for His truth we stand, 
 Strong in His own right hand, 
 Firm as a martyr band. 
 
 God shield His Word ! 
 
 4 Onward shall be our course, 
 Despite of fraud and force ; 
 
 God is before : 
 His Word ere long shall run 
 Free as the noonday sun ; 
 His purpose must be done : 
 
 God bless His Word. 
 
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 Erhalt uns, Herr^ hex Deinem Wort. 
 
 LORD, keep us steadfast in Thy Word : 
 Curb those who fain by craft or sword 
 Would wrest the kingdom from Thy Son, 
 And set at naught all He hath done. 
 
 2 Lord Jesus Christ, Thy power make known 
 For Thou art Lord of lords alone : 
 Defend Thy Christendom, that we 
 
 May evermore sing praise to Thee. 
 
 3 O Comforter, of priceless worth, 
 Send peace and unity on earth. 
 Support us in our final strife. 
 And lead us out of death to life. 
 
 BAPTISM. 
 
 STILL bright and blue doth Jordan flow, 
 Between his banks all rough and bold, 
 And round the far forgotten shore 
 Where Jesus was baptized of old. 
 
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94 
 
 BAPTISM. 
 
 2 Still in Thy Church, O Lord, flow on 
 
 The consecrating waters bright ; 
 And still the Holy Dove comes down, 
 To wash our sinful spirits white. 
 
 3 And still above the new-crossed brow 
 
 Are said the Three Great Names divine ; 
 And Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 
 Are near to bless that healing sign. 
 
 4 O, as Thy children wander on. 
 
 Still o'er them brood. Thou Threefold Power; 
 And still the vow be on their souls 
 They breathed in their baptismal hour. 
 
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 Ich bin getmift auf Deinen Namen 
 
 FATHER, Son, and Holy Spirit, 
 I'm baptized in Thy dear Name ; 
 In the seed Thou dost inherit, 
 With the people Thou dost claim, 
 
 I am reckoned ; 
 And for me the Saviour came. 
 
 2 Thou receivest me, O Father, 
 
 As a child and heir of Thine ; 
 Jesus, Thou who diedst, yea, rather 
 Ever livest, Thou art mine. 
 
 Thou, O Spirit, 
 Art my Guide, my light divine. 
 
 3 I have pledged, and would not falter, 
 
 Truth, obedience, love to Thee ; 
 I have vows upon Thine altar, 
 Ever Thine alone to be ; 
 
 And for ever 
 Sin and all its lusts to flee. 
 
 4 Gracious God, all Thou hast spoken 
 
 In this covenant shall take place ; 
 But if I, alas ! have broken 
 These my vows, hide not Thy facej 
 
 And from falling 
 0 restore me by Thy grace ! 
 
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CONFIRMATION. 
 
 5 Lord, to Thee I now surrender 
 
 All I have, and all I am ; 
 Make my heart more true and tender, 
 Glorify in me Thy Name. 
 
 Let obedience 
 To Thy will be all my aim. 
 
 6 Help me in this high endeavor, 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 
 Bind my heart to Thee for ever, 
 Till I join the heavenly host. 
 
 Living, dying, 
 Let me make in Thee my boast. 
 
 j^^y COISTFIEMATION 
 
 BLESSED Saviour, who hast taught me 
 I should live to Thee alone ; 
 All these years Thy hand hath brought me, 
 
 Since I first was made Thine own. 
 At the Font my vows were spoken 
 
 By my parents in the Lord ; 
 That my vows shall be unbroken. 
 At the Altar I record. 
 
 2 I would trust in Thy protecting. 
 
 Wholly rest upon Thine arm ; 
 Follow wholly Thy directing, 
 
 O my only Guard from harm ! 
 Meet me now with Thy salvation. 
 
 In Thy Church's ordered way ; 
 Let me feel Thy Confirmation 
 
 In Thy truth and fear to-day : 
 
 3 So that might and firmness gaining, 
 
 Hope in danger, joy in grief. 
 Now and evermore remaining 
 
 In the Catholic belief, 
 Resting in my Saviour's merit. 
 
 Strengthened with the Spirit's strength 
 With Thy Church I may inherit 
 
 All my Father's joy at length. 
 
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 THINE for ever! God of love. 
 Hear us from Thy throne above ; 
 Thine for ever may we be, 
 Here and in eternity. 
 
 (145) 
 
PRAYEE. 
 
 2 Thine for ever ! Lord of Life, 
 Shield us through our earthly strife ; 
 Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way, 
 Guide us to the realms of day. 
 
 3 Thine for ever ! O how blest 
 They who find in Thee their rest ; 
 Saviour, Guardian, heavenly Friend, 
 O defend us to the end. 
 
 4 Thine for ever ! Thou our Guide, 
 All our wants by Thee supplied, 
 All our sins by Thee forgiven, 
 Lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven. 
 
 PRAYEE. 
 
 39 
 
 COME, my soul, thy suit prepare, 
 Jesus loves to answer prayer : 
 He Himself has bid thee pray, 
 Therefore will not say thee nay. 
 
 2 Thou art coming to a King ; 
 Large petitions with thee bring ; 
 For His grace and power are such. 
 None can ever ask too much. 
 
 3 With my burden I begin ; 
 Lord, remove this load of sin ! 
 Let Thy Blood, for sinners spilt, 
 Set my conscience free from guilt. 
 
 4 Lord, I come to Thee for rest 
 Take possession of my breast ; 
 
 There Thy blood-boiight right maintain,- 
 And without a rival reign. 
 
 5 While I am a pilgrim here, 
 Let Thy love my spirit cheer ; 
 
 As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, 
 Lead me to my journey's end. 
 
 6 Show me what I have to do. 
 Every hour my strength renew ; 
 Let me live a life of faith. 
 
 Let me die Thy people's death. 
 
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 NEARER, my God, to Thee 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 E'en though it be a cross 
 
 That raiseth me ; 
 Still all my song shall be, 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 2 Though, like the wanderer, 
 
 The sun gone down, 
 Darkness be over me, 
 
 My rest a stone. 
 Yet in my dreams Pd be, 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 3 There let my way appear 
 
 Steps unto heaven ; 
 All that Thou sendest me 
 
 In mercy given ; 
 Angels to beckon me 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 4 Then with my waking thoughts 
 
 Bright with Thy praise, 
 Out of my stony griefs , 
 
 Bethel I'll raise ; 
 So by my woes to be 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee ! 
 
 5 Or if on joyful wing 
 
 Cleaving the sky, 
 Sun, moon, and stars forgot, 
 
 Upwards I fly ; 
 Still all my song shall be. 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee, 
 
 Nearer to Thee ] • 
 
 ml 
 
 SWEET hour of prayer ! sweet hour of 
 That calls me from a world of care. 
 And bids me at my Father's throne 
 Make all my wants and wishes known 
 In seasons of distress and grief, 
 My soul has often found relief. 
 And oft escaped the tempter's snare 
 By thy return, sweet hour of prayer. 
 
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 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 2 Sweet hour of prayer ! sweet hour of prayer I 
 Thy wings shall my petition bear 
 
 To Him whose truth and faithfulness 
 Engage the waiting soul to bless ; 
 And since He bids me seek His face, 
 Believe His word, and trust His grace, 
 I'll cast on Him my every care, 
 And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! 
 
 3 Sweet hour of prayer ! sweet hour of prayer r 
 May I thy consolation share ; 
 
 Till from Mount Pisgah's lofty height 
 I view my home, and take my flight: 
 This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise 
 To seize the everlasting prize ; 
 And shout, while passing through the air, 
 Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer. 
 
 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
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 THE Lord my Shepherd is, 
 I shall be well supplied : 
 Since He is mine, and I am His, 
 What can I want beside ? 
 
 2 He leads me to the place 
 
 Where heavenly pasture grows, 
 Where living waters gently pass, 
 And full salvation flows. 
 
 3 If e'er I go astray. 
 
 He doth my soul reclaim. 
 And guides me in His own right way, 
 For H^ most holy Name. 
 
 4 While He affords His aid, 
 
 I cannot yield to fear : [dark shade, 
 JThough I should walk through death's 
 My Shepherd's with me there. 
 
 5 The bounties of Thy love 
 
 Shall crown my following days ; 
 Nor from Thy house will I remove, 
 Nor cease to speak Thy praise. 
 
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 HOLY and reverend is the Name 
 Of our eternal King. 
 Thrice holy, Lord ! the angels cry: 
 Thrice holy, let iis sing. 
 
 2 Holy is He in all His works. 
 
 And saints are His delight ; 
 But sinners and their wicked ways 
 Shall perish from His sight. 
 
 3 The deepest reverence of the mind 
 
 Pay, O my soul, to God ; 
 Lift with thy hands a holy heart 
 To His sublime abode. 
 
 4 Thou, righteous God ! preserve my soul 
 
 From all pollution free : 
 The pure in heart are Thy delight, 
 And they Thy face shall see. 
 
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 SHINE on our souls, eternal God ! 
 With rays of beauty shine ; 
 O let Thy favor crown our days, 
 And all their round be Thine. 
 
 2 Did we not raise our hands to Thee, 
 ^ Our hands might toil in vain : 
 
 Small joy success itself could give, 
 If Thou Thy Love restrain. 
 
 3 With Thee let every week begin, 
 
 With Thee each day be spent. 
 For Thee each fleeting hour improved, 
 Since each by Thee is lent. 
 
 4 Thus cheer us through this toilsome road, 
 
 Till all our labors cease ; 
 And heaven refresh our weary souls 
 With everlasting peace. 
 
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 JUST as I am, without one plea. 
 But that Thy Blood was shed for me, 
 And that Thou bidst me come to Thee, 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 2 Just as I am, and waiting not 
 To rid my soul of one dark blot. 
 To Thee, whose Blood can cleanse each spot, 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come I 
 
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 3 Just as I am, though tossed about 
 With many a conflict, many a doubt, 
 Fighting and fears within, without, 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
 4 Just as I am, Thou wilt receive, 
 
 Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve, 
 Because Thy promise I believe ; 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
 5 Just as I am ; Thy Love unknown 
 Has broken every barrier down ; 
 Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone, 
 O Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 
 
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 WHEN Jesus left His Father's throne, 
 He chose an humble birth ; 
 Like us, unhonored and unknown, 
 He came to dwell on earth. 
 
 2 Like Him may we be found below, 
 
 In wisdom's path of peace ; 
 Like Him in grace and knowledge grow, 
 As years and strength increase. 
 
 3 Sweet were His words, and kind His look, 
 
 When mothers round Him pressed ; »• 
 Their infants in His arms He took, 
 And on His bosom blessed. 
 
 4 Safe from the world's alluring harms. 
 
 Beneath His watchful eye. 
 Thus in the circling of His arms 
 May we for ever lie. 
 
 5 When Jesus into Salem rode, 
 
 The children sang around ; 
 For j oy they plucked the palms and strewed 
 Their garments on the ground. 
 
 6 Hosanna our glad voices raise, 
 
 Hosanna to our King ! 
 Should we forget our Saviour's praise, 
 The stones themselves would sing. 
 
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 HOW happy is the thild who hears 
 Instruction's warning voice, 
 And who celestial wisdom makes 
 His early, only choice ! 
 
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FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
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 2 For she has treasures greater far 
 Than east or west unfold ; 
 And her rewards more precious are 
 Than all their stores of gold. 
 
 8 She guides the young with innocence 
 In pleasure's path to tread ; 
 A crown of glory she bestows 
 Upon the hoary head. 
 
 4 According as her labors rise, 
 So her rewards increase ; 
 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
 And all her paths are peace. 
 
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 IHEAKD the voice of Jesus say, 
 Come unto me and rest ; 
 Lay down, thou weary one, lay down 
 Thy head upon my breast. 
 
 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say. 
 
 Behold, I freely give 
 The living water ; thirsty one, 
 Stoop down, and drink, and live. 
 
 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 
 I am this dark world's Light ; 
 Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, 
 And all thy day be bright. 
 
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 BY cool Siloam's shady rill, 
 How fair the lily grows, 
 How sweet the breath iDeneath the hill 
 Of Sharon's dewy rose. 
 
 2 Lo, such the child, whose early feet 
 
 The paths of peace have trod, 
 Whose secret heart with influence sweet. 
 Is upward drawn to God. 
 
 3 O Thou whose infant feet were found 
 
 Within Thy Father's shrine ! 
 Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, 
 Were all alike divine : 
 
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102 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 4 Dependent on Thy bounteous breath, 
 We seek Thy grace alone, 
 In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
 To keep us still Thine own. 
 
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 WHAT cheering words are these ! 
 Their sweetness who can tell? 
 In time and to eternal days, 
 " 'Tis with the righteous well." 
 
 2 In every state secure, 
 
 Kept by Jehovah's eye, 
 'Tis well with them while life endure, 
 And well when called to die. 
 
 3 'Tis well when joys arise ; 
 
 'Tis well when sorrows flow ; 
 'Tis well when darkness veils the skies, 
 And strong temptations blow. 
 
 4 'Tis well when on the mount 
 
 They feast on dying Love : 
 And 'tis as well in God's account. 
 When they the furnace prove. 
 
 5 'Tis well when Jesus calls, 
 
 " From earth and sin arise. 
 Join with the hosts of ransomed souls, 
 Made to salvation wise." 
 
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 WHEN little Samuel woke. 
 And heard his Maker's voice, 
 At every word He spoke, 
 
 How much did he rejoice ! 
 O, blessed, happy child ! to find 
 The God of heaven so near and kind. 
 
 2 If God would speak to me, 
 And say He was my Friend, 
 How happy I should be ! 
 
 O, how Iwould atten^i! 
 The smallest sin I then would fear, 
 If God Almighty were so near. 
 
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FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
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 And does He never speak ? 
 
 O yes ; for in His Word 
 He bids me come and seek 
 
 The God that Samuel heard. 
 And every sin I well may fear, 
 Since God Almighty is so near. 
 Like Samuel let us say, 
 
 Whene'er I read His Word, 
 *' Speak, Lord, I would obey " 
 
 The \oice that Samuel heard ; 
 And when I in Thy house appear, 
 *' Speak, for Thy servant waits to hear." 
 
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 I THINK, when I read that sweet story of old, 
 When Jesus was here among men. 
 How He called little children as lambs to His fold, 
 I should like to have been with them then. 
 
 2 I wish that His hands hadbeen placed on my head, 
 
 That His arm had been thrown around me. 
 And that I might have seen His kind look when 
 *' Let the little ones come unto me." [He said 
 
 3 Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go, 
 
 And ask for a share in His love ; 
 And if I thus earnestly seek Him below, 
 I shall see Him and hear Him above ; 
 
 4 In that beautiful place He has gone to prepare 
 
 For all who are washed ard forgiven : 
 Full many dear children are gathering there, 
 " For of such is the kingdom of heaven." 
 
 5 But thousands and thousands who wander and 
 
 Never heard of that heavenly home : [fall, 
 I wish they could know there was room for them^ 
 And that Jesus has bid them to come. [all, 
 
 6 And O, how I long for that glorious time, 
 
 The sweetest and brightest and best, 
 When the dear little children of every clime, 
 Shall crowd to His arms and be blest. 
 
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 JESUS, Saviour, Son of God, 
 Who for me life's pathway trod. 
 Who for me became a child. 
 Make me humble, meek, and mildj 
 
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 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 2 I Thy lamb would ever be ; 
 ^ Jesus, I would follow Thee ; 
 
 And, like Samuel of old. 
 Always live within Thy fold. 
 
 8 Dearest Saviour, I am Thine, 
 Bid Thy Spirit on me shine ; 
 Keep my weak and sinful heart, 
 Lest it should from Thee depart. 
 
 4 Teach me how to pray to Thee ; 
 Make me holy, heavenly ; 
 Let me love what Thou dost love ; 
 Let me live with Thee above. 
 
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 COME, let us sing of Jesus, 
 While hearts and accents blend ; 
 Come, let us sing of Jesus, 
 
 The sinner's only friend ; 
 His holy soul rejoices 
 
 Amid the choirs above. 
 To hear our youthful voices 
 Exulting in His love. 
 
 2 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 Who wept our path along ; 
 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 The tempted and the strong ; 
 None who besought His healing, 
 
 He passed unheeded by ; 
 And still retains His feeling 
 
 For us above the sky. 
 
 3 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 Who died our souls to save ; 
 We love to sing of Jesus, 
 
 Triumphant o'er the grave ; 
 And in our hour of danger. 
 
 We'll trust His love alone, 
 Who once slept in a manger. 
 
 And now sits on a throne. 
 
 4 Then let us sing of Jesus, 
 
 While yet on earth we stay, 
 And hope to sing of Jesus 
 Throughout eternal day. 
 
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FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
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 For those who here confess Him 
 He will in heaven confess, 
 
 And faithful hearts that bless Him, 
 He will for ever bless. 
 
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 LAMB of God, I look to Thee ; 
 Thou shalt my example be; 
 Thou art gentle, meek, and mild, 
 Thou wast once a little child. 
 
 2 Fain I would be as Thou art ; 
 Give me Thy obedient heart. 
 Thou art pitiful and kind : 
 Let me have Thy loving mind. 
 
 3 Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb, 
 In Thy gracious hands I am. 
 Make me. Saviour, what Thou art, 
 Live Thyself within my heart. 
 
 4 I shall then show forth Thy praise, 
 Serve Thee all my happy days : 
 Then the world shall always see 
 Christ, the holy Child, in me. 
 
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 GRACIOUS Saviour, gentle Shepherd, 
 Little ones are dear to Thee ; 
 Gathered with Thine arms and carried 
 In Thy bosom may we be. 
 
 2 Tender Shepherd, never leave us 
 
 From Thy fold to go astray ; 
 By Thy look of love direct us, 
 That we walk the narrow way, 
 
 3 Cleanse our hearts from sin and folly. 
 
 In the stream Thy love supplied, — 
 Mingled stream of Blood and Water 
 Flowing from Thy wounded side. 
 
 4 Let Thy holy Word instruct us, 
 
 Fill our minds with heavenly light ; 
 Let Thy love and grace constrain us 
 Ever to pursue the right. 
 
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 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 5 Taught to lisp the holy praises 
 
 AVhich on earth Thy children sing, 
 Both with lips and hearts we render 
 Thanks and praises to our King. 
 
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 CHKISTIAN children must he holy, 
 Serving God from day to day ; 
 Never is the time too early 
 For a Christian to obey. 
 
 2 Jesus taught us in His childhood ; 
 
 Only eight short days He saw, 
 Ere He sultered circumcision, 
 And obeyed His Father's law. 
 
 3 He who is our great Example, 
 
 Let no moment run to loss ; 
 Not one precious hour He wasted, 
 From the cradle to the cross. 
 
 4 Soon He sorrowed, soon He suffered, 
 
 We must meek and gentle be ; 
 Little pain and little trial, 
 Ever bearing patiently. 
 
 5 Soon He showed a Son's obedience : 
 
 We must early learn to do 
 Not our own will, but our Father's, 
 And be found obedient too. 
 
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 CHILDREN of the heavenly King, 
 As ye journey, sweetly sing ; 
 Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, 
 Glorious in His works and ways. 
 
 2 We are travelling home to God, 
 In the way the fathers trod ; 
 They are happy now, and we 
 Soon their happiness shall see. 
 
 3 O ye banished seed, be glad ! 
 Christ our advocate is made ; 
 Us to save, our flesh assumes ; 
 Brother to our souls becomes. 
 
 4 Sing, ye little flock and blest : 
 You on Jesus' soul shall rest: 
 There your seat is now prepared, 
 There your kingdom and reward. 
 
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FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 5 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand 
 On the borders of your land ; 
 Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, 
 Bids you undismayed go on. 
 
 6 Lord, obediently we go, 
 Gladly leaving all below ; 
 Only Thou our Leader be, 
 And we still will follow Thee. 
 
 I AM Jesus' little lamb. 
 Therefore glad and gay I am ; 
 Jesus loves me, Jesus knows me, 
 All thafs good and fair He shows me, 
 Tends me every day the same, 
 Even calls me by my name. 
 
 2 Out and in I safely go. 
 
 Want and hunger never know ; 
 Soft green pastures He discloseth, 
 Where His happy flock reposeth ; 
 When I faint or thirsty be, 
 To the brook He leadeth me. 
 
 3 Should not I be glad and gay? 
 In this blessed fold all day ; 
 By this Holy Shepherd tended, 
 Whose kind arms, when life is ended. 
 Bear me to the world of light? 
 
 Yes ! oh yes, my lot is bright. 
 
 THE Lord my pasture shall prepare. 
 And feed me with a shepherd's care, 
 His presence shall my wants supply, 
 And guard me with a watchful eye : 
 My noonday walks He shall attend. 
 And all my midnight hours defend. 
 
 2 When In the sultry glebe I faint. 
 Or in the thirsty mountains pant. 
 To fertile vales and dewy meads 
 My weary, wandering steps He leads. 
 Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
 Amid the verdant landscape flow. 
 
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 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, 
 Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, 
 His bounty shall my pains beguile ; 
 The barren wilderness shall smile, 
 With lively green and herbage crowned, 
 And streams shall murmur all around. 
 
 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, 
 With gloomy horrors overspread, 
 My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, 
 For Thou, O Lord ! art with me still ; 
 Thy friendly crook shall give me aid. 
 And guide me through the dismal shade. 
 
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 HOLY Jesus, be my light ; 
 Shine upon my way ; 
 Through this tempting, changing life, 
 Lead me day by day. 
 
 2 As the wise men came of old, 
 
 Travelling afar, 
 Guided to Thy cradle throne. 
 By a wondrous star ; 
 
 3 So be Thou my constant Guide, 
 
 Lead me all the way, 
 Till I reach Thy home at last. 
 Nevermore to stray. 
 
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 SAVIOUK, like a shepherd lead us. 
 Much we need Thy tenderest care; 
 In Thy pleasant pastures feed us. 
 For our use Thy folds prepare. 
 
 Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, 
 Thou hast bought us. Thine we are. 
 
 2 Thou hast promised to receive us, 
 
 Poor and sinful though we be ; 
 Thou hast mercy to relieve us, 
 Grace to cleanse, and power to free. 
 
 Blessed Jesus, 
 Let us early turn to Thee. 
 
 3 Early let us seek Thy favor, 
 
 Early let us do Thy will ; 
 Blessed Lord and only Saviour, 
 
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FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 With Thy love our bosom fill. 
 
 Blessed Jesus, 
 Thou hast loved us, love us still. 
 
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 FEEBLE, helpless, how shall I 
 Learn to live, and learn to die? 
 Who, O God, my guide shall be ? 
 Who shall lead Thy child to Thee? 
 
 2 Blessed Father, gracious One, 
 Thou hast sent Thy holy Son ; 
 He will give the light I need, . 
 He my trembling steps will lead. 
 
 3 Through this world, uncertain, dim, 
 Let me ever lean on Him ; 
 
 From His precepts wisdom draw, 
 Make His life my solemn law. 
 
 4 Thus in deed, and thought, and word, 
 Led by Jesus Christ the Lord, 
 
 In my meekness, thus shall I 
 Learn to live and learn to die. 
 
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 JESUS, I my cross have taken. 
 All to leave and follqw Thee; 
 Destitute, despised, forsaken, 
 
 Thou, from hence, my All shalt be. 
 Perish every fond ambition. 
 
 All I've sought, or hoped, or known: 
 Yet how rich is my condition ! 
 God and heaven are still my own. 
 
 2 Man may-trouble and distress me, 
 
 'Twill but drive me to Thy breast; 
 Life with trials hard may press me. 
 
 Heaven will bring me sweeter rest. 
 O, 'tis not in grief to harm me, 
 
 While Thy love is left to me ; 
 O, 'twere not in joy to charm me, 
 
 Were that joy unmixed with Thee. 
 
 3 Take, my soul, thy full salvation ; 
 
 Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care ; 
 Joy to find in every station 
 Something still to do or bear. 
 
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 FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 Think what Spirit dwells within thee; 
 
 What a Father's smile is thine ; 
 What a Saviour died to win thee : 
 
 Child of heaven, shouldst thou repine ? 
 
 4 Haste thee on from grace to glory, 
 
 Armed by faith and winged by prayer; 
 Heaven's eternal day 's before thee, 
 
 God's own hand shall guide thee there. 
 Soon shall close thy earthly mission, 
 
 Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days ; 
 Hope shall change to glad fruition, 
 
 Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 
 
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 Do no sinful action, 
 Speak no angry word, 
 We belong to Jesus, 
 Children of the Lord. 
 
 2 Christ is kind and gentle, 
 
 Christ is pure and true. 
 And His own dear children 
 Must be holy too. 
 
 3 There's a wicked spirit 
 
 Watching round us still, 
 And he tries to tempt us 
 To all harm and ill. 
 
 4 But we must not hear him, 
 
 Nor his bidding do, 
 But resist the evil 
 And the good pursue. 
 
 5 For we promised truly 
 
 In our infant days,' • 
 To renounce him wholly 
 And forsake his ways. 
 
 6 We are new-born Christians, 
 
 We must learn to fight 
 With the bad within us, 
 And to do the right. 
 
 7 Christ is our own Master, 
 
 He is good and true, 
 And His little children 
 Must be holy too. 
 
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FAITH AND LIFE. 
 
 8 Glory to the Father, , 
 Glory to the Son, 
 Glory to the Spirit, 
 While the ages run. 
 
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 f UST Jesus bear the cross alone, 
 And all the world go free? 
 No, there's a cross for every one, 
 And there's a cross for me. 
 
 2 How happy are the saints above, 
 
 Who once were sorrowing here ! 
 But now they taste unmingied love, 
 And joy without a tear. 
 
 3 The consecrated cross I'll bear, 
 
 Till death shall set me free ; 
 And then go home, my crown to wear, 
 For there's a crown for me. 
 
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 SAVIOUR, Who Thy flock art feeding 
 With the shepherd's kindest care, 
 All the feeble gently leading, 
 While the lambs Thy bosom share. 
 
 2 Now, these little ones receiving. 
 
 Fold them in Thy gracious arm ! 
 There, we know, Thy word believing, 
 Only there secure from harm ! 
 
 3 Never, from Thy pasture roving. 
 
 Let them be the lion's prey ; 
 Let Thy tenderness, so loving, 
 Keep them all life's dang'rous way : 
 
 4 Then, within Thy fold eternal. 
 
 Let them find a resting-place, 
 Feed in pastures ever vernal, 
 Drink the rivers of Thy grace. 
 
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 LORD, a little band and lowly. 
 We are come to sing to Thee ; 
 Thou art great, and high, and holy, 
 O how holy should we be. 
 
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 CHARITY HYMNS. 
 
 2 Fill our hearts with thoughts of Jesus, 
 
 And of heaven where He is gone ; 
 And let nothing ever please us 
 He would grieve to look upon. 
 
 3 For we know the Lord of Glory- 
 
 Always sees what children do, 
 And is writing now the story 
 Of our thoughts and actions too. 
 
 4 Let our sins be all forgiven, 
 
 Make us fear whate'er is wrong ; 
 Lead us on our way to heaven, 
 There to sing a nobler song, 
 
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 SOLDIERS of Christ, arise. 
 And put your armor on. 
 Strong in the strength which God supplies, 
 Through His eternal Son ; — 
 
 2 Strong in the Lord of Hosts, 
 
 And in His might and power : 
 Who in the strength of Jesus trusts 
 Is more than conqueror. 
 
 3 Stand then in His great might, 
 
 With all His strength endued ; 
 But take, to arm you for the fight, 
 The panoply of God. 
 
 4 From strength to strength go on. 
 
 Wrestle, and fight, and pray : 
 Tread all the powers of darkness down, 
 And win the well-fought day. 
 
 CHARITY HYMNS. 
 
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 WE give Thee but Thine own, 
 Whate'er the gift may be. 
 All that we have is Thine alone, 
 A trust, O Lord, from Thee. 
 2 May we Thy bounties thus 
 As stewards true receive, 
 And gladly, as Thou blessest us, 
 To Thee our first-fruits give. 
 
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CHARITY HYMNS. 
 
 3 O hearts are bruised and dead, 
 
 And homes are bare and cold, 
 And lambs, for whom the Shepherd bled 
 Are straying from the fold. 
 
 4 To comfort and to bless, 
 
 To find a balm for woe, 
 To tend the lone and fatherless, 
 Is angels' work below. 
 
 5 The captive to release, 
 
 The lost to God to bring, 
 To teach the way of life and peace, — 
 It is a Christ-like thing. 
 
 6 And we believe Thy Word, 
 
 Though dim our faith may be ; 
 Whate'er we do for Thine, O Lord, 
 We do it unto Thee. 
 
 201 Orphans^ Prayer, 
 
 0 GRACIOUS Lord, Whose mercies rise 
 Above our utmost need. 
 Incline Thine ear unto our cry, 
 And hear the orphan plead. 
 
 2 Bereft of all a mother's love 
 
 And all a father's care. 
 Lord, whither shall we flee for help? 
 To whom direct our prayer ? 
 
 3 To Thee we flee, to Thee we pray, 
 
 Thou shalt our Father be : 
 More than the fondest parent's care, 
 We find, O Lord, in Thee ! 
 
 4 Already Thou hast heard our cry 
 
 And wiped away our tears : 
 Thy mercy has a refuge found 
 To guard our helpless years. 
 
 202 The Claims of the Needy, 
 
 YE children, whom a Father's care 
 And friends and home have bless'd, 
 'Tis yours to hear the orphan's prayer, 
 And give the sufferer rest. 
 
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 CHARITY HYMNS. 
 
 2 'Tis yours to soothe the throbbing heart, 
 And pour the balm of peace, 
 The gifts of Christian love t' impart, 
 
 And bid dark sorrow cease. 
 'Tis sweet, by gentle pity stirred, 
 
 The wretched to relieve ; 
 " More bless'd," as saith the sacred Word, 
 
 " To give than to receive." 
 Bring then, each one, your little store, 
 
 And let it thus be spent ; 
 For what is given to the poor 
 Unto the Lord is lent. 
 
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 OTHOU best gift of Heaven ! 
 Thou who Thyself hast given, — 
 For Thou hast died ! 
 This hast Thou done for me : 
 What have I done for Thee, 
 Thou Crucified ? 
 
 2 I long to serve thee more : 
 Eeveal an open door, 
 
 Saviour, to me ; 
 Then, counting all but loss, 
 I'll glory in Thy Cross, 
 
 And follow Thee. 
 
 3 Do Thou but point the way, 
 And give me strength to obey; 
 
 Thy will be mine ; 
 Then can I think it joy 
 To suffer or to die, 
 
 Since I am Thine. 
 
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 GIVE, give, willingly give. 
 Since God hath given to thee. 
 So many rich tokens of His love, 
 So bounteously and so free. 
 Chorus. Oh, hasten to give to the suffering ones, 
 Oh, hasten, your blessing bestow ! 
 Remember Who makes thee to differ from 
 them, 
 
 From Whom thy mercies all flow ; 
 Give, give, give, 'tis better to give than re- 
 ceive. 
 
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 2 Give, give, joyfully give, 
 
 Of thy most bountiful store ; 
 To succor the needy ones of earth, 
 To gladden the suffering poor. 
 
 Chorus. Oh, hasten to give, etc. 
 
 3 Give, give, gratefully give, 
 
 The precious Gospel of peace ; 
 That sinners may know the Saviour's love, 
 The weary may find release. 
 
 Chorus. Oh, hasten to give, etc. 
 
 4 Give, give, speedily give. 
 
 Although the gift may be small ; 
 A smile, or a tear, or loving word 
 May surely be given by all. 
 
 Chorus. Oh, hasten to give, etc. > 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 205 New Year. 
 
 WHILE with ceaseless course the sun 
 Hasted through the former year, 
 Many souls their race have run. 
 
 Never more to meet us here ; 
 Fixed in an eternal state, 
 
 They have done with all below ; 
 We a little longer wait. 
 But how little, none can know. 
 
 2 As the winged arrow flies 
 
 Speedily the mark to find ; 
 As the lightning from the skies 
 
 Darts and leaves no trace behind ; 
 Swiftly thus our fleeting days 
 
 Bear us down life's rapid streams 
 Upward, Lord, our spirits raise. 
 
 All below is but a dream. 
 
 3 Thanks for mercies past receive, 
 
 Pardon of our sins renew ; 
 Teach us henceforth how to live, 
 
 With eternity in view : 
 Bless Thy Word to young and old, 
 
 Fill us with a Saviour's love ; 
 And when life's short tale is told, 
 \ May we dwell with Thee aboYe. 
 
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 > Harvest Home. 
 
 COME, ye thankful people, come, 
 Raise the song of harvest home ! 
 All is safely gathered in. 
 Ere the winter storms begin ; 
 God, our Maker, doth provide ; 
 All our wants are well supplied ; 
 Come to Crod's own temple, come ; 
 Raise the song of harvest home ! 
 
 2 What is earth but God's own field, 
 Fruit to His own praise to yield? 
 Wheat and tares together sown, 
 Unto joy or sorrow grown ; 
 
 First the blade, and then the ear, 
 Then the full corn shall appear ; 
 Lord of harvest, grant that we 
 Wholesome grain and pure may be ! 
 
 3 E'en the Lord our God shall come, 
 And will take His harvest home ; 
 From His field, in that great day, 
 All offences purge away ; 
 
 Give His angels charge at last 
 In the fire the tares to cast. 
 And the fruitful wheat to store 
 In His garner evermore. 
 
 4 Even so, Lord, quickly come 
 To Thy final harvest home : 
 Gather Thou Thy people in, 
 Free from sorrow and from sin; 
 There for ever purified. 
 
 In Thy presence to abide : 
 
 Come, with all Thine angels, come, 
 
 Raise the glorious harvest home. 
 
 Thanksgiving . 
 
 BEFORE the Lord we bow, 
 The God who reigns above, 
 And rules the world below 
 Boundless in power and love. 
 Our thanks we bring 
 In joy and praise, 
 Our hearts we raise 
 To heaven's high King. 
 
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 2 The nation Thou hast blest, 
 
 May well Thy Love declare, 
 From foes and fears at rest, 
 Protected by Thy care. 
 For this fair land, 
 For this bright day, 
 Our thanks we pay, — 
 Gifts of Thy hand. 
 
 3 May every mountain height, 
 
 Each vale and forest green, 
 Shine in Thy Word's pure light, 
 And its rich fruits be seen ! 
 May every tongue 
 Be tuned to praise, 
 And join to raise 
 A grateful song. 
 
 4 Earth ! hear thy Maker's voice, 
 
 Thy great Redeemer own ; 
 Believe, obey, rejoice, 
 And worship Him alone. 
 Cast down thy pride, 
 Thy sin deplore, 
 And bow before 
 The Crucified. 
 
 And when in power He comes, 
 
 O may our native land. 
 From all its rending tombs, 
 Send forth a glorious band, 
 A countless throng, 
 Ever to sing 
 To heaven's high King 
 Salvation's song. 
 
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 GOD bless our native land ! 
 Firm may she ever stand, 
 Through storm and night ; 
 When the wild tempests rave, 
 Euler of wind and wave. 
 Do Thou our country save 
 By Thy great might I 
 
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 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 2 For her our prayer shall rise 
 To God above the skies ; 
 
 On Him we wait: 
 Thou who art ever nigh, 
 Guarding with watchful eye, 
 To Thee aloud we cry, 
 
 God save the State ! 
 
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 REJOICE, ye pure in heart, 
 Bejoice, give thanks and sing; 
 Your festal banner wave on high. 
 The Cross of Christ your King. 
 The Cross of Christ your King ; 
 The Cross of Christ your King ; 
 Your festal banner wave on high, 
 The Cross of Christ your King. 
 
 2 Bright youth and snow-crowned age 
 
 Strong men and maidens meek, 
 Eaise high your free exulting song, 
 God's wondrous praises speak. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 3 Yes, onward, onward still, 
 
 With hymn, and chant, and song. 
 Through gate, and porch, and columned aisle, 
 The hallowed pathways throng. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 4 With all the angel choirs, 
 
 With all the saints on earth, 
 Pour out the strains of joy and bliss, 
 True rapture, noblest mirth. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 5 Your clear Hosannas raise, 
 
 And Alleluias loud ; 
 Whilst answering echoes upward float, 
 Like wreaths of incense cloud. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 6 With voice as full and strong 
 
 As ocean's surging praise, 
 Send forth the hymns our fathers loved, 
 The psalms of ancient days. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
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 7 Yes, on, through life's long path, 
 
 Still chanting as ye go, 
 From youth to age, by night and day, 
 "n gladness and in woe. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 8 Still lift your standard high. 
 
 Still march in firm array. 
 As warriors through the darkness toil, 
 Till dawns the golden day. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 9 At last the march shall end, 
 
 The wearied ones shall rest, 
 The pilgrims find the Father's House, 
 Jerusalem the blest. 
 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 10 Then on, ye pure in heart. 
 
 Rejoice, give thanks, and sing ; 
 Your festal banner wave on high, 
 The Cross of Christ your King. 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
 11 Praise Him Who reigns on high. 
 
 The Lord Whom we adore, 
 The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 One God for evermore. 
 
 The Cross of Christ, etc. 
 
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 SAVIOUR, blessed Saviour, 
 Listen while we sing, 
 Hearts and voices raising 
 
 Praises to our King. 
 All we have to off"er, 
 All we hope to be, 
 Body, soul, and spirit. 
 All we yield to Thee. 
 
 2 Nearer, ever nearer, 
 
 Christ, we draw to Thee, 
 Deep in adoration, 
 
 Bending low the knee ; 
 Thou for our redemption 
 
 Cam'st on earth to die ; 
 Thou, that we might follow, 
 
 Hast gone up on high. 
 
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 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 3 Great and ever greater 
 
 Are Thy mercies here, 
 True and everlasting 
 
 Are the glories there, 
 Where no pain or sorrow, 
 
 Toil or care is known, 
 "Where the angel legions 
 
 Circle round the throne. 
 
 4 Brighter still and brighter 
 
 Glows the western sun, 
 Shedding all its gladness 
 
 O'er our work that's done; 
 Time will soon be over, 
 
 Toil and sorrows past, 
 May we, blessed Saviour, 
 
 Find a rest at last. 
 
 5 Onward, ever onward. 
 
 Journeying o'er the road 
 Worn by saints before us. 
 
 Journeying on to God ; 
 Leaving all behind us, 
 
 May we hasten on, 
 Backward never looking 
 
 Till the prize is won. 
 
 6 Bliss, all bliss excelling, 
 
 When the ransomed sdul 
 Earthly toils forgetting 
 
 Finds its promised goal ; 
 Where the joys unheard of 
 
 Saints with angels sing, 
 Never weary raising 
 
 Praises to their King. 
 
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 GREAT God ! we sing that mighty Hand, 
 By which supported still we stand : 
 The opening year Thy mercy shows ; 
 Let mercy crown it till it close. 
 
 By day, by night, at home, abroad. 
 Still we are guarded by our God ; 
 By His incessant bounty fed, 
 By His unerring counsel led. 
 
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 3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; 
 The future all to us unknown, 
 
 We to Thy guardian care commit, 
 And, peaceful, leave hefore Thy feet. 
 
 4 In scenes exalted or deprest. 
 
 Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest ; 
 Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
 Adored through all our changing days. 
 
 5 When death shall interrupt our songs, 
 And seal in silence mortal tongues ; 
 Our Helper, God, in whom we trust. 
 In better worlds our soul shall boast. 
 
 212 A Festival Song. 
 
 C'^OME, children, and join in our festival song, 
 y And hail the sweet joys which this day brings 
 along ; 
 
 We'll join our glad voices in one hymn of praise 
 To God, Who has kept us and lengthened our days. 
 Cfvo. Happy greeting to all ! Happy greeting to all ! 
 Happy greeting, happy greeting, happy greet- 
 ing to all ! 
 
 2 Our Father in heaven, we lift up to Thee 
 Our voice of thanksgiving, our glad jubilee ; 
 
 Oh, bless us, and guide us, dear Saviour, we pray, 
 That from Thy blest precepts we never may stray. 
 Chorus. Happy greeting to all ! etc. 
 
 3 And if, ere this glad year has drawn to a close, 
 Some loved one among us in death shall repose, 
 Grant, Lord, that the spirit in heaven may dwell, 
 In the bosom of Jesus, where all shall be well, 
 
 Chorus. Happy greeting to all ! etc. 
 
 4 Kind teachers, we children would thank you this 
 
 day, 
 
 That faithfully, kindly, you've taught us the way, 
 How we may escape from the world's sinful charms, 
 And iind a safe refuge in the Saviour's loved arms. 
 Chorus. Happy greeting to all ! etc. 
 
 5 Dear Pastor, we ask Thee, as lambs of Thy fold, 
 To teach us that wisdom more precious than gold. 
 Our footsteps to guide in the pathway of truth, 
 To love our Creator in the days of our youth. 
 
 Chorus. Happy greeting to all ! etc. 
 
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 6 And now, as we part, let us bid you good cheer, 
 We pray for a blessing on your labors here : 
 May many bright jewels be your blest reward, 
 And crowns of rejoicing, in the day of the Lord. 
 Chorus. Happy greeting to all ! etc. 
 
 THE LAST THINGS. 
 
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 I WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay 
 Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the 
 way : 
 
 The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here, 
 Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its 
 cheer. 
 
 2 I would not live alway ; thus fettered by sin, 
 Temptation without, and corruption within : 
 E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, 
 And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 
 
 3 I would not live alway ; no, welcome the tomb ! 
 Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom: 
 There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise 
 
 To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 
 
 4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God ? 
 Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, 
 Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright 
 
 plains. 
 
 And the noontide of glory eternally reigns : 
 
 5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
 Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; 
 While the songs of salvation unceasingly roll. 
 And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the 
 
 Soul! 
 
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 GENTLE Shepherd, Thou hast stilled, 
 Now Thy little lamb's long weeping : 
 Ah how peaceful, pale, and mild, 
 In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping ! 
 And no sigh of anguish sore 
 Heaves that little bosom more. 
 
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 2 In this world of care and pain, 
 Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it: 
 
 To the sunny heavenly plain 
 Dost Thou now in joy receive it. 
 Clothed in robes of spotless white, 
 Now it dwells with Thee in light. 
 
 3 Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we 
 Where it lives may soon be living, 
 
 And the lovely pastures see 
 That its heavenly food are giving. 
 Then the gain of death we'll prove. 
 Though Thou take what most we love. 
 
 ^15 Ichfahr dahin mit Freuden, 
 
 IJOUENEY forth rejoicing, 
 From this dark vale of tears, 
 To heavenly joy and freedom. 
 
 From earthly bonds and fears : 
 Where Christ our Lord shall gather 
 
 All His redeemed again. 
 His Kingdom to inherit. 
 Good-night, Good-night, till then. 
 
 2 Why thus so sadly weeping, 
 
 Beloved ones of my heart? 
 The Lord is good and gracious, 
 
 Though now He bids us part. 
 Oft have we met in gladness, 
 
 And we shall meet again, 
 All sorrow left behind us. 
 
 Good-night, Good-night, till then ! 
 
 3 I go to see His glory. 
 
 Whom we have loved below ; 
 I go, the blessed angels, 
 
 The holy saints to know. 
 Our lovely ones departed, 
 
 I go to find again, 
 And wait for you to join us, 
 
 Good-night, Good-night, till then! 
 
 4 I hear the Saviour calling, — 
 
 The joyful hour has come ; 
 The angel-guards are ready 
 To guide me to our home, 
 
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 THE LAST THINGS. 
 
 Where Christ our Lord shall gather 
 
 All His redeemed again, 
 His Kingdom to inherit. 
 
 Good-night, Good-night, till then ! 
 
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 THE foe behind, the deep before, 
 Our hosts have dared and crossed the sea; 
 And Pharaoh's warriocs strew the shore, 
 And Israel's ransomed tribes are free ! 
 
 ' 2 No longer must the mourners weep. 
 Nor call departed Christians dead ; 
 For death is hallowed into sleep, 
 And every grave becomes a bed. 
 
 3 It is not exile, rest on high ; 
 
 It is not sadness, peace from strife ; 
 To fall asleep is not to die ; 
 To dwell with Christ is better life. 
 
 AROUND the throne of God in heaven, 
 Thousands of children stand ; 
 Children whose sins are all forgiven, 
 A holy, happy band, [on high. 
 
 Singing Glory, Glory, Glory be to God 
 
 2 In flowing robes of spotless white, 
 
 See every one arrayed ; 
 Dwelling in everlasting light. 
 And joys that never fade. 
 Singing Glory, Glory, etc - 
 
 3 What brought them to that world above — 
 
 That heaven so bright and fair. 
 Where all is peace and joy and love ? 
 How came those children there ? 
 Singing Glory, Glory, etc. 
 
 4 Because the Saviour shed His Blood 
 
 To wash away their sin : 
 Bathed in that pure and precious flood^ 
 Behold them white and clean ! 
 Singing Glory, Glory, etc. 
 
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 5 On oarth tlioy sought their Saviour's grace, 
 On earth they loved His Name ; 
 So now they see His blessed Face, 
 And stand before the Lamb, 
 Singing Glory, Glory, etc, 
 
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 WHEN sickness, pain, and death 
 Come o'er a Christian child, 
 How sweetly then departs the breath ! 
 The dying pang, how mild ! 
 
 2 It gently sinks to rest, 
 
 As once it used to do, 
 Upon its mother's tender breast, 
 And as securely, too. 
 
 3 The spirit is not dead, 
 
 Though low the body lies ; 
 But, freed from sin and sorrow, fled 
 To dwell beyond the skies. 
 
 4 That death is but a sleep 
 
 Beneath a Saviour's care, 
 And He will surely, safely keep 
 The body resting there. 
 
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 HARK ! hark, my soul ! Angelic songs are swell- 
 ing 
 
 O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat 
 shore : 
 
 How sweet the truth those blessed strains are tell- 
 Of that new life when sin shall be no more, [ing 
 Angels of Jesus, Angels ©flight, 
 Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. 
 
 2 Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, 
 
 Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come:" 
 And, through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing, 
 The music of the Gospel leads us home. 
 Angels of Jesus, etc. 
 
 3 Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing. 
 
 The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea. 
 And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing, 
 Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee. 
 Angels of Jesus, etc. 
 
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 4 Rest comes at length ; though life he long and 
 
 dreary, [past ; 
 
 The day must dawn, and darksome night be 
 All journeys end in welcome to the weary, 
 And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at 
 Angels of Jesus, etc. [last. 
 
 5 Angels, sing on ! your faithful watches keeping ; 
 
 Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above ; 
 Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping, 
 And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. 
 Angels of Jesus, etc. 
 
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 0 PARADISE, O Paradise, 
 Who doth not crave for rest. 
 Who would not seek the happy land 
 
 Where they that loved are blest! 
 Where loyal hearts and true 
 
 Stand ever in the light, 
 All rapture through and through, 
 In God's most holy sigh't. 
 
 2 O Paradise, O Paradise, 
 
 The world is growing old ; 
 Who would not be at rest and free 
 
 Where love is never cold ? 
 Where loyal hearts and true, etc. 
 
 3 O Paradise, O Paradise, 
 
 ' Tis weary waiting here ; 
 I long to be where Jesus is. 
 
 To feel, to see Him near ; 
 Where loyal hearts and true, etc, 
 
 4 O Paradise, O Paradise, 
 
 I want to sin no more, 
 I want to be as pure on earth 
 
 As on thy spotless shore ; 
 Where loyal hearts and true, etc. 
 
 5 O Paradise, O Paradise, 
 
 I greatly long to see 
 The special place my dearest Lord 
 
 In love prepares for »ae ; 
 Where loyal hearts and true, etc. 
 
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 6 Lord Jesus, King of Paradise, 
 O keep me in Tliy love, 
 
 And guide inc to that happy land 
 Of perfect rest above ; 
 
 Where loyal hearts and true, etc. 
 
 22X The Ilapj^y Land, 
 
 THERE is a happy land. 
 Far, far away, 
 Where saints in glory stand, 
 
 Bright, bright as day. 
 Oh, how they sweetly sing, 
 Worthy is the Saviour King, 
 Loud let His praises ring, 
 Praise, praise for aye ! 
 
 2 Come to that happy land. 
 
 Come, come away ; 
 Why will ye doubting stand. 
 
 Why still delay ? 
 Oh, we shall happy be, 
 When, from sin and sorrow free, 
 Lord, we shall live with Thee, 
 
 Blest, blest for aye. 
 
 3 Bright, in that happy land, 
 
 Beams every eye ; 
 Kept by a Father's hand, ' 
 
 Love cannot die. 
 Oh, then, to glory run, 
 Be a crown and kingdom won, 
 And, bright above the sun. 
 
 We reign for aye. 
 
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 JERUSALEM, my happy home. 
 Name ever dear to me ! 
 When shall my labors have an end. 
 In joy, and peace, and thee? 
 
 2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 
 And pearly gates behold ? 
 Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, 
 And streets of shining gold ? 
 
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 3 O when, thou city of my God, 
 
 Shall I thy courts ascend, 
 Where evermore the angels sing, 
 Where Sabbaths have no end. 
 
 4 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, 
 
 Nor sin nor sorrow know : 
 Blest seats ! through rude and stormy scenes 
 I onward press to you. 
 
 6 Why should I shrink from pain and woe, 
 Or feel at death dismay ? 
 I've Canaan's goodly land in view, 
 And realms of endless day. 
 
 6 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there, 
 
 Around my Saviour stand : 
 And soon my friends in Christ below 
 Will join the glorious band. 
 
 7 Jerusalem, my happy home ! 
 
 My soul still pants for thee ; 
 Then shall ray labors have an end, 
 When I thy joys shall see. 
 
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 HARK ! the sound of holy voices 
 Chanting at the crystal sea. 
 Hallelujah, Hallelujah, 
 
 Hallelujah, Lord, to Thee, 
 Multitude which none can number. 
 
 Like the stars in glory stand, 
 Clothed in white apparel, holding 
 Palms of victory in their hand. 
 
 2 Patriarch and holy Prophet, 
 
 Who prepared the way for Christ, 
 King, Apostle, g^int, Confessor, 
 
 Martyr and Evangelist, 
 Saintly maiden, goodly matron. 
 
 Widows who have watched to prayer, 
 Joined in holy concert, singing, 
 
 To the Lord of all, are there. 
 
 3 They have come from tribulation. 
 
 And have washed their robes in blood, 
 Washed them in the Blood of Jesus ; 
 Tried they were, and firm they stood ; 
 
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 Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented, 
 Sg,wn asunder, slain with sword, 
 
 They have conquered death and Satan 
 By the might of Christ the Lord. 
 
 4 Now they reign in heavenly glory, 
 
 Now they walk in golden light, 
 Now they drink, as from a river, 
 
 Holy bliss and infinite ; 
 Love and peace they taste for ever, 
 
 And all truth and knowledge see 
 In the Beatific Vision 
 
 Of the blessed Trinity. 
 
 5 Son of God, the One-Begotten, 
 
 Light of Light, Emanuel, 
 In whose body joined together 
 
 All the saints for ever dwell. 
 Pour upon us of Thy fulness, 
 
 That we may for evermore 
 God the Father, God the Son, and 
 
 God the Holy Ghost adore. 
 
 PKOCESSIONAL HYMITS. 
 
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 BRIGHTLY gleams our banner, 
 Pointing to the sky, 
 Waving wanderers onward 
 
 To their home on high. 
 Journeying o'er a desert, 
 
 Gladly thus we pray, 
 And, with hearts united, 
 Take our heavenward way. 
 Brightly gleams, etc. 
 
 2 Hail ! sweet Jesus, Master, 
 Round Thy Sacred Feet, 
 Here, with hearts rejoicing. 
 
 See Thy children meet. 
 Long, alas ! we've left Thee, 
 
 Straying far away. 
 Now once more we'll enter 
 On the narrow way. 
 
 Brightly gleams, etc. 
 
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 3 All our days direct us. 
 
 Make us meek and mild, 
 By Thy Childhood's Pattern,— 
 
 Mary's Holy Child. 
 Bid Thine angels shield us, 
 
 When the storm-clouds lower, 
 Pardon Thou, protect us 
 
 At death's solemn hour. 
 Brightly gleams, etc. 
 
 4 Jesu ! Saints and Angels 
 
 With Thy Church combine. 
 Offering prayers and praises 
 
 At Thy glorious shrine : 
 When the toil is over, 
 
 Then comes rest and peace, 
 Jesus in His beauty, — 
 
 Songs that never cease. 
 Brightly gleams, ete. 
 
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 WE march, we march to victory, 
 With the Cross of the Lord before us, 
 With His loving eye looking down from the sky, 
 
 And His holy Arm spread o'er us. 
 We come in the might of the Lord of Light, 
 
 In j oyous train to meet Him ; 
 And we put to flight the armies of night. 
 That the sons of the Day may greet Him. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
 2 The bands of the alien flee away, 
 
 When our chant goes up as thunder, 
 And the van of the Lord in serried array 
 Cleaves Satan's ranks asunder. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
 3 Our sword is the Spirit of God on high, 
 ^ Our helmet His salvation ; 
 
 And our banner the Cross of Calvary, 
 And our watchward : The Incarnation. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
 4 We tread in the might of the Lord of hosts, 
 
 And fear not man nor devil ; 
 For our Captain Himself guards well our coasts, 
 To defend all His Church from evil. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
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 5 He marches in front of His banner unfurle d 
 
 Which He raised that His own might find Him; 
 And tlic holy Church throughout all the world 
 Fall in rank and march behind Him. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
 6 And the angel choir with its song awaits 
 
 Our march to the Golden Sion ; 
 For our Captain has broken the brazen gates, 
 And burst the bars of iron. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
 7 Then onward we march, our arms to prove, 
 
 With the banner of Christ before us, 
 With His eye of love looking down from above, 
 And His holy Arm spread o'er us. 
 We march, we march, etc. 
 
 THE sword of the Lord and of Gideon, 
 The war-cry had hardly begun, 
 Confusion had come upon Midian, 
 
 The battle already was won. 
 The Sword of the Lord and His Holy One, 
 
 The war-cry is sounding alresh, 
 O'ercome in the strength of the Lowly One, 
 The devil, the world, and the fiesh. 
 
 2 A dream in the hearing of Gideon 
 
 Was told in the camp of the foe : 
 *' A cake of bread fell upon Midian ; 
 
 A tent was destroyed by the blow." 
 Our Gideon triumphs in lowliness. 
 
 The mighty One hidden in Bread, 
 By Whom, in the armor of holiness, 
 
 His people to conquest are led. 
 
 3 The sword of the Lord and of Gideon, 
 
 Though this was the cry round the camp, 
 Yet Israel prevailed over Midian, 
 
 By trumpet, and pitcher, and lamp. 
 Our trump is the Gospel \ictoriou%; 
 
 Our pitcher the Flesh of the Lord; 
 Our lamp the Divinity glorious. 
 
 Within His humanity stored. 
 
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132 PROCESSIONAL HYMNS. 
 
 4 The trumpet was sounded by Gideon, 
 
 The lamps were no longer concealed, 
 The pitchers, when broken, to Midian 
 
 The light they had hidden revealed. 
 The Gospel hath called us from vanity ; 
 
 Divinity shines in oar sight ; 
 The prints in the riven Humanity 
 
 Shine forth with ineffable Light. 
 
 5 The sword of the Lord and of Gideon, 
 
 The war-cry was borne on the air ; 
 Behold, in the ruin of Midian, 
 
 The triumph of faith and of prayer. 
 The Sword of the Lord and His Mighty One, 
 
 The Banner of God and His Christ, [One, 
 Through prayer and through faith in the Lowly 
 
 Shall win for us trophies unpriced. 
 
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 JOYFULLY, joyfully, onward we move, 
 Bound to the land of bright spirits above; 
 Jesus, our Saviour, in mercy says, Come, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, haste to your home. 
 Soon will our pilgrimage end here below. 
 Soon to the presence of God we shall go, 
 Then, if to Jesus our hearts have been given, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, rest we in heaven. 
 
 2 Teachers and kindred have passed on before ; 
 Waiting, they watch us, approaching the shore ; 
 Singing, to cheer us while passing along, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, haste to your home. 
 Sounds of sweet music there ravish the ear, 
 Harps of the blessed, your strains we shall hear, 
 Filling with harmony heaven's high dome, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, Jesus, we come. 
 
 3 Death with its arrows may soon lay us low, 
 Safe in our Saviour, we fear not the blow ; 
 Jesus hath broken the br.rs of the tomb, 
 Joyfully, joyfully, we will go home. 
 Bright will the morn of eternity dawn. 
 Death shall be conquered, his sceptre be gone; 
 Over the plains of swget Canaan we'll roam, 
 Joyfully, J oy fully , safely at home. 
 
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 28 JesUj geh voran. 
 
 JESUS, still load on, 
 Till our Rest be won ; 
 And although the way be cheerless, 
 We will follow, calm and fearless. 
 Guide us by Thy hand, 
 To our Fatherland ! 
 
 2 If the way be drear, 
 If the foe'be near, 
 
 Let not faithless fears o'ertake us. 
 Let not faith and hope forsake us ; 
 
 For through many a foe 
 
 To our home we go ! 
 
 3 "When we seek relief 
 From along-felt grief; 
 
 When temptations come alluring, 
 Make us patient and enduring : 
 Show us that bright shore 
 Where we weep no more ! 
 
 4 Jesus, still load on, 
 Till our R;'st be won ; 
 
 Heavenly Leader, still direct us, 
 Still support, console, protect us ; 
 
 Till we safely stand 
 
 In our Fatherland ! 
 
 FORWARD ! be our watchword. 
 Steps and Toices joined; 
 Seek the things before us, 
 
 Not a look behind : 
 Burns the fiery pillar 
 
 At our army's head ; 
 Who shall dream of shrinking. 
 
 By our Captain led? 
 Forward through the desert. 
 Through the toil and fight : 
 Jordan flows before us, 
 Sion beams with light. 
 2 Forward, when in childhood 
 Buds the infant mind ; 
 All through youth and manhood. 
 
 Not a thought behind : 
 Speed through realms of nature, 
 CUmb the ste^js of grace; 
 
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 PROCESSIONAL HYMNS. 
 
 Faint not, till in glory 
 Gleams our Father's Face. 
 
 Forward, all tlie lifetime. 
 Climb from height to height: 
 
 Till the head be hoary, 
 Till the eve be light. 
 
 3 Glories upon glories 
 
 Hath our God prepared, 
 By the souls that love Him 
 
 One day to be shared ; 
 Eye hath not beheld them, 
 
 Ear hath never heard ; 
 Nor of these hath uttered 
 
 Thought or speech a word : 
 Forward, marching eastward 
 
 Where the heaven is bright, 
 Till the veil be lifted, 
 
 Till our faith be sight ! 
 
 4 Far o'er yon horizon 
 
 Rise the city towers, 
 Where our God abideth, 
 
 That fair home is ours ; 
 Flash the streets with jasper, 
 
 Shine the gates with gold : 
 Flows the gladdening river 
 
 Shedding] oys untold : 
 Thither, onward thither, 
 
 In the Spirit's might: 
 Pilgrims to your country. 
 
 Forward into Light. 
 
 PRAISE the Lord of heaven, 
 Praise Him in the height, 
 Praise Him, all ye angels, 
 
 Praise Him, stars and light : 
 Praise Him, clouds and waters, 
 
 Which above the skies, 
 When His word commanded, 
 Did established rise. 
 
 2 Praise the Lord, ye fountains 
 Of the deeps and seas, 
 Rocks, and hills, and mountains, 
 Cedars, and all trees : 
 
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 Praise Him, clouds and vapors, 
 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. 
 
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 ONWARD, Christian soldiers, . 
 Marching as to war, 
 "With the Cross of Jesus 
 
 Going on before. 
 Christ, the Royal Master, 
 
 Leads against the foe : 
 Forward into battle, 
 See His banners go. 
 Onward, Christian soldiers, 
 
 Marching as to war, 
 With the Cross of Jesus 
 Going on before. 
 
 2 At the sign of triumph, 
 
 Satan's armies fiee : 
 On, then. Christian soldiers. 
 
 On to victory. 
 Hell's foundations quiver, 
 
 At th e sh ou t of praise ; 
 Brothers, lift your voices, 
 
 Loud your anthems raise. 
 Onward, Christian soldiers, etc 
 
 3 Like a mighty army. 
 
 Moves the Church of God: 
 Brothers, we are treading 
 ^ Where the Saints have trod. 
 We are not divided, 
 
 All one body we, 
 One in hope, in doctrine. 
 
 One in charity. 
 Onward, Christian soldiers, etc. 
 
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136 
 
 PEOCESSIONAL HYMNS. 
 
 4 What the Saints established 
 
 That we hold for true : 
 What the Saints believed 
 
 That believe we too. 
 Long as earth endiireth 
 
 Men that faith will hold — 
 Kingdoms, rations, empires, 
 
 In destruction rolled. 
 Onward, Christian soldiers, etc. 
 
 5 Crowns and thrones may perish, 
 
 Kingdoms rise and wane, 
 But the Church of Jesus 
 
 Constant will remain. 
 Gates of hell can never 
 
 'Gainst that Church prevail : 
 We have Christ's own promise, 
 
 And that cannot fail. 
 Onward, Christian soldiers, etc. 
 
 6 Onward, then, ye faithful, 
 
 Join our happy throng, 
 Blend with ours your voices, 
 
 In the triumph-song : 
 Glory, laud, and honor, 
 
 Unto Christ tl*e King : 
 This, through countless ages, 
 
 Men and ans^els sing. 
 Onward, Christian soldiers, etc. 
 
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 FORTH from Egypt's house of bondage. 
 Calls us now the God of love : 
 See, the cloudy, fiery pillar 
 
 Marshals us the way to move ! 
 God's right hand and holy arm 
 Smote the realm that wrought us harm ; 
 Many a sign and mi'^hty wonder 
 Burst the tyrant's bands asunder. 
 2 When the sea spread out before us, 
 And behind us raged the foe, 
 Walls of waves stood firm as crystal, 
 
 Till the ransomed Tribe passed through. 
 Pharaoh's hordes at morn we found 
 In the roaring waters drowned ; 
 While with timbrel and with dancesi, 
 Our exulting host advances 
 
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 ? From the top of stony Sinai, 
 God declares His perfect Law : 
 Trumpet tones and ftrcs and thunders 
 
 Fill the soul with trembling awe. 
 There the thirsting flock complain, 
 There the Rock is cleft in twain : 
 And wherever Israel goeth, 
 Lo, the Living Water floweth ! 
 
 4 What to us the scorns of Edom ? 
 
 What the swords of Amalek ? 
 While the prayerful hands are lifted, 
 
 No defeat our course shall check. 
 Vain are Moab's lustful snares ; 
 Vain are Balaam's hireling prayers ; — 
 God's unchanging truth confessing. 
 All his curses turn to blessing. 
 
 5 There, enclosed in hills of beauty, 
 
 Shining like a jewelled bride, 
 Stands Jerusalem the golden, 
 
 All her portals opened wide. 
 There the King upon His throne. 
 Sees and claims us for His own ; 
 Clothes us with His glory splendid : 
 And our pilgrimage is ended. 
 
 6 Join we now the angelic chorus. 
 
 Cherubim and Seraphim, 
 Saints in light gone Home before us, ' 
 
 Chanting their triumphal hymn : — 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, 
 Three in One by all adored. 
 Praise to Thy eternal merit, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen, 
 
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 JERUSALEM the golden, 
 With milk and honey blest. 
 Beneath thy contemplation 
 
 Sink heart and voice opprcst : 
 I know not, 0 I know not. 
 
 What social joys are there ! 
 What radiance of glory, 
 ,What light beyond compare ^ 
 
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 2 And when I fain would sing them, 
 
 My spirit fails and faints, 
 And vainly would it image 
 
 The assembly of the saints. 
 They stand, those halls of Zion, 
 
 Conjubilantwith song. 
 And bright with many an angel, 
 
 And all the martyr throng : 
 
 3 There is the Throne of David ; 
 
 And there, from care released, 
 The song of them that triumph. 
 
 The shout of them that feast ; 
 And they who, with their Leader 
 
 Have conquered in the fight, 
 For ever and for ever 
 
 Are clad in robes of white ! 
 
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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 NO. 
 
 A Babe is born in Bethlehem 70 
 
 Abide with nie, last falls the even 50 
 
 Abide with us, our Saviour 43 
 
 A glory gilds the sacred page 1G2 
 
 A hymn of glory let us sing 141 
 
 Alas, and did my Saviour bleed 120 
 
 Alleluia, best and sweetest 21 
 
 All glory, praise, and honor 110 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' Name 23 
 
 All is o'er, the pain, the sorrow 123 
 
 All my heart this night rejoices 68 
 
 All praise to Thee, my God, this night 49 
 
 A mighty Fortress is our God 156 
 
 Around the throne of God in heaven 217 
 
 Assembled in our school once more 85 
 
 As with gladness men of old 97 
 
 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 46 
 
 Beautiful Saviour 27 
 
 Before Jehovah's awful throne... ^ 12 
 
 Before the Lord we bow 207 
 
 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel 11 
 
 Blessed Father, great Creator 150 
 
 Blessed Saviour, who hast taught me 167 
 
 Bless the Lord, O my soul 10 
 
 Blest day of God, most calm, most bright 34 
 
 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning 88 
 
 Brightly gleams our banner 224 
 
 Bright was the guiding star 91 
 
 By cool Siloam's shady rill 179 
 
 Carol, brothers, carol 78 
 
 Carol, carol. Christians 81 
 
 Children of the heavenly King 188 
 
 Christ hath risen ..129 
 
 Christian children must be holy 187 
 
 Christians, awake, salute 75 
 
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140 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Christ the Lord is risen to-day 126 
 
 Christ the Lord is risen to-day, l^th cent 132 
 
 Christ was born on Christmas day 80 
 
 Come, children, andjoin 212 
 
 Come hither, ye faithful 76 
 
 Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove 147 
 
 Come, let us sing of Jesus 184 
 
 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 169 
 
 Come, O come. Thou quickening Spirit 143 
 
 Come, sound His praise abroad 17 
 
 Come, Thou almighty King 153 
 
 Come, Thou long-expected Jesus 54 
 
 Come, ye thankful people 206 
 
 Day of wonder, day of gladness 134 
 
 Do no sinful action 195 
 
 Ere yet the dawn hath filled 125 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 166 
 
 Father, though Thy Name be holy 22 
 
 Feeble, helpless, how shall 1 193 
 
 For a season called to part 44 
 
 Forth from Egypt'shouse of bondage 232 
 
 Forward be our watchword 229 
 
 From Greenland's icy mountains 102 
 
 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled 214 
 
 Give, give, willingly give 204 
 
 Give thanks to God the Lord „ 127 
 
 Glorious things of thee are spoken 158 
 
 Glory be to God on high 3 
 
 Glory be to Jesus 116 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son 1 
 
 Glory to God on high 25 
 
 God be merciful unto us 9 
 
 God bloss our native land 208 
 
 Good Christian men, rejoice ' 72 
 
 Good news from heaven the angels bring 69 
 
 Gracious Saviour, gentle Shepherd 186 
 
 Great God, we sing that mighty hand 211 
 
 Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord 151 
 
 Hail the day that sees Him rise 142 
 
 Hail, Thou once despised Jesus... 114 
 
 Hail to the Lord's Anointed 94 
 
 Halleluia ! Lord, our voices 37 
 
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INDEX OF FIRST. LINES. 141 
 
 Hark i a burst of heavenly music 04 
 
 Hark ! an awful voice is sounding 
 
 Hark ! hark, ray soul, angelic sojigs 219 
 
 Hark, the glad sound, the Saviour come s r)<] 
 
 Hark ! the herald angels sing (".2 
 
 Hark ! the sound of holy voices 22:; 
 
 Hark to the merry bells 84 
 
 Hark! what mean those holy voices Gl 
 
 Hark ! what sounds are sweetly stealing 07 
 
 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time 98 
 
 Heaveuly Father, send Thy blessing 45 
 
 Heaven with rosy morn is glowing 128 
 
 He is risen, He is risen ....131 
 
 Holy and reverend is the Name 173 
 
 Holy Father, great Creator 19 
 
 Holy Ghost, with light divine 149 
 
 Holy, holy, holy Lord ; 28 
 
 Holy,*holy, holy, Lord God Almighty 152 
 
 Holy Jesus, be my light 191 
 
 Holy Spirit, Lord of Light 145 
 
 Hosanna! raise the pealing hymn 08 
 
 How happy is the child who hears 177 
 
 How precious is the book 161 
 
 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds 86 
 
 How wondrous and great 99 
 
 Humble praises, holy Jesus 20 
 
 I am Jesus' little lamb 189 
 
 I heard the voice of Jesus say 178 
 
 Ijourney forth rejoicing 215 
 
 I lay my sins on jesus : 108 
 
 I love the Church, the holy Church 157 
 
 In the cross of Christ I glory 105 
 
 In the vineyard of our Father 93 
 
 In Thy Name, O Lord, assembling 31 
 
 I think, when I read that sweet story 182 
 
 It is a good thing to give thanks ' 8 
 
 I would not live alway 213 
 
 Jerusalem, my happy home 222 
 
 Jerusalem the golden 233 
 
 Jesus, I my cross have taken 19-1 
 
 Jesus, lover of my soul * 107 
 
 Jesus, Name of wondrous love 85 
 
 Jesus, Saviour, Son of God 183 
 
 Jesus, still lead on 228 
 
 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me 52 
 
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142 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Jesus, Thy soul for ever blest 122 
 
 Jesus, we rest in Thee 104 
 
 Joyfully, joyfully, onward we move 227 
 
 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come 74 
 
 Just as I am, without one plea 175 
 
 Lamb of God, I look to Thee 185 
 
 Let songs of praises fill the sky 144 
 
 Let the merry church-bells ring lo8 
 
 • Let the song be begun ...133 
 
 Like silver lamps in a distant shrine G3 
 
 Lord, a little band and lowly 198 
 
 Lord, by Thee in safety borne 32 
 
 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing , 41 
 
 Lord Jesus Christ, be present 38 
 
 Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy Word 164 
 
 Lord of all power and might 163 
 
 Lord, remove the veil away 33 
 
 Lord, wdth glowing heart I'd praise Thee 16 
 
 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord 6 
 
 Mighty God, while angels bless Thee 14 
 
 Morning breaks upon thetomb 137 
 
 Must Jesus bear the cross alone ...195 
 
 My Church, my Church 159 
 
 My faith looks up to Thee.... 117 
 
 My soul doth magnify the Lord 4 
 
 Nearer, my God, to Thee 170 
 
 Now thank we all our God 24 
 
 Now that the sun is beaming bright 47 
 
 Now the day is over 51 
 
 Now we bring our Christmas treasures 83 
 
 O bless the Lord, my soul 18 
 
 O come, let us raise 60 
 
 O day of rest and gladness 30 
 
 O gracious Lord, whose mercies rise 201 
 
 Oh, come, let us sing unto the Lord 5 
 
 O how shall I receive Thee 58 
 
 Oh, what praises shall we render 15 
 
 On Jordan's banks the Herald's cry 55 
 
 Onward, Christian soldiers 231 
 
 On what has now been sown 42 
 
 O Paradise, O Paradise 220 
 
 O Sacred Head 121 
 
 O sing unto the Lord a new song 7 
 
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INDEX OF FIEST LINES. 143 
 
 O tell us, ye that from your home 148 
 
 O Thou best gilt of Heaven 203 
 
 O Thou Who through this holy week Ill 
 
 O Thou Who welcome news doth bring 84 
 
 O Word of God incarnate IGO 
 
 Praise the Lord of heaven 230 
 
 Praise the Lord ! The sun of morning 48 
 
 Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore Him 13 
 
 Rejoice, all ye believers 59 
 
 Eejoice, rejoice, ye Christians 73 
 
 Rejoice, ye pure in heart 209 
 
 Ride on, ride on in majesty 113 
 
 Rock of ages, cleft for me 106 
 
 Safely through another week 36 
 
 Saviour, like a Shepherd lead us 192 
 
 Saviour, when in dust to Thee 118 
 
 Saviour, who T!iy flock art feeding 197 
 
 Saviour, sprinkle many nations 101 
 
 Saviour, blessed Saviour 210 
 
 Saw ye never in the twilight...- 100 
 
 See, the Conqueror mounts in triumph 140 
 
 Shepherd offender youth 39 
 
 Shine on our souls, eternal God 174 
 
 Shout the glad tidings 82 
 
 Silent night! Holy night 65 
 
 Sing we merry Christmas 79 
 
 Sing your carols to-day 146 
 
 Soldiers of the cross arise 199 
 
 Songs of thankfulness and praise 95 
 
 Sons of men behold from far 89 
 
 Still bright and blue doth Jordan flow 165 
 
 Stricken, smitten, and afflicted 119 
 
 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear 53 
 
 Sweet hour of prayer 171 
 
 The Church's one foundation.... 155 
 
 The day of resurrection .124 
 
 The foe behind, the deep before 2i6 
 
 The happy Christmas comes once more 7 1 
 
 The Head that once was crowned with thorns 139 
 
 The Lord my pasture shall prepare 190 
 
 The Lord my Shepherd is 172 
 
 There is a fountain filled with blood 103 
 
 There is a happy land 221 
 
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144 INDEX OF FIRST LIKES. 
 
 There is no Karae so sweet on earth 87 
 
 The stone is rolled away 135 
 
 The strain ui:rai<e of joy and praise 29 
 
 The strife is oV r, the battle done 130 
 
 The sword of the Lord and of Gideon 226 
 
 Thine forever. God of love 168 
 
 This is the day of li^rht 40 
 
 Thou soft-flowing Kodr^jn 115 
 
 Thou, whose almighty word 96 
 
 We bring no glittering treasures .112 
 
 We gather, we gather, dear Jc-sus 26 
 
 We give Thee but Thine own , 200 
 
 Welcome happy morning 136 
 
 We march, we march to victory 225 
 
 We praise Thee, O God 2 
 
 We three kings of Orient are 90 
 
 What cheering words are these ISO 
 
 When His salvation bringing 109 
 
 When Jesus left His Father's throne 176 
 
 When little Samuel woke. , 181 
 
 When sickness, pain, and death 218 
 
 While shepherds watched their flocks 77 
 
 While with ceaseless course the sun 205 
 
 Widely mid the slumbering nations 92 
 
 Ye children whom a father's care. ,202 
 
 Zion stands with hills surrounded 154 
 
 CHANTS AND CANTICLES. 
 
 Benedic Anima Mea 10 
 
 Benedictus 11 
 
 Bonum Est 8 
 
 Cantate Domino 7 
 
 Deus JSiisereatur 9 
 
 Gloria in Excelsis 3 
 
 Gloria Pairi 1 
 
 Jubilate Doo 6 
 
 Ma-niiicat 4 
 
 TeDeum 2 
 
 The Strain Upraise 29 
 
 Venite Exultemus 5 
 
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