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ST. JAMES. 7, 6.

FROM LINDEMAN'S KORAL BOK.

181 The glories of Christ's kingdom.

1 HAIL, to the Lord's Anointed,
Great David's greater Son!
Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free;
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.

2 He comes with succor speedy
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy,

And bid the weak be strong: To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in his sight.

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3 He shall descend like showers
Upon the fruitful earth,
And love and joy, 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 To 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 forever;
That name to us is Love.

JAMES MONTGOMERY.

ARR. BY WILLIAM HENRY MONK.

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There to bend the knee before
Him whom heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek the mercy-seat.

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

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

WILLIAM C. DIX.

ANTIOCH. C. M.

*ARR. FROM GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL.

183

Joy to the world.

1 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 world! the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs employ;

While flelds and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy.

3 No more let sin and sorrow 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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Justice shall guard his throne above, And peace abound below.

4 To us a Child of hope is born,
To us a Son is given;

The Wonderful, the Counselor,
The mighty Lord of heaven.

JOHN MORRISON,

185 The Saviour's advent.

1 HARK, the glad sound! the Saviour comes,

The Saviour promised long;

Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.

2 He comes, the prisoner to release,
In Satan's bondage held;

The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.

3 He comes, from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray,

And on the eyes oppressed with night
To pour celestial day.

4 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The wounded soul to cure,
And, with the treasures of his grace,
To enrich the humble poor.

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

PHILIP DODDRIDGE.

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3 Once on the raging seas I rode,

The storm was loud, the night was dark, The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark,

4 Deep horror then my vitals froze: Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem; When suddenly a star arose,

It was the Star of Bethlehem.

5 It was my guide, my light, my all,
It bade my dark forebodings cease;
And, through the storm and danger's thrall,
It led me to the port of peace.

6 Now safely moored, my perils o'er,
I'll sing, first in night's diadem,
For ever and for evermore,

The Star, the Star of Bethlehem.

H. KIRKK WHITE,

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Seek the great Desire of nations;
Ye have seen his natal star:
Come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.
4 Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear:
Come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains, Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you,-break your chains: Come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

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JAMES MONTGOMERY.

HERALD ANGELS.

7. D.

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY

190

God incarnate.
1 HARK! the herald-angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild;
God and sinners reconciled."
2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumphs of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."

3 Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail, incarnate Deity!

4 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace! Hail the Sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

Risen with healing in his wings.

CHARLES WESLEY.

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1 BRIGHT and joyful is the morn,
For to us a Child is born;
From the highest realms of heaven,
Unto us a Son is given.

2 On his shoulder he shall bear
Power and majesty, and wear,
On his vesture and his thigh,

Names most awful, names most high.

3 Wonderful in counsel he, Christ, the incarnate Deity; Sire of ages, ne'er to cease;

King of kings, and Prince of peace,

4 Come and worship at his feet;
Yield to him the homage meet;
From the manger to the throne,
Homage due to God alone.

JAMES MONTGOMERY.

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