JESUS is kind to our Complaints,
He loves to hear our Praife.

[4 Eternal Father, who fhall look
Into thy fecret
Will?

Who but the Son fhall take that Book
And open ev'ry Seal?

5 He shall fulfil thy great Decrees,
The Son deferves it well;

Lo, in his Hand the fov'reign Keys
Of Heav'n, and Death, and Hell!]
6 Now to the Lamb that once was flain
Be endless Bleffings paid,
Salvation, Glory, Joy, remain
For ever on thy Head.

7 Thou haft redeem'd our Souls with Blood,
Haft fet the Pris'ners free,
Haft made us-Kings and Priests to GOD
And we fhall reign with Thee.

8 The Worlds of Nature and of Grace
Are put beneath thy Power;
Then fhorten thefe delaying Days,
And bring the promis'd Hour,

II. The Deity and Humanity of CHRIST, John i. 1,3, 14 and Col. i. 16. and Eph. iii. 9,10.

RE the blue Heav'ns were ftretch'd abroad,
From everlasting was the Word;

With God he was; the Word was God,
And must divinely be ador'd.

2 By his own Pow'r all Things were made;
By him fupported all Things ftand;
He is the whole Creation's Head,
And Angels fly at his Command.

3 Ere Sin was born, or Satan fell,
He led the Hoft of Morning Stars;
(Thy Generation who can tell,
Or count the Number of thy Years?)
4 But lo, he leaves thofe heav'nly Forms;
The Word defcends and dwells in Clay,
That he may hold converse with Worms,
Drefs'd in fuch feeble Flefh as they.

5 Mortals with Joy beheld his Face,
Th'eternal Father's only Son;

How full of Truth! how full of Grace! When thro' his. Eyes the Godhead shone! 6 Archangels leave their high Abode, To learn new Myfteries here, and tell The Loves of our defcending GOD, The Glories of IMMANUEL.

III. The Nativity of CHRIST, Luke i. 30, &c. Luke ii. 10, &c.

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EHOLD, the Grace appears,
The Promife is fulfill'd

Bad bear by far on Earth: * Good-wins 30 Mom, to Angels Joy, At our Redeemer's Birth 1

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t Saints employ their Tongues,
the celeftial Hofts we join,
d loud repeat their Songs;

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"Glory to Gop on High! "And heav'nly Peace on Earth. "Good-will to Men, to Angels Joy, "At our Redeemer's Birth."

IV. Referred to the fecond Pfalm.

V. Submission to Afflictive Providences, Job i. 21.

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AKED as from the Earth we came,
And crept to Life at firft;

We to the Earth return again,
And mingle with our Duft.

The dear Delights we here enjoy,
And fondly call our own,

Are but fhort Favours borrow'd now,
To be repaid anon

3 'Tis God that lifts our Comforts high,
Or finks them in the Grave:!

He gives, and (bteffed be his Name!).
He takes but what he gave.

4 Peace, all our angry Paffions then!
Let each rebellious Sigh
Be filent at his fov'reign Will,
And ev'ry Murmur die,

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If fmiling Mercy crown our Lives,
Its Praifes fhall be fpread;

And we'll adore the Juftice too
That ftrikes our Comforts dead.

Mary the wondrous Virgin bears,
And JESUS is the Child.

[2 The LORD, the highest God,
Calls him his only Son;

He bids him rule the Lands abroad,
And gives him David's Throne.
3 O'er Jacob fhall he reign
With a peculiar Sway;

The Nations fhall his Grace obtain,
His Kingdom ne'er decay.]

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To bring the glorious News
A heav'nly Form appears;

He tells the Shepherds of their Joys,
And banishes their Fears.

5 "Go humble Swains, said he, ni

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"To David's City flygas

"The promis'd Infant, born To-day,
"Doth in a Manger lie.

"With Looks and Hearts ferene
"Go vifit CHRIST your King"

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And ftraight a flaming Troop was feen ;;
The Shepherd's heard them fing,
"Glory to God on High!
"And heav'nly Peace on Earth:
"Good-will to Men, to Angels Joy,
"At our Redeemer's Birth!"

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Let Saints employ their Tongues,
With the celeftial Hofts we join,
And loud repeat' their Songs;