41. T. 11. 3. See the Son of God descend, HARK! the herald angels sing: Pleas'd as man with men to dwell, 5. What shall I now give to thee? 4. Hail the heaven-born Prince of Take my heart as a thank-offering: What hast thou not done for me, To us a Son is given, The universe sustains; (high, 3. His name, his nature soar Beyond the angels' ken, He pleads the cause of men. 4. Our Counsellor we praise, Our Advocate above, 2. Scarce had Adam fall'n from Who daily in his church displays grace, Ev'n in paradise ensnared, His miracles of love. 5. The mighty God is he, The glorious Prince of peace. (55.) 44. T. 585, (57.) 46. T. 585. HEAR, ye sinners, peace and par- PEACE on earth, heaven is pro Freely offer'd, glad receive; (don claiming: Peace, descending from above, (ing, Peace that never shall remove. (58.) 47. 3. Now to Bethlehem we're in- All the glory doth pertain. T. 22. Given unto thee without loss, Open, Holy Ghost, mine eyes, 2. What heights, what depths of In thy blest incarnation shine: (lays 2. The root of David, here we find, In our Immanuel's name. 3. Blest he that comes to wretched men With peaceful news from heav'n; Watts (62.) 49.* T. 14. Perfect bliss and joy unceasing, BOTH to the seraph and the worm Deign throughout the earth to God's goodness doth abound; storm, And fructifies the ground. 2. But yet his mercy to man's race 3. That he as man might sympathise T. 586. With every grief we feel, And, being made a sacrifice, With blood our pardon seal. (64.) 50. I WILL rejoice in God my Saviour, And magnify this act of love; I'm lost in wonder at his favour, Which made him leave his throne above, To take upon him human nature, To suffer for his wretched creatüre, Dire anguish, keenest pain, (65.) Benj. Latrobe. spread : By thy holy incarnation, WITH awe and deeply bow'd, We our thank-offerings bring, (69.) TO God our Immanuel, made flesh as we are, Our Friend, our Redeemer, and Brother most dear, Be honour and glory: Let with one accord All people say, Amen! Give praise to the Lord. Gregor. 17 IV. THE NAME OF JESUS, AND HIS WALK ON EARTH. (70.) 56.* T. 146. 5. Our glad hosannas, Prince of LORD Jesus, when I trace But when in human nature I see thy deep distress, And lowliness of heart, I freely must confess That thou my brother art. 2. Therefore I'll thee adore With deep humiliation, And own thee evermore Lord of the whole creation; But thy humanity, Thy birth, thy life, and death Unite my soul to thee, Until my latest breath. 57. Z. T. 14. HARK, the glad sound! the viour comes, Sa Who should louder sing than I? 3. Did the Lord a man become, That he might the law fulfil, Bleed and suffer in my room, And canst thou, my tongue, be still? 4. No, I must my praises bring, Though they worthless are and For should I refuse to sing, (weak; 2. He comes, the prisoners to re- Sure the very stones would speak. In Satan's bondage held; (lease, 5. O my Saviour, Shield, and Sun, The gates of brass before him Shepherd, Brother, Husband, The Saviour promis'd long; The iron fetters yield. (burst, Friend, 3. He comes, from thickest films Ev'ry precious name in one, of vice, To clear the mental ray, And on the eye, long clos'd in To pour celestial day. I will love thee without end. (night, (71.) 4. He comes, the broken heart to HOW sweet the name of Jesus bind, The bleeding soul to cure; And, with the riches of his grace, To bless the humble poor. 2. It makes the wounded spirit Then will we sing more sweet, My Prophet, Priest, and King; My Lord, my Life, my Way, my Accept the praise I bring. (End, 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. more loud, And shed its fragrance there; 6. Till then I would thy love pro- 4. I'll speak the honours of thy claim With every fleeting breath; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. 60. J. Newton. name, With my last labouring breath; When speechless, thou shalt be my My joy in life and death. (hope, T. 590. (73.) 62.* THOU dear Redeemer, dying SACRED name of Jesus, Lamb! We love to hear of thee; No music like thy charming name, In mercy to us speak; Thou great Melchizedeck! 2. Our Jesus shall be still our theme, While in this world we stay; We'll sing our Jesus' lovely name, When all things else decay: When we appear in yonder cloud, With all its favour'd throng, So great and holy, Doddridge. T. 58. That all our tongues can never praise thee truly 'Fore thee we bow. 2. Saving name of Jesus, 3. Blessed name of Jesus, |