HE day of wrath, that dreadful day! When heaven and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner's stay? In whom his trust on that dread day?
When, shrivelling like a parchèd scroll,
The flaming heavens together roll;
When, louder yet, and yet more dread,
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead.
Oh, on that day, that wrathful day,
When man to judgment wakes from clay,
Be Thou, O Christ! the sinner's stay,
Though heaven and earth shall pass away.
To GOD the Father, GOD the Son,
And GOD the Spirit, Three in One,
Be honour, praise, and glory given,
By saints on earth and saints in Heaven.
REAT GOD, what do I see and hear!
The end of things created!
The Judge of all men doth appear,
On clouds of glory seated;
The trumpet sounds, the graves restore
The dead which they contained before.
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.
Great GOD, to Thee our prayers we pour,
In deep abasement bending;
O shield us in that last dread hour,-
Thy wondrous Love extending.
May we in this our trial day,
With wakeful hearts Thy word obey,
And thus prepare to meet Thee.
E servants of the Lord,
Each in his office wait,
Observant of His heavenly word,
And watchful at His gate.
Let all your lamps be bright,
And trimmed each golden flame;
Gird up your robes as in His sight,
All ye who bear His Name.
Watch, 'tis your Lord's command,—
O watch, for He is near;
Mark the first signal of His Hand,
With love and holy fear.
To GOD, the Father, Son,
And Spirit glory be;
As was, and is, and shall be so,
OME, O Saviour, long expected, Born to set Thy people free; By Thy watchful Love protected, May we find our rest in Thee.
Israel's Strength and Consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Blest Desire of every nation,
Joy of every faithful heart.
Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a Child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us for ever,
Now Thy glorious kingdom bring.
By Thine own Eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient Merit,
Raise us to Thy heavenly throne.
Honour, glory, might, dominion,
To the Father and the Son,
With the Everlasting Spirit,
Ever Three and ever One.
HILE shepherds watched their flocks
All seated on the ground,
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.
"To you in David's town this day
Is born of David's line,
A Saviour, Who is Christ the Lord;
And this shall be a sign:
"The Heavenly Babe you there shall find,
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapt in swathing bands,
And in a manger laid."
All glory be to GoD on high,
And on the earth be peace;
Good-will henceforth from Heaven to men,
Begin and never cease.
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