A COLLECTION OF HYMNS FOR THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD: AND FOR NEW-YEAR'S-DAY. BY THE REV. JOHN WESLEY, A. M. LONDON: Printed at the Conference-Office, 14, City-Road; Sold by T. BLANSHARD, 14, City-Road: alfo at the Methodist NNN 1810. HYMNS FOR THE NATIVITY. 1 HYMN I. "E fimple men of heart fincere, YE Shepherds, who watch your flocks by night, Start not to fee an Angel near, Nor tremble at his glorious light. Make hafte to worship Chrift the Lord. 4 By this the Saviour of mankind, 1 Th' incarnate God fhall be display'd, HYMN II. Yand trike the loft lyre, And honour our King; TE heavenly choir, Affift me to fing, His mighty falvation, Demands all our praife, 2 All glory to God, Who ruleth on high, And now hath beftow'd, And fent from the sky, Chrift Jefus the Saviour, Poor mortals to blefs; The pledge of his favour, The feal of his peace. 3 Thanksgiving and praife, To Jefus belongs; Who claims for his grace, The New-Teftament fongs, Our Saviour and Lover, In hymns we proclaim, And all the world over, Rejoice in his Name. 4 Ye fea-faring men, Ilis footfieps adore, His miracles feen, Of goodnefs and power; Who plough the rough ocean, Your voices employ, With hearty devotion and fulnefs of joy. A 2 5 Ye 5 Ye deferted wilds, Your offerings bring, 1 HYMN III. HAT angel can the grace explain, WH W That very God, is very Man! By love paternal given: Begins the uncreated word; Who made both earth and heaven! 2 Behold him, high above all height ! 3 Not with these eyes of flesh and blood, The Truth of Holinefs we fee, In our Redeemer's Face. 4 Transform'd by the ecftatic fight, 1 The Lord our whole protection is, G HYMN IV. LORY be to God on high, God, the Invisible appears! 2 Him the angels all ador'd, Whom heaven cannot contain ! 4 We, the fons of men, rejoice, The Prince of Peace proclaim, L ET earth and heaven combine, To praise in songs divine Th' incarnate Deity, Our God contracted to a span, 2 He laid his glory by, 1 He wrapp'd him in our clay, Unmark'd by human eye, The latent Godhead lay ; Infant of days he here became, A 3 See |