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5 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with joy.

6 Through all eternity to Thee
A joyful song I'll raise!
For oh! eternity alone

Can utter all Thy praise.

152. C. M.

1 When nature fails, and day and night Divide Thy works no more,

My ever grateful heart, O Lord,
Thy mercy shall adore.

2 To all my weak complaints and cries
Thy mercy lent an ear,

Before my feeble thoughts had learned
To form themselves in prayer.

3 Unnumbered comforts on my soul.
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived

From whence those comforts flowed.

4 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran,

Thine arm unseen conveyed me safe,
And led me up to man.

5 Through every period of my life.
Thy goodness I'll pursue;

And, after death, in distant worlds
The glorious theme renew.

153. C. M.

1 How are Thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help Omnipotence.

2 From all our trials, all our fears,
Thy mercy sets us free,

When, in the confidence of prayer,
Our souls take hold on Thee.

3 The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to Thy will;

The sea that roared at Thy command,
At Thy command is still.

4 In midst of dangers, fear, and death,
Thy goodness I'll adore,

I'll praise Thee for Thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

5 My life, if Thou preservest my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be;

And death, when death must be my doom,
Shall join my soul to Thee.

CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY.

154. P. M.

1 Darkness o'er the world was brooding,
Sadder than Egyptian gloom;
Souls by myriads lay in slumber,
Deep as of the sealed tomb.

2 Earth had lost the links which bound it
To the throne of light above;
Yet an eye was watching o'er it,
And that eye was full of love.

3 Like a glorious beam of morning,

Straight a ray pierced through the cloud, Spirits mightily awakening

From their dark and heavy shroud.

4 Still that ray shines on and brightens,
Chasing mist and gloom away;
Happy they on whom it gathers
With its full and perfect day!

155. C. M.

1 Sleep, weary world, and take thy rest,
Thy countless eye-lids close;
Shut all thy cares within thy breast,
For once in peace repose.

2 Wake, slumbering world; a midnight cry
Comes with Almighty breath;
Wake; thy redemption draweth nigh,
Rise from the dust of death.

3 Yon star, those angels, shepherds, kings,
A birth from heaven proclaim;
The Son of God salvation brings,
Emmanuel is his name.

4 Gather thy children from afar,

Of climes and tongues unknown ;
Show them the stable and the star,
Christ's manger and his throne.

5 There, with the Angels, loud and sweet, All hearts, all voices blend;

There, with the shepherds, at his feet,
All knees, all nations, bend.

6 There, with the wise men from the East, Sinners their offerings bring;

Each at this altar be a priest,

And every priest a king!

156. P. M.

1 O let your mingling voices rise
In grateful rapture to the skies,
And hail a Saviour's birth;
Let songs of joy the day proclaim,
When Jesus all-triumphant came
To bless the sons of earth.

2 He came to bid the weary rest,
To heal the sinner's wounded breast,
To bind the broken heart;

To spread the light of truth around,
And to the world's remotest bound
The heavenly gift impart.

3 He came our trembling souls to save
From sin, from sorrow, and the grave,
And chase our fears away;
Victorious over death and time,
To lead us to a happier clime,
Where reigns eternal day.

4 Then let your mingling voices rise
In grateful rapture to the skies,
And hail a Saviour's birth;
Let songs of joy the day proclaim,
When Jesus all-triumphant came
To bless the sons of earth.

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