Sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus once for all.”

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THOU eternal Victim slain,
A sacrifice for guilty man,
By the eternal Spirit made

An off'ring in the sinner's stead,
Our everlasting Priest art Thou,
Pleading Thy death for sinners now.

2 Eternal Victim, from Thy side,
Thy love did pour a crimson tide,
And still Thy vesture dyed in blood
Gives token of the cleansing flood;
The Lamb for ever slain art Thou,
Pleading Thy death for sinners now.

3 O Lord of lords, and King of kings,
Thou Sun with healing in Thy wings,
Pour down upon our darkened sight
The brightness of Thy living light;
So may we know Thee Victim, Priest,
And find Thee in Thy heavenly feast.

Charles Wesley.

SIXTH SUNDAY IN LENT.

They took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet Him,

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and cried, hosanna."

L. M.

IDE on, ride on in majesty !

Hark, all the tribes hosanna cry!

Thy humble beast pursues his road,

With palms and scattered garments strewed.

2 Ride on, ride on in majesty!

In lowly pomp ride on to die!

O Christ! Thy triumphs now begin,
O'er captive death and conquered sin.

3 Ride on, ride on in majesty !
The winged squadrons of the sky
Look down with sad and wond'ring eyes
To see th' approaching sacrifice.

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4 Ride on, ride on in majesty !

Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh:
The Father, on His sapphire throne
Expects His own anointed Son!

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Henry H. Milman, 1827.

"Hosanna to the Son of David."
C. M.

OSANNA ! raise the pealing hymn
To David's Son and Lord;

With cherubim and seraphim,

Exalt th' incarnate Word.

2 Hosanna! Sovereign, Prophet, Priest !
How vast Thy gifts, how free!

Thy blood our life; Thy word, our feast;
Thy name, our only plea.

3 Hosanna! Master! lo! we bring
Our off'rings to Thy throne:

Not gold, nor myrrh, nor mortal thing,
But hearts to be Thine own.

4 Hosanna! once Thy gracious ear
Approved a lisping throng;
Be gracious still, and deign to hear
Our poor but grateful song.

5 O Saviour! if redeemed by Thee,
Thy temple we behold,

Hosannas through eternity

We'll sing to harps of gold.

Wm. H. Havergal, 1833.

"Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained

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LORY, and laud, and honor,

To Thee, Redeemer King!

To whom the lips of children
Made sweet Hosannas ring!

2 Thou art the King of Israel;
Thou David's royal Son;
Who in the Lord's name comest,
The King and blessed one.

3 The company of angels
Are praising Thee on high;
And mortal men, and all things
Created, make reply.

4 The people of the Hebrews

With palms before Thee went;
Our praise, and prayer, and anthems
Before Thee we present.

5 In hast'ning to Thy Passion

They raised their hymns of praise:
In reigning 'midst Thy glory,
Our melody we raise.

6 Thou didst accept their praises;
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,

Thou good and gracious King.

Theodulph, 821.

Trans. Jno. M. Neale, 1856.

"The chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His

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stripes we are healed.'

C. M.

THOU who through this holy week
Didst suffer for us all;

The sick to cure, the lost to seek,
To raise up them that fall:

2 We cannot understand the woe

Thy love was pleased to bear:
O Lamb of God, we only know
That all our hopes were there!

3 Thy feet the path of suffering trod;
Thy hand the victory won:
What shall we render to our God
For all that He hath done?

4 To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Holy Ghost,

By man on earth be honor done,
And by the heavenly host.

Fno. M. Neale, 1844.

"And when He had thus spoken, He went before, ascending up to

Jersualem."

Č. M. 8 lines.

EE what unbounded zeal and love
Inflamed the Saviour's breast,

When steadfast t'wards Jerusalem,
His urgent way He pressed.
Good-will to man, and zeal for God
His every thought engross:

He longs to be baptized with blood,
He thirsts to reach the cross.

2 With all His sufferings full in view,
And woes to us unknown,
Forth to the work His Spirit flew,
'Twas love that urged Him on :
By His obedience unto death
See Paradise restored:

And fallen man brought face to face
With His forgiving Lord.

3 Prepare us, Lord, to view Thy cross,
Who all our griefs hast borne ;

To look on Thee, whom we have pierced,
To look on Thee, and mourn:

While thus we mourn, may we rejoice,

And as Thy cross we see,

May each exclaim in faith and hope,

66 The Saviour died for me!'

W. Cowper,

Altered.

"Mercifully grant that we may be counted worthy to have part both in the fellowship of His sufferings and in the glorious power of His resurrection."

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THOU pure Light of souls in need,
True joy of every human breast,
Sower of life's immortal seed,

Our Saviour and Redeemer blest!
2 What wondrous pity Thee o'ercame,
To make our guilty load Thine own,
Sinless, to suffer death and shame
For our trangressions to atone !

3 Thou, bursting Hades open wide,
Didst all the captive souls unchain;
And thence to Thy dread Father's side
With glorious pomp ascend again.

4 Jesus! may pity Thee compel

To heal the wounds of which we die,
And take us in Thy light to dwell,
Who for Thy blissful presence sigh.

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5 Be Thou our Guide, be Thou our Goal;
Be Thou our pathway to the skies;
Our joy, when sorrow fills the soul;

In death, our everlasting prize.

Latin Hymn.

Trans. E. Caswall.

"In the Lord have I righteousness and strength."

L. M.

ESUS, Thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress;
'Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.

2 Bold shall I stand in Thy great day,
For who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully absolved through these I am,
From sin and fear, from guilt and shame.

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When from the dust of death I rise

To claim my mansion in the skies,
E'en then, this shall be all my plea;
Jesus hath lived, hath died for me.

4 Thus Abraham, the friend of God,
Thus all heaven's armies bought with blood,
Saviour of sinners, Thee proclaim;
Sinners of whom the chief I am.

5 Jesus, be endless praise to Thee,

Whose boundless mercy hath for me,
For me, and all Thy hands have made,
An everlasting ransom paid.

6 Ah! give to all Thy servants, Lord,
With power to speak Thy gracious word;
That all who to Thy wounds will flee,
May find eternal life in Thee.

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Zinzendorf, 1739.

Trans. J. Wesley, 1740.

"Behold the Lamb of God."

L. M.

EHOLD the sin-atoning Lamb,
With wonder, gratitude and love!
To take away our guilt and shame,
See Him descending from above.