mp JESUS! Name of wondrous love!

cr Name all other names above! p Unto which must every knee Bow in deep humility.

mf 2 Jesus! Name decreed of old:
To the maiden mother told,
Kneeling in her lowly cell,
By the angel Gabriel.

mf 3 Jesus! Name of priceless worth To the fallen sons of earth,

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For the promise that it gave, "Jesus shall His people save." p 4 Jesus! Name of mercy mild, Given to the holy Child,

p When the cup of human woe First He tasted here below. mf 5 Jesus! only Name that's given Under all the mighty heaven, Whereby man, to sin enslaved, Bursts his fetters, and is saved. p 6 Jesus! Name of wondrous love! cr Human Name of God above;

Pleading only this we flee, p Helpless, O our God, to Thee. Bishop W. W. How, 1854. Also the following:

321 To the Name of our salvation. 322 Conquering kings their titles take.

The Conversion of St. Paul.

150 mf

7.6.7.6.D.

E sing the glorious conquest
Before Damascus gate,
When Saul, the Church's spoiler,
Came breathing threats and hate;
The ravening wolf rushed forward
Full early to the prey;

But lo! the Shepherd met him,
And bound him fast to-day.

f 2 O glory most excelling

That smote across his path!
O light that pierced and blinded
The zealot in his wrath!

p O voice that spake within him
The calm, reproving word!
O love that sought and held him
The bondman of his Lord!
mf 3 O Wisdom, ordering all things
In order strong and sweet,
What nobler spoil was ever
Cast at the Victor's feet?

What wiser master-builder

E'er wrought at Thine employ
Than he, till now so furious

Thy building to destroy?

mf 4 Lord, teach Thy Church the lesson. Still in her darkest hour Of weakness and of danger,

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To trust Thy hidden power: Thy grace by ways mysterious The wrath of man can bind, And in Thy boldest foeman Thy chosen saint can find. J. Ellerton, 1871.

The Purification.

8.7.8.7.8.7.

mf IN His temple now-behold Him;
See the long-expected Lord!
Ancient prophets had foretold Him;
God hath now fulfilled His word.
Now to praise Him, His redeemèd
Shall break forth with one accord.
mp 2 In the arms of her who' bore Him,
Virgin pure, behold Him lie,

While His agèd saints adore Him,
Ere in perfect faith they die :

cr Alleluia! Alleluia!

Lo, the incarnate God most high! mf 3 Jesus, by Thy Presentation,

Thou, Who didst for us endure,
Make us see Thy great salvation,
Seal us with Thy promise sure;
And present us in Thy glory

To Thy Father cleansed and pure.
f 4 Prince and Author of salvation,
Be Thy boundless love our theme!
Jesus, praise to Thee be given
By the world Thou didst redeem,
With the Father and the Spirit,
Lord of majesty supreme!

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H. J. Pye, 1851.

6.6.6.6.8.8.

REJOICE ye sons of men!

Your brightest praises yield! The everlasting Son

See in the flesh revealed!

The world's Redeemer comes to-day
His own redemption's price to pay!

mf 2 Lo! Simeon's saintly arms
The holy burden bear;

He sees with raptured eye
His true savlation there.
The weary waiting now is past:
The long-expected comes at last.

In glorious might revealed, Salvation draweth nigh;

Thus to His Father's house He comes, the heavenly Guest. f 3 Hail to the great First-born Whose ransom-price they pay! The Son, before all worlds; The Child of man, to-day; p That He might ransom us p Who still in bondage lay. mf 4 O Light of all the earth, Thy children wait for Thee! Come to Thy temples here, That we, from sin set free, Before Thy Father's face May all presented be!

J. Ellerton, 1881. Also the following:

Bishop W. W. How, 1871.

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mp BEHOLD a humble train

The courts of God draw near;

A virgin mother and her Babe Before the Lord appear. p 2 O wondrous, blessèd sight!

S.M.

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To faithful eyes made known, That lowly Babe the mighty God, The Prince of Peace, they own. mf 3 And now this temple shines

With glory far more bright
Than e'er the former temple saw,
E'en at its greatest height.
mf 4 The cloud indeed was there,
The symbol of the Lord;

cr But here the Lord Himself appears, The true, Incarnate Word.

mf 5 Blest Saviour, come once more
With power and grace divine;
Our hearts Thy living temples make,
Wholly and ever Thine,
E. Harland, 1863.

St. Matthias.

7.6.7.6.D.

my PRAISE to the heavenly Wisdom

Who knows the hearts of all

The saintly life's beginnings,

The traitor's secret fall;

Our own ascended Master,

Who heard His Church's cry,
Made known His guiding presence,
And ruled her from on high.

mf 2 Elect in His foreknowledge,
To fill the lost one's place;
He formed His chosen vessel
By hidden gifts of grace;
Then, by the lot's disposing,
He lifted up the poor,

cr And set him with the Princes
On high for evermore.

mf 3 Still guide Thy Church, chief ShepHer losses still renew;

Be Thy dread keys entrusted
To faithful hands and true;
Apostles of Thy choosing
May all her rulers be,
That each with joy may render
His last account to Thee!

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[herd,

J. Ellerton, 1888.

mf THE angel sped on wings of light, With wondrous tidings laden; He came from heaven's unclouded To greet a lowly maiden: [height mf 2 For God upon her low estate Had looked with royal favour;

And all earth's kindreds celebrate
The mighty gift He gave her.

p 3 O awful bliss! that from her womb
Should spring the Uncreated,
The great and holy One, for Whom
The world so long had waited.

mf 4 O Son Divine! we fain would trace Thy mother's steps so lowly,

p Her joys and woes, her saintly grace, Her life so calm and holy.

p 5 But lo! as all too near we press,
A veil the scene enfoldeth?
No tongue may sing its loveliness,
No eye its peace beholdeth!

mp 6 And as we read with kindling eye
This day's all-gracious story,
The blessed mother passeth by,
And Thine is all the glory!

cr

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Bishop W. W. How, 1871.

6.5.6.5.D.

mf NOW, the blessed Dayspring Cometh from on high;

Now, the world's Redeemer,
To her aid, draws nigh;
Bearer of the tidings,

From the throne of light,
To a lowly maiden,

Speeds an angel bright.
mf 2 In the chosen daughter
Of King David's line,
God fulfils the promise
Of King Ahaz' sign:
Gabriel hath spoken;
Mary hath believed;
p And, behold a virgin

Hath a Son conceived.

p 3 Though He take our nature
Linked to low estate,

Though He stoop to suffer,
Yet shall He be great;
Though His crown and sceptre
Be of thorn and reed,

cr His shall be the kingdom
Sworn to David's Seed.

f 4 Light to light the Gentiles
Bending at His throne;
Glory of His people,
When His sway they own;
cr He shall reign for ever,

King of kings confessed,
And all tribes and kindreds
Shall, in Him, be blest.

M. A. Thomson, 1889.

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f PRAISE we the Lord this day,

S.M.

This day so long foretold,
Whose promise shown with cheering
On waiting saints of old.
[ray

mf 2 The prophet gave the sign
For faithful men to read;

A virgin born of David's line
Shall bear the promised Seed.
mp3 Ask not how this should be,
But worship and adore,
Like her whom heaven's majesty
Came down to shadow o'er.

p 4 Meekly she bowed her head
To hear the gracious word,
Mary, the pure and lowly maid,
The favoured of the Lord.

mf 5 Blessed shall be her name
In all the Church on earth,
Through whom that wondrous mercy
The incarnate Saviour's birth.[came
Anon.

mf WE praise Thy grace, O Saviour,

That beareth with us long,

And ever out of weakness

Thy servants maketh strong.

mf 2 The saint, who left his comrades, And turned back from the fight, Behold at last victorious

In Thy prevailing might!

mf 3 From Thee, Lord, came the courage, Once more to front the host:

Thy strength, most mighty Saviour,
In weakness shineth most.

mf 4 Thy love St. Mark hath numbered Among the blessèd Four,

And all the world rejoiceth
To learn his Gospel-lore.

p 5 O Lord, our human weakness
With pitying eye behold;
cr Uplift the fainting spirit,

And make the coward bold.
f 6 O Jesu, glorious Victor
O'er all the hosts of sin,
In us Thy strength make perfect,
In us the victory win.

Bishop W. W. How, 1871.

mp 4 And all true helpers, patient, kind, and skilful,

Who shed Thy light across our darkened earth, [the wilful, p Counsel the doubting, and restrain Soothe the sick bed, and share the children's mirth.

mf 5 Such was Thy Levite, strong in selfoblation

To cast his all at Thine Apostles' feet; cr He whose new name, through every Christian nation, [repeat. From age to age our thankful strains mf 6 Thus, Lord, Thy Barnabas in memory keeping, ["Comfort ye;" Still be Thy Church's watchword, cr Till in our Father's house shall end our weeping,

The words that James wrote sternly Except we labour and endure, We cannot win the heavenly crown. mf 5 O Way divine, through gloom and

strife,

Bring us Thy Father's face to see; O heavenly Truth, O precious Life, At last, at last, to rest in Thee. C. F. Alexander, 1875.

Also the following:

424 O Light Whose beams illumine all. 425 Thou art the Way, to Thee alone.

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St. Barnabas.

11,10.11.10.

SON of God, our Captain of salvation, [human grief, Thyself by suffering schooled to cr We bless Thee for Thy sons of consolation, [their Chief; Who follow in the steps of Thee mf 2 Those whom Thy Spirit's dread vocation severs, [quering host: To lead the vanguard of Thy conWhose toilsome years are spent in brave endeavours [to coast; To bear Thy saving Name from coast mf 3 Those whose bright faith makes feeble hearts grow stronger, And sends fresh warriors to the great campaign, [no longer, Bids the lone convert feel estranged And wins the sundered to be one again;

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And all our wants be satisfied in
Thee.
J. Ellerton, 1871.

HE son of Consolation! Of Levi's priestly line, Filled with the Holy Spirit And fervent faith divine, mp With lowly self-oblation,

7.6.7.6.D.

For Christ an offering meet, He laid his earthly riches At the Apostles' feet. mf 2 The son of Consolation! p O name of soothing balm! It fell on sick and weary

mf

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Like breath of heaven's own calmi cr And the blest son of comfort, With fearless, loving hand, The Gentiles' great Apostle Led to the faithful band. 3 The son of Consolation! Drawn near unto his Lord, p He won the martyr's glory, And passed to his reward. With him is faith now ended, For ever lost in sight, But love, made perfect, fills him With praise, and joy, and light. 4 The son of Consolation! Lord, hear our humble prayer, That each of us Thy children Such blessèd name may bear! That we, sweet comfort shedding O'er homes of pain and woe, Midst sickness and in prisons, May seek Thee here below.

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p

mf THE heavenly King must come
T
His desert realm to see;

Must leave His own eternal home,
And all His majesty.

mf 2 And lo! before Him sent

His herald, who must cry

S.M.

And never spare, "Repent, repent!
Your King, your God, is nigh!"

p 3 He, when his work is done,

Must see his light decay,

cr Must hail with joy the brighter Sun, The glorious King of day.

mf 4 O Lord, O King, O Sun,

Whose messenger he came,
Baptize us all, most holy One,
In Thy refining flame.

mf 5 Give us Thy grace, that we
All evil may forsake,

May boldly speak the truth for Thee,
The lowest place may take.

mf 6 So, when Thou com'st again,
Thy realm redeemed to see,

Thy steps shall find 'mid hearts of men
A way made straight for Thee.
H. A. Martin, 1871.

O courage void of fears!

O love, most strong in death!
O penitential tears!

By these, Lord, keep us lest we fall, cr And make us go where Thou shalt call. Bishop W. W. How, 1871.

mf FOR all Thy saints, a noble throng,

Who fell by fire and sword,

Who soon were called, or waited long,
We praise Thy Name, O Lord.

mf 2 For him who left his father's side, Nor lingered by the shore,

When, softer than the weltering tide,
Thy summons glided o'er;

p 3 Who stood beside the maiden dead, Who climbed the mount with Thee, cr And saw the glory round Thy head, One of Thy chosen three;

p 4 Who knelt beneath the olive shade,
Who drank Thy cup of pain,
And passed from Herod's flashing
To see Thy face again. [blade

mf 5 Lord, give us grace, and give us love, Like him to leave behind

mORD, it is good for us to be

High on the mountain here with
Thee;

Where stand revealed to mortal gaze
Those glorious saints of other days;
Who once received on Horeb's height
The eternal laws of truth and right;
p Or caught the still small whisper,

(cr) higher [fire. Than storm, than earthquake, or than