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4 Let us, O Lord, be faithful
With Simeon to the end,
That so his dying song may
From all our hearts ascend:
"O Lord, now let Thy servant
Depart in peace, I pray,
Since I have seen my Savior,
And have beheld His day."
5 My Savior, I behold Thee

Now with the eye of faith;
No foe of Thee can rob me,
Though bitter words he saith;
Within Thy heart abiding,

As Thou dost dwell in me,
No pain, no death has terrors
To part my soul from Thee!

As

S with gladness men of old
Did the guiding star behold;
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright:
So, most gracious God, may we
Evermore be led by Thee.

2 As with joyful steps they sped
To that lonely manger-bed,

No. 9.

There to bend the knee before
Him whom heav'n and earth adore;
So may we, with willing feet,
Ever seek Thy mercy-seat.

3 As they offered gifts most rare
At that manger rude and bare!

So may we, with holy joy,
Pure and free from sin's alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring,
Christ! to Thee, our heav'nly King.

4 Holy Jesus! every day

Keep us in the narrow way;

And, when earthly things are past,
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where they need no star to guide,
Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

אן

No. 29.

His temple now behold Him,
See the long-expected Lord;
Ancient prophets had foretold Him,
God has now fulfilled His Word;
Now to praise Him, His redeemèd
Shall break forth with one accord.

2 In the arms of her who bore Him,
Virgin pure, behold Him lie,

While His aged saints adore Him,
Ere in perfect faith they die;
Hallelujah Hallelujah!

Lo! th' Incarnate God most high.

3 Jesus, by Thy presentation,

Thou who cam'st in lowly mien,
Make us see our great salvation.
Make our hearts all pure within;
O present us in Thy glory

To Thy Father, pure and clean.

No. 35.

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STAR is moving through the sky,

Halleluia.

Before the wise men, wondrously.

Halleluia. Halleluia.

2 They know by this that heaven's great King, Halleluia.

Good news to them on earth doth bring.
Halleluia. Halleluia.

3 Thus come they unto Bethlehem,
Halleluia.

Thy lamp, O Lord, is lighting them.
Halleluia. Halleluia.

4 Gold, incense, myrrh, to Him they bear,

Halleluia.

And psalms, and hymns, and songs prepare.

5 Thus should we also, all our days,

Halleluia.

To Jesus offer holy praise.

Halleluia. Halleluia.

6 Praise to the Father, and The Son, Halleluia.

And Holy Ghost upon one throne.

Halleluia.

Halleluia.

7 Praise to the Holy Trinity,

Halleluia.

From now to all eternity.

Halleluia. Halleluia.

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No. 19.

NGELS! from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;

Ye, who sang creation's story,

Now proclaim Messiah's birth:

Come and worship

Worship Christ, the new-born King.

2 Shepherds! in the fields abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night;
God with man is now residing,
Yonder shines the heav'nly light:
Come and worship-

Worship Christ, the new-born King.

3 Sages! leave your contemplations;
Brighter visions beam afar:
Seek the great Desire of nations,
Ye have seen His natal star:

Come and worship

Worship Christ, the new-born King.

4 Saints! before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In His temple shall appear:
Come and worship-

Worship Christ, the new-born King.

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PASSION.

YE saints, proclaim abroad

The honors of your King;
To Jesus, your incarnate God,
Your songs of praises sing.

2 Not angels round the throne
Of majesty above,

S. M.-No. 3.

Are half so much obliged as we
To our Immanuel's love.

3 They never sank so low,

They are not raised so high;

They never knew such depths of woe,
Such heights of majesty.

4 The Savior did not join

Their nature to His own;

For them He shed no blood divine,
Nor breathed a single groan.

5 May we with angels vie

The Savior to adore;

Our debts are greater far than theirs,
O be our praises more!

C. M.-No. 2.

THEE we adore, Eternal Word!

The Father's equal Son;

By heaven's obedient hosts adored
Ere time its course begun.

2 The first creation has displayed
Thine energy divine;