The Judge of mankind doth appear,
On clouds of glory seated!
Low at His Cross I view the day,
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Him!
THAT day of wrath, that dreadful day,
When heaven and earth shall pass away,
What power shall be the sinner's stay?
How shall he meet that dreadful day?
When, shrivelling like a parched scroll,
The flaming heavens together roll;
When louder yet, and yet more dread,
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead;
O on that day, that awful day,
When man to judgment wakes from clay,
Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's stay,
Though heaven and earth shall pass away.
CHRISTMAS.
COME, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant ;
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
God of God,
Light of light,
Lo! He abhors not the Virgin's womb;
Very God,
Begotten, not created;
O come, let us adore Him, &c.
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above,
Glory to God
O come, let us adore Him, &c.
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesu, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
ARK! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of a Virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail the Incarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel!
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die;
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
HILE shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
"Fear not," said he, (for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind),
"Glad tidings of great joy I bring
"To you and all mankind:
"To you in David's town, this day,
"Is born of David's line,
"A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, "And this shall be the sign:
"The heavenly Babe you there shall find,
"To human view displayed,
"All meanly wrapt in swathing bands,
"And in a manger laid."
Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, and thus
Addressed their joyful song:
"All glory be to God on high,
"And to the earth be peace;
"Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men
Begin, and never cease!"
HRISTIANS, awake, salute the happy morn Whereon the Saviour of the world was born; Rise to adore the mystery of love,
Which hosts of angels chanted from above;
With them the joyful tidings first begun
Of God Incarnate, and the Virgin's Son.
Then to the watchful shepherds it was told,
Who heard the angelic herald's voice, "Behold,
I bring glad tidings of a Saviour's birth
To you and all the nations upon earth;
This day hath God fulfilled His promised word,
This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord.”
He spake and straightway the celestial choir
In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire;
The praises of redeeming love they sang,
And heaven's whole orb with Hallelujahs rang:
God's highest glory was their anthem still,
Peace upon earth, and unto men good-will.
O may we keep and ponder in our mind
God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind :
Trace we the Babe, who hath retrieved our loss,
From His poor manger to the bitter Cross :
Tread in His steps, assisted by His grace,
Till man's first heavenly state again takes place.
Then may we hope, the angelic hosts among,
To join, redeemed, a glad triumphant throng:
He that was born upon this joyful day
Around us all His glory shall display;
Saved by His love, unceasing we shall sing
Eternal praise to heaven's Almighty King.
ANGELS, 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.
Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night;
God with man is now residing,
Yonder shines the Infant-light!
Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the new-born King.
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.
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