3 His hand no tnunder bears, No terror clothes his brow; 4 'Twas mercy filled the throne, 5 Now sinners dry your tears; (99.) C. M. 107. Christ comes to destroy sin. 2 Joy to the earth; the Saviour reigns, While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plain, No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. (98.) C. M. 108. The divine glory and goodness in the mission of Christ. 1 HIGH let us swell our tuneful notes, For angels no such love have known, 2 Good will to guilty men is shown, 3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord, Let heav'n and earth in concert join, 4 Glory to God, in highest strains, 5 When shall we reach those blissful realms, And learn of the celestial choir (101.) L. M. •God sent his Son not to condemn but save the world. 109.6 1 PRAISE ye the Lord, who reigns above, Fix'd on his throne of truth and love: 2 When man, debas'd and guilty man, 3 But clemency with justice strove, 4 The eastern star with glory streanis; 5 His sacred memory we bless, (104.) P. M. The universal Lord, Are still the same; Have endless praise. 2 He saw the nations lie Abides thy word. 3 He sent his only Son To save us from our wo, His pow'r and grace Have endless praise. 4 Give thanks aloud to God, 'MY song shall bless the Lord of all, 2 Without beginning or decline, 3 As much, when in the manger laid, As when the six days' work he made That gracious sound well pleas'd he hears, 5 A cheerful confidence I feel, My well-plac'd hopes with joy I see: S. M. 112. The Birth of Christ. Heb. ii. 16. 1 YE saints, proclaim abroad The honours of your king; To Jesus your incarnate God, 2 Not angels round the throne Are half so much oblig❜d as we, 3 They never sunk so low, They are not rais'd so high; They never knew such depths of wo 4 The Saviour did not join For them he shed no blood divme, 5 May we with angels vie, Our debts are greater far than theirs, 113. 1 P. M. Praise to the Saviour. BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid! 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, 4 Vainly we offer each ample cblation; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure: Richer by far is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid! Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid! 114. 1 HIS LIFE AND MINISTRY. (128.) L. M. The life of Christ, a pattern for Christians. MY dear Redeemer, and my Lord! I read my duty in thy word: |