DAILY, daily sing the praises
Of the City God hath made;
In the beauteous fields of Eden
Its foundation-stones are laid.

2 In the midst of that dear City
Christ is reigning on his seat,
And the angels swing their censers
In a ring about his feet.

3 From the throne a river issues,
Clear as crystal, passing bright,
And it traverses the City

Like a sudden beam of light.

4 There the wind is sweetly fragrant, And is laden with the song Of the seraphs, and the elders,

And the great redeeméd throng.

5 Oh, I would my ears were open Here to catch that happy strain! Oh, I would my eyes some vision Of that Eden could attain!

Thou the Judge, the Consummator!
Shepherd of the fold of God!
Can I trust a fellow-being?

Can I trust an angel's care?
O thou merciful All-seeing!

Beam around my spirit there.

2 Blessed fold! no foe can enter,
And no friend departeth thence;
Jesus is their sun, their centre,
And their shield-Omnipotence!
Blessed, for the Lamb shall feed them,
All their tears shall wipe away,
To the living fountains lead them,
Till fruition's perfect day.

3 Lo! it comes, that day of wonder! Louder chorals shake the skies: Hadés' gates are burst asunder;

See! the new-clothed myriads rise! Thought! repress thy weak endeavor; Here must reason prostrate fall; Oh, the ineffable Forever!

And the eternal All in All!

1. Jeru

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D. S.-To thee my thoughts are kindled,

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J. M. NEALE, tr.

"A City." JERUSALEM, the glorious! The glory of the elect,

O dear and future vision
That eager hearts expect!
Ev'n now by faith I see thee,

Ev'n here thy walls discern;
To thee my thoughts are kindled,
And strive, and pant, and yearn!
2 The Cross is all thy splendor,
The Crucified, thy praise;
His laud and benediction

Thy ransomed people raise ;-
Jerusalem exulting

On that securest shore,
I hope thee, wish thee, sing thee,
And love thee evermore!

3 O sweet and blessed Country!
Shall I e'er see thy face?
O sweet and blessed Country!
Shall I e'er win thy grace?
Exult, O dust and ashes!

The Lord shall be thy part;
His only, his for ever,

Thou shalt be, and thou art!

The shades of eve are thickening,
And darker night is near;
The Bridegroom is advancing;
Each hour he draws more nigh;
Up! watch and pray, nor slumber;
At midnight comes the cry.
2 See that your lamps are burning,
Your vessels filled with oil;
Wait calmly your deliverance
From earthly pain and toil.
The watchers on the mountains
Proclaim the Bridegroom near,
Go, meet him, as he cometh,
With hallelujahs clear.

3 The saints, who here in patience
Their cross and sufferings bore,
With him shall reign for ever,
When sorrow is no more:
Around the throne of glory

The Lamb shall they behold,

Adoring cast before him
Their diadems of gold.

4 Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus, now appear!
Arise, thou Sun so looked-for,
O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of our redemption,
And ever be with thee.

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The New Jerusalem. J. M. NEALE, tr. JERUSALEM, the golden,

With milk and honey blest!
Beneath thy contemplation

Sink heart and voice oppressed:
I know not, oh, I know not,
What social joys are there,
What radiancy of glory,

What light beyond compare.

2 They stand, those halls of Zion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng;
The Prince is ever in them,

The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed

Are decked in glorious sheen.

3 There is the throne of David; And there, from care released, The song of them that triumph,

The shout of them that feast: And they who, with their Leader,

Have conquered in the fight

For ever and for ever

Are clad in robes of white.

BRIEF life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life, that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there:
Oh, happy retribution!

Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals, and for sinners,
A mansion with the blest!

2 And there is David's fountain,
And life in fullest glow;
And there the light is golden,
And milk and honey flow;
The light, that hath no evening,
The health, that hath no sore,
The life, that hath no ending,

But lasteth evermore.

3 There Jesus shall embrace us, There Jesus be embraced,That spirit's food and sunshine;

Whence earthly love is chased: Yes! God my King and Portion, In fullness of his grace, We then shall see for ever, And worship face to face.

CANAAN. C. M. D.

1st.

1.

BRIDE of the Lamb, awake, awake!
Why sleep for sorrow now?
The hope of glory, Christ, is thine,
A child of glory thou.

Thy spirit, through the lonely night,
From earthly joy apart,
Hath sighed for one that's far away,-
The Bridegroom of thy heart.

2 But see! the night is waning fast,
The breaking morn is near;
And Jesus comes, with voice of love,
Thy drooping heart to cheer.
Then weep no more; 't is all thine own,
His crown, his joy divine;
And, sweeter far than all beside,
He, he himself is thine!

1025 "Behold, I come quickly."

ANON.

As brethren dear they welcome us,
And lead us to the throne,
Where angels bow their vailéd heads,
Before the Three in One;-

3 Where we, with all the saints of God,
A white-robed multitude,

Shall praise the ascended Lord, who deigns
To bear our flesh and blood!
Our lot shall be for aye to share

His reign of peace above:
And drink, with unexhausted joy,
The river of his love.

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"Come, Lord Jesus."

E. DENNY.

Ye wedding-guests, draw near, And slumber not in sin, when he,

The Son of God, is here!

Come, let us haste to meet our Lord,

And hail him with delight;

Who saved us by his precious blood,
And sorrows infinite!

2 Beside him all the patriarchs old,
And holy prophets stand;
The glorious apostolic choir,
And noble martyr band.

No loveliness we see;

Our eye is on the royal crown,
Prepared for us-and thee !

2 But, dearest Lord, however bright,
That crown of joy above,
What is it to the brighter hope
Of dwelling in thy love?
What to the joy, the deeper joy,
Unmingled, pure, and free,
Of union with our living Head,
Of fellowship with thee?