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TUNE 39.

CHOIR. Come hither, ye faithful, triumphantly sing;
Come see in the manger the angels' dread King!
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord;
O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!
ALL-True Son of the Father, he comes from the skies;
To be born of a virgin he doth not despise :
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord;
O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!
To thee, then, O Jesus, this day of thy birth,
Be glory and honor through heaven and earth.
True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word!

O come, let us hasten to worship the Lord!

Glory be to thee, Lord God our Father,

Thou Father of mercies, and God of all comfort,

In that thou hast chosen us in Jesus Christ, our Lord, before the foundation of the world.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.

Thou hast blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.

Thou hast delivered us from the power of darkness, and hast translated us into the kingdom of thy dear Son.

In him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; he is the true God, and eternal life.

By himself hath he reconciled all things unto himself, whether they be things on earth, or things in heaven.

O thou, who art the one God and Father of all, and who hast adopted us as children in Jesus Christ, thy Son, in whom we have redemption, even the forgiveness of our sins, quicken us, we beseech thee, who have been dead in trespasses and sins. For the sake of that great love wherewith thou hast loved us, make us to live in Christ our Lord.

O Immanuel, thou Saviour of the world,
Manifest thyself to us.

By thy holy incarnation,

By thy human birth,

By thy pure and gracious childhood,

By thy obedience and diligence,

By thy humility, meekness and patience,

By thy extreme poverty,

By thy griefs and sorrows,

By thy prayers and tears,

By thy having been despised and rejected,

By thy cross and passion,

By thy death and burial,

By thy glorious resurrection and ascension,
Help us and save us.

May we all, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, be changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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To God our Immanuel, made flesh as we are,
Our friend, our redeemer, and brother most dear,
Be honor and glory: let with one accord

All people say, Amen! Give praise to the Lord.

EPIPHANY.

The following Service may likewise be used at a Mission Festival.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, hear us.

Lord God, our Father which art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever: Amen.

Lord God, Son, thou Saviour of the world,

Be gracious unto us.

Lord God, Holy Ghost,

Abide with us for ever.

Spirit, 't is within thy light,

Streaming far from cross and throne,
Earth and heaven their songs unite:
Glory be to God alone!

When he hath made his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong: because he hath poured out his soul unto death.

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel

of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things.

Their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the end of the earth.

The Lord gave the word:

Great was the company of those that published it.

Lift up your eyes, and look upon the fields, for they are white already to harvest.

The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.

Thus saith the Lord, I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence.

Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

Surely the isles shall wait for me, saith the Lord of Sabaoth, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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Hark, the distant isles proclaim

Glory to Messiah's name;

Hymns of praise, unheard before,
Echo from the farthest shore.

Hearts, that once were taught to own
Idol gods of wood and stone,

Now to light and life restored,

Honor Jesus as their Lord.

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Behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

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Yes, we trust the day is breaking,
Joyful times are near at hand;
God, the mighty God, is speaking
By his word, in every land:
Mark his progress,
Darkness flies at his command.

While the foe becomes more daring,
While he "enters like a flood,"

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God the Saviour is preparing
Means to spread his truth abroad;
Every language

Soon shall tell the love of God.

Hear us, gracious Lord and God:

And bless our and all other Christian congregations gathered from among the heathen; keep them as the apple of thine eye. Let them be a light unto them which sit in darkness and in the region and shadow of death.

Have mercy on thine ancient covenant-people; deliver them from their blindness.

Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

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Send thou thy servants forth,

To call the Hebrews home;

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From west and east, and south and north,

Let all the wanderers come.

With Israel's myriads sealed,
Let all the nations meet;

And show thy mystery fulfilled,
Thy family complete.

¶The Minister and the congregation, all standing, shall pray:

Thou light and desire of all nations,

Watch over thy messengers both by land and sea; Accompany the word of their testimony concerning thy atonement with demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

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Who but thou, almighty Spirit,

Can the heathen world reclaim?
Men may preach, but till thou favor,
Heathens still will be the same:
Mighty Spirit,

Witness to the Saviour's name.

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Thou knowest where they dwell, and wherein they labor; and that they are keeping the word of thy patience.

In the hour of temptation do thou keep them; and let thy holy name be named upon them: preserve them in times of danger and distress.

Let them find comfort in the fellowship and intercessions of the churches, which have sent them forth in obedience to thy call.

May the fire of thy love awaken and preserve amongst us the spirit of the great cloud of witnesses, who loved not their life unto the death.

Bless us all, both them and us, and make of us a blessing. Amen