As when the six days' work he made
Filled all the morning-stars with joy.
4 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears,
Salvation is his dearest claim;

That gracious sound well-pleased he hears,
And owns Immanuel for his name.

5 A cheerful confidence I feel,
My well-placed hopes with joy I see;
My bosom glows with heavenly zeal,
To worship him who died for me.
6 As man he pities my complaint;
His power and truth are all divine,
He will not fail, he cannot faint,
Salvation's sure, and must be mine.

5s, 8s & 5s.

P. M.

42.

O ETERNAL Word,

Jesus Christ, our Lord!

Tune 68.

While the hosts of heaven adore thee,
We with awe fall down before thee,
And with rapture raise

Songs of love and praise.

2 God and man indeed,
Comfort in all need,

Thou becam❜st a man of sorrows,
To gain life eternal for us,

By thy precious blood,

Jesus, man and God.

43.

THY majesty, how vast it is,

And how immense the glory,

Tune 172.

Which thou, O Jesus, dost possess ;
Both heaven and earth adore thee;

The legions of angels exalt thy great name,

Thy glory and might are transcendent; And thousands of thousands thy praises proclaim,

Upon thee gladly dependent.

2 The Father's equal, God the Son,
With him thou ever reignest;
Thou art partaker of his throne,
And all things thou sustainest;

Both angels and men view their Maker as

man,

With joy that is past all expression; Oh happy, unspeakably happy, who can Find in him life and salvation.

3 This mystery every throne and power
Admires with adoration;

The angelic choirs for evermore
Extol his incarnation;

The angels and elders before him fall down,
With accents melodious him praising;
Unto the Lamb slain, and to him on the
throne,

They render glory unceasing.

4 The church on earth in humble strain,
Exalteth Christ our Saviour;

She sings, the Lamb for us was slain,
Our foe is cast for ever;

For Christ hath redeemed us by his precious
blood

Out of every nation and kindred,

And made us thereby kings and priests unto
God,

To him thanksgiving be rendered.

5 When Christ in majesty shall come,
With all his bright attendance,
On every man pronounce a doom,
An awful, final sentence;

Then shall his enemies, quaking with dread,
Wish mountains and rocks them to cover;
The ransomed with gladness will lift up their
head,

And live with Jesus for ever.

L. M.

44.

Tune 22.

BEFORE the heavens were stretched abroad,
From everlasting was the Word;
With God he was, the Word was God,
And must divinely be adored.

2 By his own power were all things made;
By him supported all things stand;
He is the whole creation's head,
And angels fly at his command.

3 Mortals with joy behold his face,
The eternal Father's only Son;
How full of truth, how full of grace
Was Christ, in whom the Godhead shone.

4 Archangels left their high abode,

To learn new mysteries here, and tell
The love of our descending God,
The glories of Immanuel.

JESUS, my Lord, my God,

The God supreme thou art;

Tune 595.

The Lord of hosts, whose precious blood
Is sprinkled on my heart.

2 Jehovah is thy name;

And through thy blood applied,
Convinced and certified I am,
There is no God beside.

3 Soon as the Spirit shows

That precious blood of thine,
The happy, pardoned sinner knows
It is the blood divine.

4 Yea, only he, who feels
My Saviour for me died,

S. M.

Is certain that the Godhead dwells
In Jesus crucified.

46.

PREPARE a thankful song

To the Redeemer's name;

Tune 595.

His praises should employ each tongue,
And every heart inflame.

2 He laid his glory by,

And dreadful pains endured,
That rebels, such as you and I,
From wrath might be secured.

3 Upon the cross he died,

Our debt of sin to pay;

The blood and water from his side
Wash guilt and sin away.

4 And now he pleading stands
For us, before the throne;
And answers all the law demands,
With what himself hath done.

5 He sees us willing slaves

To sin and Satan's power;

But with an outstretched arm he saves,
In his appointed hour.

6 The Holy Ghost he sends,

Our stubborn souls to move,

To make his enemies his friends,
And conquer them by love.

7 The love of sin departs,
The life of grace takes place,
Soon as his voice invites our hearts
To rise and seek his face.

8 The world and Satan rage,

But he their power controls;

His wisdom, love, and truth engage
Protection for our souls.

9 Though pressed, we need not yield,
But shall prevail at length;
For Jesus is our sun and shield,
Our righteousness and strength.
10 Assured that Christ our king
Will put our foes to flight,
We on the field of battle sing,
And triumph while we fight.

L. M.

47.

Tune 22.

COME, worship at Immanuel's feet;
Behold in him what wonders meet;
Words are too feeble to express
His worth, his glory, or his grace.

2 He is the head; each member lives,
And owns the vital power he gives;
The saints below, and saints above,
Joined by his Spirit and his love.

3 He is the vine; his heavenly root Supplies each branch with life and fruit; Oh may a lasting union join

My soul to Christ the living vine.

4 He is the rock; how firm he proves;

The rock of ages never moves;

But the sweet streams, that from him flow,
Attend us all the desert through.