3 Thus if thou hast known him,
Not ashamed to own him;
Nor dost love him coldly,
But wilt trust him boldly;
He will now receive thee,
Heal thee, and forgive thee.
4 He, who well endureth,
Bright reward secureth;
Come then, O Lord Jesus,
From our sins release us;
Let us here confess thee,
Till in heaven we bless thee.
HARK the glad sound! the Saviour comes,
The Saviour promised long;
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
2 He comes, the prisoners to release,
In Satan's bondage held;
The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray,
And on the eye, long closed in night,
To pour celestial day.
4 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure;
And, with the riches of his grace,
To bless the humble poor.
5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.
HAIL! thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee.
2 Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Long desired of every nation,
Joy of every waiting heart.
3 Born, thy people to deliver;
Born a child, yet God our king;
Born, to reign in us forever;
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.,
4 By thine own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to thy glorious throne.
Joy to the world, the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her king;
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.
2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy.
3 No more let sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.
HAIL, thou wondrous infant stranger,
Born lost Eden to regain;
Welcome in thy humble manger,
Welcome to thy creature man;
Hail Immanuel,
Thou who wast ere time began.
2 Say, ye blest seraphic legions,
What thus brought your Maker down?
Say, why did he leave your regions,
Why forsake his heavenly throne?
Notes melodious
Tell the cause: Good will to man.
3 We this offered Saviour needed,
Hence we join your theme with joy;
We by none will be exceeded,
While we laud this mystery,
And with wonder
God incarnate glorify.
PEACE on earth, heaven is proclaiming;
Peace, descending from above,
Peace, good will, lost man reclaiming,
Peace from God, God who is love;
Peace in Jesus,
Peace that never shall remove.
2 Glory to our great Creator, Glory in the highest strain;
Glory to the Mediator,
Both from angels and from men ;
To Immanuel,
All the glory doth pertain.
Welcome indeed thou art,
Blessed Redeemer, fount of grace,
To this my longing heart!
2 Light of the world, abide
Through faith within my heart;
Leave me to seek no other guide,
Nor e'er from thee depart.
3 Thou art the life, O Lord!
Sole light of life thou art!
Let not thy glorious rays be poured
In vain on my dark heart.
4 Star of the East, arise!
Drive all my clouds away;
Guide me, till earth's dim twilight dies
Into the perfect day.
WHAT good news the angels bring!
What glad tidings of our king!
Christ the Lord is born to-day,
Christ, who takes our sins away!
2 He who rules both heaven and earth
Hath in Bethlehem his birth;
Him shall all the faithful see,
And rejoice eternally.
3 Lift your hearts and voices high,~
With hosannas fill the sky;
Glory be to God above,
Who is infinite in love!
4 Peace on earth, good will to men!
Now with us our God is seen,
Angels join his name to praise,
Help to sing redeeming grace.
5 Jesus is the loveliest name,
This the angel doth proclaim;
Sinners poor he came to save,
They in him redemption have.
6 They who see themselves undone,
And take refuge to the Son,
They shall all be born again,
And with him in glory reign.
HARK! the herald-angels sing,
Glory to the new-born king;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
3 Veiled in flesh the Godhead see!
Hail the incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with men to dwell,
Jesus our Immanuel.
4 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.
5 Lo, 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.
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