Aaron must lay his robes away,

His mitre and his vest,

When God's own Son comes down to be
The off'ring and the priest.

He took our mortal flesh to show
The wonders of his love;
For us he paid his life below,
And pleads for us above.

PSALM 9-6 times 8.-[Bladen.
IN Jordan's tide the Baptist stands,
Immersing the repenting Jews;
The Son of God the rite demands,

Nor dares the holy man refuse:
Jesus descends beneath the wave,
The emblem of his future grave!

But, lo! from yonder op'ning skies, What beams of dazzling glory spread! Dove-like the Holy Spirit flies,

And lights on the Redeemer's head: Amaz'd they see the power divine Around the Saviour's temples shine. Then does the Father loud proclaim, In audience of the wond'ring crowd; Attend, all nations; hear the name His Father gave: he spoke aloud: This is my well-beloved Son! I see well pleas'd what he has done!

PSALM 10-C. M.-[Pisgah.

THE race that long in darkness pined,
Have seen a glorious light;
The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death's surrounding night.

To hail thy rise, thou better Sun!
The gath'ring nations come,
Joyous, as when the reapers bear
The harvest treasures home.

To us a child of hope is born,

To us a Son is giv'n!

Him shall the tribes of earth obey-
Him, all the hosts of heav'n.

His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
For evermore ador'd,

The Wonderful, the Counsellor,

The

His

great and mighty Lord.

power increasing, still shall spreadHis reign no end shall know

Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.

PSALM 11-L. M.-[Weston.
BEHOLD the well of life appears,
Sought for by men four thousand years!
Tell all mankind-let ev'ry gale
Bear round the earth the pleasing tale

PSALM 6—L. M.-[Pilesgrove.
BEHOLD the woman's promis'd seed!
Behold the great Messiah come!
Behold the Prophets all agreed
To give him the superior room!

Abrah'm, the saint, rejoic'd of old,
When visions of the Lord he saw;
Moses, the man of God, foretold
This great fulfiller of his law.

The types bore witness to his name,
Obtain'd their chief design and ceas'd-
The incense and the bleeding lamb,
"he ark, the altar, and the priest.

redictions in abundance join
To pour their witness on his head:
Jesus, we bow before thy throne,
And own thee as the promis'd seed.

PSALM 7—C. M.-[Cambridge.

HARK! the glad sound, the Saviour's come' The Saviour promis'd long!

Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,

And ev'ry voice a song.

On him the Spirit, largely pour'd,

Exerts his sacred fire;

Wisdom and might, and zeal and love,

His holy breast inspire.

He comes the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held,

The gates of brass before him burst,
The iron fetters yield.

He comes from thickest films of vice
To clear the inward sight,
And on the eyeballs of the blind
To pour celestial light.

He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And from the treasures of his grace
T'enrich the humble poor.

Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heav'n's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

PSALM 8-C. M.-[Dundee.

THE true Messiah now appears,
The types are all withdrawn;
So fly the shadows and the stars
Before the rising dawn.

Now smoking sweets, and bleeding lambs,
And kids, and bullocks slain;
Incense and spice of costly names,
Would all be burnt in vain.

Aaron must lay his robes away,

His mitre and his vest,

When God's own Son comes down to be
The off'ring and the priest.

He took our mortal flesh to show
The wonders of his love;
For us he paid his life below,
And pleads for us above.

PSALM 9-6 times 8.-[Bladen.
IN Jordan's tide the Baptist stands,
Immersing the repenting Jews;
The Son of God the rite demands,
Nor dares the holy man refuse:
Jesus descends beneath the wave,
The emblem of his future grave!

But, lo! from yonder op'ning skies,
What beams of dazzling glory spread!
Dove-like the Holy Spirit flies,

And lights on the Redeemer's head:
Amaz'd they see the power divine
Around the Saviour's temples shine.

Then does the Father loud proclaim,
In audience of the wond'ring crowd;
Attend, all nations; hear the name

His Father gave: he spoke aloud:
This is my well-beloved "Son!
I see well pleas'd what he has done!