O TASTE and see how gracious the Lord is; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see taste and see, taste and see how graciou. the Lord is; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see how gracious the Lord is; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O taste and see, taste and see, taste and see how gracious the Lord is; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O fear the Lord, ye that are His saints, for they that fear Him, that fear Him lack nothing. (The lions do lack and suffer hunger;) but they who seek the Lord, they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good, shall want no manner of thing that is good, shall want no manner of thing that is good, no manner of thing that J. Clarke-Whitfield, Mus. Doc. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the Lord, (my help cometh even from the Lord,) Who hath made heaven and earth, Who hath made heaven and earth. (The Lord Himself is thy Keeper, the Lord Himself is thy Keeper; the Lord is Thy defence upon thy right hand, the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand;) so that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night, so that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night, neither the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is He that shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, (thy going out,) and coming in, from this time forth for evermore. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is He that shall keep thy soul. Hallelujah! Amen. 47 O LORD, BOW DOWN. Ps. xxxi. 1, 2, 16. NOW UNTO HIM. Adapted from Himmel. O LORD, bow down, bow down Thine down Thine ear to me; make haste, ear to me, bow down, bow down, bow make haste to deliver me. O Lord, bow down, bow down Thine ear to me; make haste, make haste to deliver me. O save me for Thy mercies' sake, O save me, save me for Thy mercies' sake. O save me for Thy mercies' sake, O save me, save me for Thy mercies' sake. 48 Jude 24, 25. L. Mason. Now unto Him that is able to keep you, unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and and majesty, dominion and power, both majesty, dominion and power, be glory now and ever, Amen, both now and ever, Amen. O WORSHIP the Lord in the beauty (Tell it out among, tell it out among,) tell it out among the heathen, tell it out, tell it out among the heathen that the Lord, the Lord is King. Tell it out, tell it out among the heathen that the Lord, the Lord is King. Tell it ovi, tell it out, tell it out, tell it out among the heather that the Lord, the Lord is King. Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King. SINKING. H. Smart. O brightness of Thy Father's glory, Eternal Light of light, be with us now; Midnight is glorious noon, O Lord, with Thee. In that last sunset, when the stars shall fall, May we arise, awakened by Thy call, With Thee, O Lord, for ever to abide helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, help of the helpless, help of the helpless, O abide with me. (Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; Ŏ Thou Who changest not, abide with me, O Thou Who changest not, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord abide with me. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand t bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness; Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me, I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.) Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies; Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee, heaven's morning_breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee, heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, abide with me, in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Amen. Amen. In that blest day which has no even- 51 THE RADIANT MORN HATH tide. Amen. PASSED AWAY. H. H. Woodward. THE radiant morn hath passed away, And spent too soon her golden store; The shadows of departing day Creep on once more, the shadows of departing day creep on once more. Our life is but a fading dawn, Its glorious noon, its noon now quickly past; Lead us, O Christ, when all is gone, Safe home at last (safe home at last), Lead us, O Christ, when all is gone, safe home at last, safe home at last. Where saints are clothed in spotless white, And evening shadows_never fall, Where Thou, where Thou, Eternal Light of light, Art Lord of all, art Lord of all. Where saints are clothed in spotless white, and evening shadows never fall, where Thou, Eternal Light of light, art Lord of all, art Lord of all, art Lord of all. 52 ARISE, SHINE, FOR THY LIGHT IS COME. Isa. lx. 1-3. G. J. Elvey, Mus. Doc. ARISE, arise, shine, for thy light is come, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee, is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness, and gross darkness, gross darkness the people, gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise, the Lord shall arise, the Lord shall arise upon thee, pass, which the Lord hath made known, hath made known unto us, which the Lord hath made known, made known unto us, which the Lord hath made known, hath made known unto us. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known, hath made known unto us, which the Lord hath made known made known unto us, which the Lord hath made known unto_us. For the angel said unto us, Fear not, for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all, to all people, (I bring you) good tidings, (I bring you) good tidings, which shall be to all, to all people. (For unto you), for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, is born in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 54 THERE WERE SHEPHERDS, Luke ii. 8-11, 13, 14. C. Vincent, Mus. Doc. THERE were shepherds abiding in the and His glory shall be seen, His glory shall be seen, His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come, shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising, and kings to the brightness, the bright-field, keeping watch, keeping watch ness of thy rising. Arise, arise, shine. for thy light is come, shine, for the light is come, thy light is come. 53 LET US NOW GO. Luke ii. 15, 10, 11. E. J. Hopkins, Mus. Doc. LET us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to over their flocks by night. There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory, and the glory, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not, Fear gavest him the law,) and garest him the law in Sinai, come, come and redeem us, come and redeem us, come come, come and redeem us with an outstretched arm, come and redeem us with an outstretched arm. Come, Lord Jesus! come, Lord Jesus! Come! come! not, for, behold, I bring you good ADVENT ANTIPHONS. 55 O WISDOM WHICH CAMEST. J. Kinross. O WISDOM which camest out of the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things, come and show us the way of understanding. Come, Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus, come! 56 O LORD AND RULER. E. Prout. O LORD and Ruler of the house of Israel, Who didst appear to Moses in a flame of fire in the bush, (and ROOT OF JESSE. M. B. Foster. O ROOT of Jesse, which standeth for an ensign of the people, at Whom kings shall shut their mouths, at to Whom the Gentiles shall seek, Whom kings shall shut their mouths, Come! come and deliver us! Come. and tarry not! Come, Lord Jesus! Come, Lord Jesus! Come! 58 O KEY OF DAVID. M. B. Foster. O KEY of David and Sceptre of the house of Israel, Thou that openest and no man shutteth, and shuttest and no man openeth, come and bring the prisoner out of his prison-house, who sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of death, come and bring the prisoner out of his prison-house, who sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of death. O Key of David and Sceptre of the house of Israel, come, Lord Jesus! come, Lord Jesus! come! come, Lord Jesus! come, Lord Jesus! come! |