Evangelist's Day.

2 Chance and change are busy ever, Worlds decay, and ages move; But his mercy waneth never:

God is light, and God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove; From the mist his brightness streameth: light, and God is love.

God

4 He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere his glory shineth:
God is light, and God is love.

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2

Invitation to Christ.

Rev. xxii, 17, 20.

THE Spirit in our hearts

Is whisp'ring,-Sinner, Come!

S. M.

The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims To all his children,-Come!

Let him, that heareth, say

To all about him,-Come!

Let him, that thirsts for righteousness,
To Christ, the Fountain, come.

3

Yes! whosoever will,

Oh! let him freely come,

And freely drink the stream of life; 'Tis Jesus bids him-Come.

Evangelist's Day.

4 Lo! Jesus, who invites,

Declares, “I quickly come:"
Lord, even so! I wait thy hour:
Jesus, my Saviour, Come!

Innocents' Day.

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Little ones in heaven.

6-8's.

Prov. viii, 17. Mark x, 14.

1 YES, there are little ones in heaven,
Children like us around the throne,
To whom the King of kings hath given
A living glory like his own:

Jesus! thy grace, so rich and free, Hath suffer'd them to come to Thee. 2 Oh! let us think of them to-day

Their sweet and everlasting song-
And hope to sing as loud as they
In the same holy heaven ere long:
Jesus! may this our portion be!
Oh! suffer us to come to Thee!
3[Those blessed children in the sky

Went from this sad and sinful earth:
How were their spirits raised so high
Above their low estate by birth?
They came to Christ, and so will we:
Lord! suffer us to come to Thee!]

Day.

4[To come with humbleness of mind,
With simple faith, and earnest prayer,
To seek thy precious cross, and find
Peace, pardon, joy, salvation, there:
Oh! set our sin-bound spirits free,
And suffer us to come to Thee!]

5 To come, while we are young and gay,
While life, and joy, and hope, run high;
To come, in sorrow's gloomiest day;
To come, when death itself is nigh:
Lord! in that day our guardian be,
And suffer us to come to Thee!

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Children singing in glory.

Matt. xviii, 10. Rev. vii, 13, 14.

1 AROUND the throne of God in heav'n
Thousands of children stand;

Children, whose sins are all forgiv'n;
A holy, happy band:

Singing glory, glory, glory.

2[In flowing robes of spotless white
See every one array'd;
Dwelling in everlasting light,
And joys that never fade:

Singing glory, glory, glory.]

P. M.

Day.

3 Once they were little ones like you,
And liv'd on earth below,

And could not praise, as now they do,
The Lord who lov'd them so:

Singing glory, glory, glory.

4 What brought them to that world above-
That heav'n so bright and fair—
Where all is peace, and joy, and love?
How came those children there?
Singing glory, glory, glory.

5 Because the Saviour shed his blood
To wash away their sin;

Bathed in that pure and precious flood,
Behold them white and clean:

Singing glory, glory, glory.

6[On earth they sought their Saviour's grace;
On earth they lov'd his name:
So now in heav'n they see his face,
And stand before the Lamb:

Singing glory, glory, glory.]

Christmas.

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Birth of Christ.

Isa. ix, 6. Luke ii, 16, 18.

CHRIST is born, go tell the story,

8.7.4.

Tell the nations of his birth:
Tell them that the Lord of Glory
Comes from heaven to dwell on earth:
Let the tidings

Fill the world with sacred mirth!

2 See He lies in yonder manger; Prince of Life his title is:

'Midst his own, and yet a stranger; All things seen and unseen his: Yet neglected:

Wonder, O ye heavens, at this!

3 See fulfill'd prophetic vision-
Unto us a child is born-
Though an object of derision,

Though the theme of human scorn,
Yet his people

Hail his birth, and cease to mourn.

4 Hail Immanuel!

Child of promise!

Lord of all, in humble guise!

Long detain'd, and absent from us,
Come at length to bless our eyes:
Hail Immanuel!

God the Saviour, only wise!