in Advent. 9 5 Oh! may these heav'nly pages be And still new beauties may I see, 6 Divine Instructor! gracious Lord! Teach me to love thy sacred word, Christ's triumphant reign. Rev. xi, 15; xix, 6. 1 HARK! the song of Jubilee ! Loud as mighty thunders roar ; Or the fulness of the sea, When it breaks upon the shore! Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent shall reign: Hallulejah! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 2 Hallelujah! Hark! the sound, D. 7's. Sheath'd his sword: He speaks-'tis done, And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of his Son. G 3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway; in Advent. He shall reign, when like a scroll 10 Luther's. Sinai, Calvary, and Olivet. Ex. xix, 16-19. Luke xxiii, 33. Zech. xiv, 4, 5. 1 THE Lord of might, from Sinai's brow, 2 The Lord of love, on Calvary, A meek and suff'ring stranger, in Advent. 3 The Lord of love, the Lord of might, The King of all created, 11 Shall back return to claim his right, With trumpet-sound and angel-song, O'er death and hell defeated! Joy at Christ's return. 8.7.7. John xvi, 22. 1 Thess. iv, 16, 17. 2 Tim. iv, 8. 1 WELCOME sight! the Lord descending! Jesus in the clouds appears: Lo! the Saviour comes, intending Though the heav'ns and earth have vanish'd, Blest with Him his saints shall be, "G in Advent. 4 Happy people! grace unbounded, 12 The Lord's kingdom established. 8.8.6. Isa. ii, 17, 18; xxiv, 23. Rev. xi, 15. 1 His kingdom come! ye saints, rejoice! 2 High o'er the pomp of worldly state, Jehovah sets his throne: Now shall the lands confess his power, 3 Before the terrors of his face Prostrate be ev'ry haughty foe, The pomp and power of earth be low, in Advent. 13 The Judgment. Isa. xxv, 9. Matt. xxv, 34. John v, 28, 29. 1 DAY of judgment! day of wonders! Will the sinner's heart confound! 8.7.4. Then shall say:-This God is mine- Own me in that day for thine. 3 At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea: What will then become of thee? |