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WATTS.

The Blessedness of Christ's Reign.

1 How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion's hill,

Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal!

2 How charming is their voice!
How sweet the tidings are!
Zion, behold thy Savior king!
He reigns and triumphs here.'

3 How happy are our ears,
That hear this joyful sound
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!

4 How blessed are our eyes,
That see this heavenly light!
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight.

5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.

6 The Lord makes bare his arm
Through all the earth abroad;
every nation now behold
Their Savior and their God.

Let

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The Same.

*H. BALLOU

1 JESUS his empire shall extend;
Beneath his gentle sway

Kings of the earth shall humbly bend
And his commands obey.

2 From sea to sea, from shore to shore, All nations shall be blest;

We hear the noise of war no more,-
He gives his people rest.

3 As clouds descend in gentle showers,
When spring renews her reign;
And call to life the fragrant flowers
O'er forest, hill and plain ;-

4 So Jesus, by his heavenly grace,
Descends on man below,

And o'er the millions of our race
His gentle blessings flow.

5 Long as the sun shall rule the day,
Or moon shall cheer the night,
The Savior shall his sceptre sway
With unresisted might,

6 All that the reign of sin destroyed,
The Savior shall restore;

And, from the treasures of the Lord,
Shall give us blessings more.

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C. M.

WATTS.

Christ's Reign Foretold. Ps. 89.

1 HEAR what the Lord in vision said,
And made his mercy known:
'Sinners, behold your help is laid
On my beloved Son.

2 Behold the man my wisdom chose
Among your mortal race;

His head my holy oil o'erflows,
The spirit of my grace.

3 'High shall he reign on David's throne,
My people's better king;

My arm shall beat his rivals down,
And still new subjects bring.

4 My truth shall guard him in his way,
With mercy by his side,

While in my name, through earth and sea.
He shall in triumph ride.

5 Me for his Father and his God
He shall forever own,

Call me his rock, his high abode ;-
And I'll support my Son.

6 My covenant stands forever fast;
My promises are strong;

Firm as the heavens his throne shall last,
His seed endure as long.'

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*WATTS.

Christ Despised, but Exalted to a Kingdom.

1 WHO has believed thy word,
Or thy salvation known?
Reveal thine arm, almighty Lord,
And glorify thy Son.

2 The Jews esteemed him here
Too mean for their belief;
Sorrows his chief acquaintance were,
And his companion grief.

3 They turned their eyes away,
And treated him with scorn;
But 'twas their griefs upon him lay,
Their sorrows he has borne,

4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews,
And Gentiles then unknown,
The God of love was pleased to bruise
His best beloved Son.

5 But I'll prolong his days,

And make his kingdom stand;
My pleasure,' saith the God of grace,

Shall prosper in his hand.

6 Ten thousand captive slaves,

Released from death and sin,

Shall quit their prisons and their graves, And own his power divine.'

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C. M.

ANONYMOUS.

The Jewish, and the Christian Zion. Ps. 48.

1 WITH stately towers and bulwarks strong, Unrivalled and alone,

Loved theme of many a sacred song,
God's holy city shone.

2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat,
The glory of all lands;

Yet fairer, and in strength complete,
The Christian temple stands.

3 The faithful of each clime and age
This glorious church compose;
Built on a rock, with idle rage
The threatening tempest blows.

4 In vain may hostile bands alarm,
For God is her defence;

How weak, how powerless is each arm,
Against Omnipotence!