1126.

1 ASCEND, beloved, to the joy;
The festal-day has come;

To-night the Lamb doth feast his own,
To-night he with his Bride sits down,
To-night puts on the spousal crown,
In the great upper room.

2 Sorrow and sighing are no more,
The weeping hours are past;
To-night the waiting will be done,
To-night the wedding-robe put on,
The glory and the joy begun;
The crown has come at last.

3 Ascend, beloved, to the life;
Our days of death are o'er;
Mortality has done its worst,
The fetters of the tomb are burst,
The last has now become the first,
For ever, evermore.

4 Ascend, beloved, to the feast;
Make haste, thy day is come;

Thrice blest are they, the Lamb doth call,
To share the heavenly festival,

In the new Salem's palace-hall,
Our everlasting home!

1127.

Horatius Bonar, 1870

1 SAFE in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on his gentle breast,
There by his love o'ershaded,
Sweetly my soul shall rest.
Hark! 'tis the voice of angels

Borne in a song to me,

Over the fields of glory,
Over the jasper sea.

CHо. Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on his gentle breast,
There, by his love o'ershaded,
Sweetly my soul shall rest.

2 Safe in the arms of Jesus,

Safe from corroding care,
Safe from the world's temptations,
Sin cannot harm me there.
Free from the blight of sorrow,
Free from my doubts and fears;
Only a few more trials,

Only a few more tears.

3 Jesus, my heart's dear refuge,
Jesus has died for me;
Firm on the Rock of Ages
Ever my trust shall be.
Here let me wait with patience,
Wait till the night is o'er;
Wait till I see the morning
Break on the golden shore.

1128.

Fanny Crosby Van Alstyne, 1868.

1 Ho! my comrades, see the signal,
Waving in the sky!

Reinforcements now appearing,
Victory is nigh!

Сно. "Hold the fort, for I am coming,"
Jesus signals still,

Wave the answer back to heaven, "By thy grace we will."

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2 See the mighty host advancing,

Satan leading on;

Mighty men around us falling,
Courage almost gone.

Cho.

3 See the glorious banner waving,
Hear the bugle blow;

In our Leader's name we'll triumph
Over every foe. Cho.

4 Fierce and long the battle rages,
But our help is near;

Onward comes our Great Commander,
Cheer, my comrades, cheer!

1129.

Cho.

P. P. Bliss, 874°

1 FRIENDS of temperance, lift your banners, Wave them in the air;

Sing ye now your glad hosannas,
Sound them loud and clear.

CHO. Jesus Christ, the strong deliverer,
Pledges you his grace;

Fight the foe in holy warfare,
Meet him face to face.

2 Men and women, youth and maidens,
March against the foe,

With the strength of Christ invested,
Praying as ye go. Cho.

3 Lo! the hour of victory cometh,
See the dawning day;

Rouse, ye drunkards, break your bondage,

Dash your cups away.

Cho.

Arthur Bitterger, 1875.

DOXOLOGIES.

NOTE TO CLERGYMEN. - The numbers on the right (in parenthesis) refer to the pages in the edition with Music on which these Doxologies may be found. Where the edition with Music is used besides this, it will be necessary to announce both numbers.

1.

GLORIA PATRI.

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GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, And to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

2.

World without end. Amen.

L. M.

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PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise him, all creatures here below ;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

3.

4.

L. M.

Thomas Ken, 1697.

To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be honor, praise, and glory given,
By all on earth, and all in heaven!

L. M.

Isaac Watts, 1709.

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O FUTURE Judge, eternal Lord,
Thy name be hallowed and adored:
To God the Father, King of heaven,
And Holy Ghost, like praise be given.

Tr. from the Latin, by J. Chandler, 1837.

To God the Father, God the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
May every tongue and nation raise
An endless song of thankful praise.

Tr. from the Latin, by J. Chandler, 1837.

L. M.

6.
To thee, Eternal Three in One,
Let homage meet by all be done:
As by the cross thou dost restore,
To rule and guide us evermore.

7.

8.

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Tr. from the Latin, by J. M. Neale, 1851.

Now to the Father, to the Son,
And to the Spirit, Three in One,
Be praise, and thanks, and glory given,
By men on earth, by saints in heaven.

J. H. Newman, 1742.

C. M.

1 THE God of mercy be adored,
Who calls our souls from death,
Who saves by his redeeming word
And new-creating breath.

2 To praise the Father, and the Son,
And Spirit all divine,

The One in Three and Three in One,
Let saints and angels join.

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Where there are works to make him

Or saints to love the Lord.

Isaac Watts, 1709.