111 C. M. Worthy of ceaseless praise from all his creatures. PRAISE ye the Lord, ye' immortal choirs That fill the worlds above; Praise him who form'd you of his fires, 2 Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies, Or veil in shades your thousand eyes 3 Thou restless globe of golden light, 4 Thunder and hail, and fire and storms, 5 Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas, Let wave to wave resound his praise, 6 Thus while the meaner creatures sing, 112 5th P. M. 4 lines 7s. Eternal praises to the Most High. THEE to laud in songs divine Angels in thy presence join: We with them our voices raise, Echo thine eternal praise. 2 Holy, holy, holy Lord, Live, by heaven and earth adored: THE INCARNATION AND BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. 113 C. M. Glad tidings of great joy. WHILE shepherds watch' HILE shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, 2 Fear not, said he, (for mighty dread 3 To you, in David's town, this day The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; 4 The heavenly babe you there shall find All meanly wrapp'd in swathing-bands, 5 Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith Of angels, praising God on high, 6 All glory be to God on high, Good-will henceforth, from heaven to men, 114 HA 9th P. M. 87, 87. Peace on earth-good-will to men. Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Glory be to God most high! 3 Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 115 ; 15th P. M. 11 9, 11 9. Christmas-day. ALL hail! happy day, When, enrobed in our clay, The Redeemer appear'd upon earth; To unite in the strain, And to hail our Immanuel's birth! And acknowledge him JAH, the I AM: We also will join In a hymn so divine, Giving glory to God and the Lamb! 30 may the return Of this once blessed morn All our voices shall raise; 4 Let echo prolong The harmonious song,- Whom the nations desire, And to him we devote the glad strain. 116 Glory to God in the highest. C. M. MORTALS, awake, with angels join, And chant the solemn lay; Joy, love, and gratitude combine, 2 In heaven the rapt'rous song began, Through all the shining legions ran, 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo roll'd; The theme, the song, the joy, was new,'Twas more than heaven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky The' impetuous torrent ran; And angels flew, with eager joy, 5 With joy the chorus we repeat,— Good-will and peace are now complete Jesus was born to die. 6 Hail, Prince of life, forever hail! 7 Hark! the cherubic armies shout, Good-will and peace are heard throughout The' harmonious heavenly throng. 117 BRIG P. M. 11 10, 11 10. The star in the East. RIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold, on his cradle, the dew-drops are shining; Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore him, in slumber reclining, l;. Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour, of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Eden and off'rings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure; Richer by far is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 118 C. M. Design and object of His advent. The Saviour, promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 He comes, the pris'ner to release, In Satan's bondage held; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice And on the eyes oppress'd with night 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, And, with the treasures of his grace, |