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L. M.

WATTS.

The Glory of Christ. Ps. 45.

1 NOW be my heart inspired to sing
The glories of my Savior King;
Jesus the Lord! how heavenly fair
His form! how bright his beauties are!

2 O'er all the sons of human race
He shines with a superior grace;
Love from his lips divinely flows,
And blessings all his state compose.

3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord;
Gird on the terror of thy sword;

In majesty and glory ride,

With truth and meekness at thy side.

4 God, thine own God, has richly shed
His oil of gladness on thy head;
And with his sacred spirit blest
His first-born Son above the rest.

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H. M.

WATTS.

Christ the Guide and Shepherd.

1 GREAT Prophet of my God,

My tongue would bless thy name;

By thee the joyful news

Of our salvation came

The joyful news

Of sins forgiven,
Of hell subdued,

And peace with heaven.

2 Be thou my Counsellor,

My Patron, and my Guide,
And through this desert land
Still keep me near thy side:
O, let my feet

Ne'er run astray,
Nor rove, nor seek
The crooked way.

3 I love my Shepherd's voice;
His watchful eyes shall keep
My wandering soul among
The thousands of his sheep:
He feeds his flock,

He calls their names,
His bosom bears

The tender lambs.

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L. M.

Christ the Image of God.

MASON.

1 THOU, Lord, by mortal eyes unseen, And by thine offspring here unknown, To manifest thyself to men,

Hast set thine image in thy Son.

2 As the bright sun's meridian blaze
O'erwhelms and pains our feeble sight,
But cheers us with his softer rays,
When shining with reflected light,

3 So in thy Son, thy power divine,

Thy wisdom, justice, truth, and love, With mild and pleasing lustre shine, Reflected from thy throne above.

4 0 thou, at whose almighty word,
Fair light at first from darkness shone,
Teach us to know our glorious Lord,
And trace the Father in the Son.

5 While we thine image, there displayed,
With love and admiration view,
Form us in likeness to our Head,
"hat we may bear thine image too.

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L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

Christ, the Sun of Righteousness. 1 TO thee, O God, we homage pay, Source of the light that rules the day; Who, while he gilds all nature's frame, Reflects thy rays, and speaks thy name. 2 In louder strains we sing that grace Which gives the Sun of righteousness, Whose nobler light salvation brings, And scatters healing from his wings. 3 Still on our hearts may Jesus shine With beams of light and love divine; Quickened by him, our souls shall live, And cheered by him, shall grow and thrive. 4 O, may his glories stand confessed, From north to south, from east to west; Successful may his gospel run,

Wide as the circuit of the sun.

5 When shall that radiant scene arise,
When, fixed on high in purer skies,
Christ all his lustre shall display
On all his saints through endless day?

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S. M.

NEEDHAM.

Christ the Light of the World.

1 BEHOLD, the Prince of Peace,
The chosen of the Lord,
God's well-beloved Son, fulfils
The sure, prophetic word.

2 No royal pomp adorns

This King of righteousness; Meekness and patience, truth and love, Compose his princely dress.

3 The Spirit of the Lord,

In rich abundance shed,

On this great prophet gently lights,
And rests upon his head.

4 Jesus, thou Light of men,

Thy doctrine life imparts;

O, may we feel its quickening power,
To warm and glad our hearts!

5 Cheered by its beams, our souls
Shall run the heavenly way:

The path which Christ has marked and trod Will lead to endless day.

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1 HOW blest thy creature is, O God,

When, with a single eye,

He views the lustre of thy word,
The day-spring from on high!

COWPER.

2 Through all the storms that veil the skies,
And frown on earthly things,
The Sun of righteousness he eyes,
With healing on his wings.

3 Struck by that light, the human heart,
A barren soil no more,

Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad,
Where serpents lurked before.

4 The soul, a dreary province once
Of Satan's dark domain,

Feels a new empire formed within,
And owns a heavenly reign.

5 The glorious orb, whose golden beams
The fruitful year control,

Since first obedient to thy word,
He started from the goal,

6 Has cheered the nations with the joys
His orient rays impart ;

But, Jesus, 'tis thy light alone

Can shine upon the heart.

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7s M.

MRS. BARBAuld.

Christ's Invitations.

1 COME, said Jesus' sacred voice,
Come and make my paths your choice;
I will guide you to your home;
Weary pilgrim, hither come.

2 Thou who, houseless, sole, forlorn,

Long hast borne the proud world's scorn,
Long hast roamed the barren waste,-
Weary pilgrim, hither haste.

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