5 Let us learn the wondrous story
· Of our great Redeemer's birth; Spread the brightness of his glory, Till it cover all the earth.
1 HARK! the glad sound, the Savior comes, The Savior promised long!
Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song.
2 On him the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts its sacred fire;
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire.
3 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray;
And on the eye-balls of the blind To pour celestial day.
4 He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure;
And with the treasure of his grace Enrich the humble poor.
5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name.
1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journies run : His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head, His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice.
3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name.
4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains, The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long amen.
1 BEHOLD the royal Stem, From Jesse's ancient root, Begins his heavenly reign, And drops celestial fruit:- With wisdom crowned, And might divine, His counsels shine The world around.
2 By him the long oppressed, And all the suffering poor, Shall find their wrongs redressed, And every right secure :— He'll plead their cause, Dissolve their chains,
Relieve their pains, And bless their joys.
3 A Godhead fulness dwells Within his human form, Which fierce rebellion quells, And stills the wildest storm: Beneath his feet
His prostrate foes Deplore their woes,
Till all submit.
4 Thus violence shall cease Throughout the spacious earth, And universal peace
Complete a glorious birth :- Nor aught destroy
In Christ's domain, Nor aught give pain, Nor sin annoy.
I BEHOLD, where in a mortal form Appears each grace divine; The virtues all in Jesus met,
With mildest radiance shine.
2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy,
To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ.
3 'Midst keen reproach, and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he stood;
His foes, ungrateful, sought his life; He labored for their good.
4 In the last hour of deep distress, Before his Father's throne,
With soul resigned, he bowed and said, 'Thy will, not mine, be done.'
5 Be Christ our pattern, he our guide! His image may we bear! O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share!
1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, I read my duty in thy word: But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters.
2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe, and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer ; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too.
4 Be thou my pattern; may I bear More of thy gracious image here; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Amongst the followers of the Lamb.
1 JESUS! exalted far on high, To whom a name is given; A name surpassing every name, Renowned in earth or heaven!
2 Before thy throne shall every knee Bow down with one accord:
Before thy throne shall every tongue Confess that thou art Lord.
3 Oh! may the mind in us be formed, Which shone so bright in thee; An humble, meek, and lowly mind, From pride and envy free!
4 To others we would stoop, and learn To emulate thy love;
So shall we bear thine image here, And share thy throne above.
1 THOU art the WAY to thee alone
From sin and death we flee;
And he who would the Father seek, Must seek him, Lord, by thee.
2 Thou art the TRUTH-thy word alone, True wisdom can impart ;
Thou only canst inform the mind, And purify the heart.
3 Thou art the LIFE-the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm, And those who put their trust in thee Nor death nor hell shall harm.
4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life; Grant us that way to know,
That truth to keep-that life to win, Whose joys eternal flow.
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