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· Of our great Redeemer's birth; Spread the brightness of his glory, Till it cover all the earth.

35.

C. M.

WATTS.

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.

36.

L.. M.

WATTS.

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.

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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.

37.

H. M.

A. BALLOU.

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,

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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.

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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!

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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.

WATTS.

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.

40.

C. M.

CH. PSALMODY.

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.

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C. M.

CH. PSALMODY.

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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