He on the cross was lifted high,
That we might reign in heaven.
HYMN 5. L. M.
Loving-kindness of God.
WAKE my soul to joyful lays,

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And sing the great Redeemer's praise;
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving kindness, Oh, how free!
2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall,

Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all:
He sav'd me from my lost estate,
His loving-kindness, Oh, how great!
3 Tho' numerous hosts of mighty foes,
Tho' earth and hell my way oppose,
He safely leads my soul along,

His loving-kindness, Oh, how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gather'd thick, and thunder'd loud,
He near my soul has always stood,
His loving-kindness, Oh, how good!
5 Often I feel my sinful heart,
Prone from my Jesus to depart;
But though I have him oft forgot,
His loving-kindness changes not.
6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,
Soon all my mortal power must fail;
Oh! may my last expiring breath
His loving kindness sing in death.

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7 Then let me mount, and soar away To the bright world of endless day, And sing with rapture, and surprise, His loving kindness in the skies.

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HYMN 6. P. M. 6, 4.
Praise to the Trinity.

(OME, thou Almighty King,
Help us thy name to sing,

Help us to praise !

Father all glorious,

O'er all victorious,

Come and reign over us,
Ancient of days.

2 Jesus, our Lord, arise,
Scatter our enemies,

And make them fall!

Let thine almighty aid
Our sure defence be made:
Our souls on thee be stay'd:
Lord, hear our call!

3 Come, thou incarnate Word,
Gird on thy mighty sword;
Our prayer attend!

Come, and thy people bless,
And give thy word success;
Spirit of holiness,

On us descend!

4 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear,

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In this glad hour!
Thou, who almighty art,
Now rule in ev'ry heart,
And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power.

5 To the great ONE in THREE,
The highest praises be,
Hence evermore!

His sovereign majesty,
May we in glory see,
And to eternity
Love and adore.

Advent of Christ.

HYMN 7. C. M.

Nativity of Christ.

ORTALS, awake, with angels join,
And chant the solemn lay:

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Joy, love, and gratitude, combine
To hail the auspicious day.

2 In heav'n the rapt'rous song began,
And sweet seraphic fire

Through all the shining legions ran,
And strung and tun'd the lyre.

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
Th' impetuous torrent ran;
And angels flew with eager joy,
To bear the news to man.

5 Hark! the cherubic armies shout,
And glory leads the song;
Good will ånd peace are heard throughout
Th' harmonious heavenly throng.

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HYMN 8. P. M. 11, 10.

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 our 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,

Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him in costly devotion, Odors of Edom, 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 gold would his favors secure; Richer by far is the heart's adoration,

Dearer to God are the pray'rs of the poor.

5 Brightest, and best of the sons of the morning,

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Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine

aid;

Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
HYMN 9. L. M.

The Star of Bethlehem.

HEN marshall'd on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky; One star alone of all the train,

Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks,
From every host, from every gem;
But one alone the Saviour speaks,
It is the star of Bethlehem.

3 Once on the raging seas I rode,

The storm was loud, the night was dark,
The ocean yawn'd, and rudely blow'd
The wind that tossed my found'ring bark.

4 Deep horror then my vitals froze,

Death-struck, Lceas'd the tide to stem: When suddenly a star arose,

It was the star of Bethlehem.