crown that they wove of the thorn, Lord! by Thy Passion in ne, Christ of all tenderness! Plead Thou for me. 26 HARK THE BELLS! REV. AMBROSE M. SCHMIDT, (1857- ) 1894. 1 Hark the bells! hark the bells! And good will,” they loud proclaim ! REF.-Hark the bells! hark the bells! etc. 2 Wondrous star! wondrous star! Offer Him! offer Him! Raise to Christ the new-born King! REF.-Hark the bells! hark the bells! etc. 3 Holy Child! Holy Child! Babe of Bethlehem so mild! REF.-Hark the bells! hark the bells! etc, promised long; sa Let ev-ery heart pre-pare a throne, And ev-ery Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His ho- ly age held; The gates of brass be-fore Him burst, The i- ron And on the eye - balls of the blind To pour ce tal ray, Never shall dark-ness veil Thee A gain from human eyes, 30 LO, HE COMES, WITH CLOUDS DESCENDING. "St. Thomas." 8s. 7s. & 4. REV. CHARLES WESLEY, (1708-1788) 1752. Vincent Novello, (1781-1861). 1. Lo, He comes, with clouds descending, Once for fav-ored sinners slain; 2. Every eye shall now behold Him Robed in dreadful ma-jes - ty; 3. Every island, sea and mountain, Heaven and earth, shall flee a-way; Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of His train. Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Christ the Lord returns to reign. Deep-ly wail-ing, Deep-ly wail-ing, Shall the true Messi- ah see. Come to judgment, Come to judgment, Come to judgment, come a- way. 4 Now redemption, long expected, See the day of God appear. 5 Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee, |