4 Lo, he comes, the Lord from heav'n! Lo, the mighty God appears!t "Unto us a Son is giv'n: # This is music to our ears Mortal or immortal hears. 102. Humiliation. L. M. CHRIST JESUS,being in the form of GOD, thought it not robbery to be equal with GOD; but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. PHIL. ii. 6, 7, 8. THE GOD of glory dwells on high, Obedient to their King's command. 2 The God of glory mov'd by love, No tongue can tell its "depth and 4 But tho' his love no measure knows, The SAVIOUR to his people shows Enough to give them joy when known: Enough to make their hearts his own, 5 Constrained by this, they walk with him, His love, their most delightful theme: To glorify him here, their aim:** Their hope, in heav'n to praise his name. 103. Sufferings. 8-7. 2 Then came JESUs forth, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!-JOHN xix. 5. WOUNDED head! back plough'd with furrows! Visage marr'd! behold the man 104. Sufferings. C. M. There was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened. LUKE Xxiii. 44, 45. ALAS! and did my SAVIOUR bleed? 2 Was it for sins that I had done,on 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When God, the mighty Maker died 4 Thus might confusion veil my face, 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay Here, Lord, I give myself away, 105. Sufferings. 112th. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.-1 PETER ii. 24. O LOVE divine, what hast thou done? Bore all my sins upon the tree! 2 Sinners, behold, as ye pass by, And say, was ever grief like his! 3 Is crucified for me and you, To bring his people back to God; Pardon and life flow from his side; 4 Then let us sit beneath his cross, And gladly catch the healing stream; 106. Crucifixion. 7s. And he, bearing his cross, went forth into a place, called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Gol gotha; where they crucified him.-JOHN xix. 17, 18. LET me dwell on Golgotha, Weep and love my life away! While I see him on the tree, Weep, and bleed, and die for me! 2 JESU's blood for sinners spilt, Shows my sin in all its guilt: Ah! my soul, he bore thy load, " 3 Hark! his dying word " Forgive," 4 While I hear this grace reveal'd, 5 Farewell, world, thy gold is dross, From the law, and sin, and thee! 6 He has dearly bought my soul; Lord, accept and claim the whole! To thy will I all resign, Now, no more my own, but thine. 107. Crucifixion. 8-7. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of GOD, and afflicted. ISAIAI liii. 4. "STRICKEN, smitten and afflicted, 99 |