2 On His shoulder He shall bear

Power and majesty, and wear
On His vesture and His thigh,

Names most awful, names most high. 3 Wonderful in counsel He,

The Incarnate Deity ;
Sire of ages ne'er to cease,

King of kings, and Prince of Peace. 4 Come and worship at His feet;

Yield to Christ the homage meet:
From His manger to His throne,
Homage due to God alone.

275 Matt. 1. 23. 75 & 6'S C. WESLEY.

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YLORY be to God on high,

God comes down, He bows the sky,

And shows himself our Friend: God th' Invisible appears;

God, the blest, the great I AM, Sojourns in this vale of tears,

And Jesus is His name. 2 Him the angels all ador'd,

Their Maker and their King ; Tidings of their humble Lord

They now to mortals bring. Emptied of His majesty,

Of His dazzling glories shorn, Being's Source begins to be,

Iinmanuel is born. 3 See th' Eternal Son of God

A mortal Son of man; Dwelling in an earthly clod,

Whom heaven cannot contain. Stand amazed, ye heavens, at this;

See the Lord of earth and skies; Humbled to the dust He is,

And in a manger lies.

4 We, the sons of men, rejoice,

The Prince of Peace proclaim ;
With heaven's host lift up our voice,

And shout Immanuel's name:
Knees and hearts to Him we bow;

of our flesh and of our bone,
Jesus is our brother now,

And God is all our own.

276 John xil. 46.

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LORIOUS was that primeval light

1

O'er the young earth when fresh and bright

In its first bloom it stood. 2 But, lo! another light, that shines

O'er Bethlehem's midnight sky, On man with richer promise beams,

And lovelier scenes draw nigh. 3 Glad tidings of Immanuel's birth

The angelic heralds bring: “Glory to God, and peace on earth,

Good will towards men,” they sing. 4 Rise, then, my soul, and greet the morn,

Thus sung by hosts of heaven; For unto us a child is born,

To us a Son is given.

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God,

Luke ii. 11. 8.6.8.6.8.8. C.C. Y. 1

Our great Redeemer's love;
How the dim waste of earth He trod,

And left His throne above;
And all frail man, His foe, to save,
And show him hopes beyond the grave.

2 He came not in a warrior's path,

With mighty armies strong;
He came not as a God in wrath,

Avenging Judah's wrong:
To preach on earth His Father's word,

A little child, came Christ the Lord. 3 Glad was our Saviour's natal morn,

Angels rejoiced in heaven
That “unto us a Child is born,

To us a Son is given."
And angels left their home on high,
To tell of Christ's nativity,

278 Rev. xxii

. 16.

7's. C. WESLEY. 1 IONS of men, behold from far,

Star of truth that gilds the night,

Guiding devious nature right. 2 Mild it shines on all beneath,

Piercing through the shades of death;
Scattering error's wide-spread night;

Kindling darkness into light. 3 Nations all, remote and near,

Haste to see your Lord appear;
Haste, for Him your hearts prepare,

Meet Him manifested there.
4 There behold the day-spring rise,

Pouring light on mortal eyes ;
See it chase the shades away,
Shining to the perfect day.

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Isaiah lxi. 1.

C. M.
TARK the glad sound, the Saviour

comes !
The Saviour promis'd long!
Let every heart prepare a throne,

And every voice a song.

2 On Him the Spirit, largely pour'd,

Exerts His sacred fire ;
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love,

His holy breast inspire.
3 He comes—the prisoners to release,

In Satan's bondage held;
The gates of brass before Him burst,

The iron fetters yield.
4 He comes from thickest films of vice

To clear the mental ray,
And on the eye-balls of the blind

To pour celestial day.
5 He comes—the broken heart to bind,

The wounded soul to cure,
And with the treasure of His grace

To enrich the humble poor.
6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,

Thy welcome shall proclaim, And heaven's eternal arches ring

With Thy beloved name.

HIS LIFE

280 John 1. 11.

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S. M. CONDKR 1 His own world He came,

To earth's most favoured spot; Jesus, Immanuel, His name:

Yet Israel knew Him not. 2 Son of the Father's love,

Effulgence of His light,
He left His glorious court above,

To suffer man's despite. 3 He came to suffer death,

And, bleeding for His foes,
Spoke pardon with His dying breath,

And peace when He arose.

4 His latest moments here

In benediction pass'd:
To those who saw Him disappear,

That action was His last.
5 But, having reached His throne,

He sent down from above
His promis'd Spirit, to make known

The riches of His love.
6 Ye who have felt that flame,

On whom that grace is pour'd, Go, in His Spirit to proclaim

Salvation in the Lord. 281 Mark vii. 37.

L, M. 1 TOW in a song of grateful praise,

Jesus, who deign'd on earth to dwell,

Who while on earth did all things well 2 Wisdom, and power, and love divine

In all His works unrivall'd shine,
And force the wondering world to tell

That He alone did all things well. 3 Howe'er mysterious are His ways,

Or dark and sorrowful our days;
And though our spirit oft rebel,

We know He still does all things well. 4 And when we stand before His throne,

And all His ways are fully known,
This note in sweetest strains shall swell,
That Jesus has done all things well.

282 Tim. iii. 16.

C. M, GREGG. BEFar as the eternal hils,

EYOND the glittering starry skies, Yon heaven of heavens, with living light,

Our great Redeemer fills.