3 Send down thy spirit from above,
That saints may love thee more;
And sinners now may learn to love,
Who never loved before.

4 And when before thee we appear,
In our eternal home,

May growing numbers worship here,
And praise thee in our room.
51 7.7.D.

Reflections on time.-New Year.

1 WHILE with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year,
Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here:
Fix'd in an eternal state,

They have done with all below;
We a little longer wait,

But how little none can know.

2 As the winged arrow flies
Speedily the mark to find;
As the light'ning from the skies
Darts, and leaves no trace behind;
Swiftly thus our fleeting days
Bear us down life's rapid stream:
Upwards, Lord, our spirits raise,
All below is but a dream.

3 Thanks for mercies past receive,
Pardon of our sins renew;

Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view;

Bless thy word to young and old,
Fill us with a Saviour's love;
And, when life's short tale is told,
May we dwell with thee above.

1 GOD of our life! thy various praise
Let mortal voices sound;

Thy hand revolves our fleeting days,
And brings the seasons round.

2 To thee shall annual incense rise,
Our Father and our Friend;
While annual mercies from the skies
Abundantly descend.

3 In every scene of life, thy care
In every age we see;

And constant as thy favours are,
So let our praises be.

4 Still may thy love, in every scene, In every age appear;

And let the same compassion deign
To bless the opening year.

5 O keep each fond and foolish heart From anxious passions free;

Teach us when earthly joys depart,
To find our rest in thee.

EPIPHANY,

OR MANIFESTATION OF MESSIAH TO THE

GENTILES.

[Appropriate Psalms.]

[18 Part iii. 87 Version ii. 98 Parti.] 53 8.7.D.

The Gentiles made fellow-heirs. 1 HAIL! thou source of ev'ry blessing, Sov'reign Father of mankind; Gentiles now, thy grace possessing, In thy courts admission find. Grateful now we fall before thee, In thy church obtain a place; Now by faith behold thy glory, Praise thy truth, adore thy grace. 2 Once far off, but now invited,

We approach thy sacred throne;
In thy covenant united,

Reconcil'd, redeem'd, made one.
Now reveal'd to eastern sages,
See the star of mercy shine!
Myst'ry hid in former ages,
Myst'ry great of love divine.

3 Hail! thou all-inviting Saviour;
Gentiles now their offerings bring:
In thy temple seek thy favour,
Jesus Christ, our Lord and King.
May we, body, soul, and spirit,
Live devoted to thy praise,
Glorious realms of bliss inherit,
Grateful anthems ever raise.

A Star conducting the wise men to Christ.
1 Lo! in the east appears a star,
In eastern skies unseen before;
And ancient sages from afar,
Hast'n the mystery to explore.

2 They came, they saw,

and they ador'd

Each costly treasure they unfold,

And offer to their infant Lord

Their myrrh, their frankincense, and gold. 3 That Star to us its light imparts; May we its guiding rays pursue, And with the homage of our hearts To Jesus come and worship too. 55 P. M.

1 BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid! Star of the east, the horison 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, Odours 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 favour secure; Richer by far is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor! Brightest and best, &c.

Christ, a light to lighten the Gentiles.
1 THE race which long in darkness pin'd,
Have seen a glorious light;

The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death's surrounding night.

2 To hail thy rise, Thou better Sun!
The gathering nations come,
Joyous, as when the reapers bear
The hearvest-treasures home.

3 To us a child of hope is born,
To us a son is given;

Him, shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him, all the hosts of heaven.

4 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, For evermore ador'd,

The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The great and mighty Lord.

5 His power increasing still shall spread,
His reign no end shall know;
Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.

57 C. M.

Christ giving light to the Gentiles. 1 AGAIN the Lord of life and light Awakes the kindling ray,

Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours increasing day.

2 O what a night was that which wrapt The heathen world in gloom!

O what a light broke out this day
To guide the Gentiles home!