8 Thus may we seek the Saviour's face,
And bow before his sacred throne!
O may we feel his saving grace,
And triumph in the Lord alone!

28. Third Part. L. M. De Coetlogon's MBirth of Christ....Isaiah ix. 6, 7.

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O us a child is born from heav'n;

To us the Son of God is giv'n; [So Judah's ancient prophet sings, And Gentiles hail the news he brings. 2 Gentiles in Jesu's name shall trust, And of his glories make their boast ;] The Government of worlds he made Upon his shoulders shall be laid.

3 His name the Wonderful shall be ; His wonders 'heav'n and earth shall see : The Counsellor of truth and grace, Who leads in paths of righteousness. 4 The Mighty God, that glorious name, His works and word join to proclaim: The Everlasting Father, He

And the whole church his family.

5 The Prince of Peace, on David's throne, And nations yet unborn shall own

His Soy'reign and his gracious sway;
Glad of the honor to obey.

6 Justice and Judgment he'll maintain-
To everlasting ages reign:

And his blest empire shall increase, 'Till time, with all its movements, cease. [7 Our faith in grateful triumph boasts These wonders of the Lord of Hosts: And trusts the zeal that form'd the plan To perfect what that zeal began.]

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Birth of Christ....Luke ii. 11-14.1

AWAKE, arise, and hail the morn,

For unto us a Saviour's born;

See, how the angels wing their way,
To usher in the glorious day.

[2 Hark! what sweet music, what a song,
Sounds from the bright celestial throng!
Sweet song-whose melting sounds impart
Joy to each raptur'd, list'ning heart.']
3 Come, join the angels in the sky,
Glory to God who reigns on high;
Let peace and love on earth abound,
While time revolves and years roll round,

The Birth of Christ....Luke ii. 14.

1 MORTALS, awake, with angels join,

And chaunt the solemn lay;

Jay, love, and gratitude combine,
To hail th' auspicious day.

2 In heav'n the rapt'rous song began,
While sweet seraphic fire,
Thro' all the shining legions ran,
And tun'd the golden lyre.

3 Swift thro' the vast expanse it flew,
And loud the echo roll'd;

The theme, the song, the joy was new
'Twas more than heav'n could hold.

4 Down thro' the portals of the sky
Th' impetuous torrent ran;
And angels flew with eager joy
To bear the news to man.

[5 Wrapt in the silence of the night
Lay all the eastern world,

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When bursting, glorious, heav'nly light
The wond'rous scene unfurl'd.]

6 Hark! the cherubic armies shout,
And glory leads the song:

Good-will and peace are heard throughout
Th' harmonious, heav'nly throng.

[7 Hail, prince of life, forever hail!
Redeemer, brother, friend!

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Tho' earth, and time, and life should fail,
Thy praise shall never end.]

31. S. M. Ryland.

The Birth of Christ....Heb. ii. 16.
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The honors of your king;

To Jesus, your incarnate God,
Your songs of praises sing.
Not angels round the throne
Of majesty above,

Are half so much oblig'd as we,
To our Immanuel's love.

They never sunk so low,

They are not rais'd so high;

They never knew such depths of wõe,
Such heights of majesty.

[4 Less favor'd were the pow'rs,
Who in his image stood;

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Their crowns are cheaper far than ours,
Nor cost the lamb his blood.]

The Saviour did not join

Their nature to his own;

For them he shed no blood divine,

Nor breath'd a single groan.

Our debts are greater far than theirs,
O be our praises more!

32.

148th. Needham.

Birth of Christ....Luke ii. 11-14.

1 AWAKE, awake, arise,

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And hail the glorious morn;

Hark! how the angels sing,
"To you a Saviour's born:"
Now let our hearts in concert move,
And ev'ry tongue be tun'd to love.

He mortals came to save
From sin's tyrannic pow'r :
Come, with the angels sing,
At this auspicious hour;

Let ev'ry heart and tongue combine,
To praise the love, the grace divine

The prophecies and types
Are all this day fulfill'd;
With eastern sages join,

To praise this wond'rous child;
God's only Son is come to bless
The earth with peace and righteousness

4 Glory to God on high,

For our Immanuel's birth!
To mortal men good-will,
And peace and joy on earth!
With angels now we will repeat
Their songs, still new and ever sweet.

33. 8.8.6. Anon.

The Birth of Christ....Luke ii. 8. 14.

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HILE shepherds watch'd their fleecy care, And midnight shades invest the air; They veil'd the flow'ry plain:

When, from the skies, a flood of light,

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Like light'ning on the shepherds' sight,
Surpris'd each prostrate swain.

2 Then from the cloud a cherub broke,
And thus in mortal accents spoke;
(But with a friendly voice ;)
"The day is come, so long foretold,
"By ancient bards, and saints of old;
"Let all the earth rejoice.

3" Now to the world, a Saviour's born;
"Ye shepherds, hail the glorious morn,
"And seek the new-born king;
"In Bethl'em's city, view the God,
"Then haste away, and spread abroad
"The tidings that I bring."

4 The cherub ceas'd; then quick as light,
Starts from the skies a dazzling sight;
Myriads of angels round:

Each tun'd their harps of thousand strings,
And darted from their shining wings
Their lustre on the ground.

5 Thus sung th' angelic hosts of heav'n--
"All glory to our God be giv'n,
"And unto mortals peace;"
In chorus join the choir above,
For God's unbounded, matchless love
In songs that never cease.

34. 8.7.4.

Robinson.

Praise to Christ....Hebrews i. 3.

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[IGHTY God! while angels bless thee,
May an infant lisp thy name?

Lord of men as well as angels,
Thou art ev'ry creature's theme.
Hallelujah,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen.

2 Lord of ev'ry land and nation, Ancient of eternal days!