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THE SALVATION OF ALL.

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*BUTCHER.

All Mankind in Heaven.

1 FROM north and south, from east and west,
Advance the myriads of the blest :
From every clime of earth they come,
And find in heaven a common home.

2 In one immortal throng we view
Pagan and Christian, Greek and Jew;
But, all their doubts and darkness o'er,
One only God they now adore.

3 Howe'er divided once below,
One bliss, one spirit here they know!
Here all their errors are forgiven,
And Jesus welcomes them to heaven.

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C. M.

WATTS.

Prospect of Universal Blessedness.

1 Lo, what a glorious sight appears
To our believing eyes!

The earth and seas are passed away,
And the old rolling skies.

2 From the third heaven, where God resides, That holy, happy place,

The New Jerusalem comes down,
Adorned with shining grace.
3 Attending angels shout for joy,
And the bright armies sing,
'Mortals, behold the sacred seat
Of your descending king.

4 The God of glory down to men
Removes his blessed abode;
Men, the dear objects of his grace,
And he, the loving God.

5 His own soft hand shall wipe the tears
From every weeping eye;

And pains and groans, and griefs and fears,
And death itself, shall die.'

6 How long, dear Savior, O how long
Shall this bright hour delay?
Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day.

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The Same.

ANONYMOUS.

1 LIFT up your joyful eyes, and see
A plenteous harvest all around,
Ripening for bliss, and not a grain
Shall ever fall unto the ground:

2 A harvest of immortal souls,
Secured by an almighty power;

Nor heat, nor cold, nor storms, shall hurt,
Nor ravenous beasts of prey devour.

3 O happy day! when all our race
Complete in glory shall be found;
And like their great, their mystic head,
Be with eternal honors crowned.

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1 IN God's eternity

There shall a day arise

H. BALLOU.

When all the race of man shall be

With Jesus in the skies.

2 As night before the rays
Of morning flees away,
Sin shall retire before the blaze
Of God's eternal day.

3 As music fills the grove

When stormy clouds are past,
Sweet anthems of redeeming love
Shall all employ at last.

4 Redeemed from death and sin,
Shall Adam's numerous race
A ceaseless song of praise begin,
And shout redeeming grace.

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MONTGOMERY.

Jubilee of Christ's Universal Triumph.

1 HARK! the song of jubilee,

Loud as mighty thunders roar,

Or the fulness of the sea,

When it breaks upon the shore :

'Hallelujah! for the Lord

God omnipotent shall reign!'

Hallelujah! let the word

Echo round the earth and main.

2 Hallelujah!-hark! the sound,

Heard through earth, and through the skies, Wakes above, beneath, around,

All creation's harmonies :

See Jehovah's banner furled,

Sheathed his sword; he speaks,—'tis done!
And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of his Son.

3 He shall reign from pole to pole
With illimitable sway;

He shall reign when, like a scroll,
Yonder heavens are passed away;
Then the end;-beneath his rod
Man's last enemy shall fall
Hallelujah! Christ in God,
God in Christ, is all in all.
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REDEMPTION, GRACE, AND PARDON

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C. M.

*WATTS.

Surpassing Glories of Redemption.

1 FATHER, how wide thy glory shines!
How high thy wonders rise!

Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousands through the skies.

2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power;
Their motions speak thy skill;

And on the wings of every hour
We read thy patience still.

3 Part of thy name divinely stands
On all thy creatures writ;
They show the labor of thy hands,
The impress of thy feet.

4 But when we view thy grand design
To save rebellious worms,

Where wisdom, power, and goodness shine
In their most glorious forms,

5 Our thoughts are lost in reverend awe;
We love and we adore ;
The holy angels never saw
So much of God before.

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