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HEN from the East the wise men

came,

Led by the Star of Bethlehem,

The gifts they brought to Jesus were Of gold and frankincense and myrrh. f 2 Bright gold of Ophir, passing fine, Proclaims a King of royal line; For David's son in David's town, Is born the heir of David's crown. mf 3 The incense-clouds, with fragrance The presence of a God declare; [rare, Lo! kings in adoration fall,

For Mary's Son is Lord of all.

p 4 The myrrh, with bitter taste, foreshows

A life of sorrows, wounds and woes ;The deadly cup, that overran With anguish for the Son of Man. mf 5 Our gold upon Thine altar lies; Our prayers to Thee, as incense, rise p Accept as myrrh our tears and sighs: cr O King, O God, O Sacrifice!

J. H. Hopkins.

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refrain, as desired.

mf EARTH has many a noble city;

Bethlehem, thou dost all excel: Out of thee the Lord from heaven Came to rule His Israel.

f 2 Fairer than the sun at morning Was the Star that told His birth, To the world its God announcing Seen in fleshly form on earth. mf 3 Eastern sages at His cradle

Make oblations rich and rare; See them give, in deep devotion, Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. mf 4 Sacred gifts of mystic meaning: Incense doth their God disclose, cr Gold the King of kings proclaimeth, Myrrh His sepulchre foreshows. p f 5 Jesu, Whom the Gentiles WorAt Thy glad Epiphany, Unto Thee, with God the Father And the Spirit, glory be.

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A. C. Prudentius; TR. E. Caswall, 1849.

Did the guiding Star behold;
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright;
So, most gracious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to Thee.

mf 2 As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger-bed;
There to bend the knee before
Him Whom heaven and earth adore;
cr So may we with willing feet
Ever seek the mercy-seat.

mf 3 As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare; So may we with holy joy,

Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ! to Thee our heavenly King. p 4 Holy Jesus! every day

Keep us in the narrow way; cr And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last mf Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide. f 5 In the heavenly country bright, Need they no created light;

f Anthems be to Thee addressed, God in Man made manifest. mf 3 Manifest in making whole Palsied limbs and fainting soul; Manifest in valiant fight, Quelling all the devil's might; Manifest in gracious will, Ever bringing good from ill; f Anthems be to Thee addressed, God in Man made manifest.

p 4 Sun and moon shall darkened be, Stars shall fall, the heavens shall flee; cr Christ will then like lightning shine, All will see His glorious sign: f All will then the trumpet hear; p All will see the Judge appear; cr Thou by all wilt be confessed, God in Man made manifest. mf 5 Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord, Present in Thy holy Word; May we imitate Thee now, cr And be pure, as pure art Thou; That we like to Thee may be At Thy great Epiphany; And may praise Thee, ever blest, God in Man made manifest.

Bishop C. Wordsworth, 1862.
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mfONE with God the Father
In majesty and might,
The brightness of His glory,
Eternal Light of Light;
O'er this our home of darkness
Thy rays are streaming now;
cr The shadows flee before Thee,

The world's true Light art Thou.
mf 2 Yet, Lord, we see but darkly:
O heavenly Light, arise!
cr Dispel these mists that shroud us,
And hide Thee from our eyes!
We long to track the footprints
That Thou Thyself hast trod:
We long to see the pathway
That leads to Thee our God.
mf 3 0 Jesu, shine around us

With radiance of Thy grace;
O Jesu, turn upon us

The brightness of Thy face.
We need no star to guide us,

As on our way we press,
If Thou Thy light vouchsafest,
O Sun of Righteousness.

Bishop W. W. How, 1871.

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mf WITHIN the Father's house

The Son hath found His home;
And to His temple suddenly
The Lord of Life hath come.

mf 2 The doctors of the law

Gaze on the wondrous Child,
And marvel at His gracious words
Of wisdom undefiled.

mf 3 Yet not to them is given

The mighty truth to know,

To lift the earthly veil which hides
Incarnate God below.

p 4 The secret of the Lord

Escapes each human eye,

And faithful pondering hearts await
The full Epiphany.

mf 5 Lord, visit Thou our souls

And teach us by Thy grace,
Each dim revealing of Thyself
With loving awe to trace;

cr 6 Till from our darkened sight
The cloud shall pass away,

And on the cleansed soul shall burst
The everlasting day;

f 7 Till we behold Thy face,

And know, as we are known,
Thee, Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
Co-equal Three in One.

Bishop J. R. Woodford, 1863.
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f GLORY to Thee, O Lord,

Who by Thy mighty power
Didst manifest Thy glory forth
In Cana's marriage hour.
ƒ 2 Thou spakest: it was done:
Obedient to Thy word,
The water reddening into wine
Proclaimed the present Lord.
mf 3 Blest were the eyes which saw
That wondrous mystery,
The great beginning of Thy works,
That kindled faith in Thee.
np4 And blessèd they who know

Thine unseen presence true,
When in the kingdom of Thy grace
Thou makest all things new.
mf 5 For by Thy loving hand

Thy people still are fed;
Thine is the Cup of blessing, Lord,
And Thou the heavenly Bread.

And drink of those refreshing streams,
Which Thou alone canst give:

cr 7 So, led from strength to strength,
Grant us, O Lord, to see
The marriage supper of the Lamb,
Thy great Epiphany.

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H. W. Beadon, 1863.

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mf FIERCE was the storm of wind, The surging waves ran high, Failed the disciples' hearts with fear, Though Thou, their Lord, wast nigh.

p 2 But at the stern rebuke

Of Thy almighty word,

[ceased, The wind was hushed, the billows And owned Thee God and Lord.

p 3 So, now, when depths of sin
Our souls with terrors fill,
Arise, and be our Helper, Lord,
And speak Thy "Peace, be still."
pp 4 When death's dark sea we cross,
Be with us in Thy power,
Nor let the water-floods prevail
In that dread trial-hour.

p 5 And, when amid the signs,
Which speak Thine Advent near,
The roaring of the sea and waves
Fills faithless hearts with fear;
cr 6 May we all undismayed
The raging tempest see,
f Lift up our heads and hail with joy
Thy great Epiphany.

H. W. Beadon, 1863.
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mf NOT by Thy mighty hand,
Thy wondrous works alone,
cr But by the marvels of Thy Word,
Thy glory, Lord, is known.
mf 2 Forth from the eternal gates,
Thine everlasting home,

To sow the seed of truth below, Thou didst vouchsafe to come. mf 3 And still from age to age,

Thou, gracious Lord, hast been
The bearer forth of goodly seed,
The Sower still unseen.

p 4 And Thou wilt come again,

And heaven beneath Thee bow,
To reap the harvest Thou hast sown,
Sower and Reaper Thou.

mf 5 Watch, Lord, Thy harvest-field,
With Thine unsleeping eye,
The children of the kingdom keep
To Thy Epiphany;

p 6 That, when in Thy great day
The tares shall severed be,
cr We may be surely gathered in
With all Thy saints to Thee.
Bishop J. R. Woodford, 1863.
Also the following:

323 Hail to the Lord's Anointed. 324 Joy to the world, the Lord is come. 325 Light of those whose dreary dwelling. 331 Watchman, tell us of the night. 332 God of mercy, God of grace. 542 Saw you never in the twilight.

ALLELUIA, song of gladness,

Voice of joy that cannot die;

Alleluia is the anthem

Ever dear to choirs on high;
In the house of God abiding
Thus they sing eternally.
f 2 Alleluia thou resoundest,
True Jerusalem and free;
Alleluia joyful mother,

All thy children sing with thee; p But by Babylon's sad waters

Mourning exiles now are we.

mf 3 Alleluia cannot always

Be our song while here below;

p Alleluia our transgressions

Make us for a while forego:

p For the solemn time is coming

When our tears for sin must flow. mf 4 Therefore in our hymns we pray Grant us blessèd Trinity,

[Thee,

cr At the last to keep Thine Easter
In our home beyond the sky;
f There to Thee for ever singing
Alleluia joyfully.

TR. J. M. Neale, 1851.

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p And here we toil, and strive, and With sin and woe opprest;

cr There God will give the sons of light f Eternal joy and rest.

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cr

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2 Through many sore temptations, By many sorrows torn,

We strive to win the glory;

Our many falls we mourn.

cr But faith holds out the vision bright Of our eternal home;

f And hope assures that realm of light, When we have overcome.

mf 3 Jesu, our joy and gladness, To Thee for aid we flee: Give tears of true contrition;

Our souls from guilt set free: cr And we shall rise in that great day, In bodies like to Thine,

f And with Thy saints, in bright array, Shall in Thy glory shine.

The fruits Thyself dost love; [seat Soon shalt Thou from Thy judgment Crown Thine own gifts above.

C. Coffin, 1736; TR. J. R. Woodford, 1863. 7.7.7.5.

mf GRACIOUS Spirit, Holy Ghost,

by Thee we covet most
Of Thy gifts at Pentecost,
Holy, heavenly Love.

mf 2 Love is kind, and suffers long, Love is meek, and thinks no wrong,

cr Love than death itself more strong;

Therefore, give us Love.

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C. F. Hernaman, 1873.

ORTY days and forty nights Thou wast fasting in the wild: Forty days and forty nights Tempted, and yet undefiled. mf 2 Shall not we Thy sorrows share, And from earthly joys abstain, p Fasting with unceasing prayer, Glad with Thee to suffer pain? p 3 And if Satan, vexing sore,

Flesh or spirit should assail, cr Thou, his Vanquisher before,

Grant we may not faint or fail. p 4 So shall we have peace divine; Holier gladness ours shall be; cr Round us, too, shall angels shine, Such as ministered to Thee. mf 5 Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear, Ever constant by Thy side; cr That with Thee we may appear At the eternal Easter-tide. G. H. Smyttan, 1856.

H. Alford, 1867.

Also the following:

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592 Jesus Christ is passing by.

Lent.

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mf A WHILE in spirit, Lord, to Thee

Into the desert would we flee;

Awhile upon the barren steep
Our fast with Thee in spirit keep:

For us didst fast and pray, [days, p Teach us with Thee to mourn our sins, And close by Thee to stay.

mf 2 As Thou with Satan didst contend, And didst the victory win,

cr O give us strength in Thee to fight, In Thee to conquer sin.

p 3 As Thou didst hunger bear and So teach us, gracious Lord, [thirst,

False Satan's wileful lures to spurn, And in our hearts to feel and own "Man liveth not by bread alone." p 3 O Thou once tempted like as we, Thou knowest our infirmity;

Be Thou our Helper in the strife, cr Be Thou our true, our inward Life. mf 4 And while at Thy command we pray "Give us our bread from day to day,"