3 Did the Lord a man become, That he might the law fulfil; Bleed and suffer in my room?

And canst thou, my tongue, be still?

4 No, I must my praises bring,

Though they worthless are, and weak; For should I refuse to sing,

Sure the very stones would speak.

5 0 my Saviour, Shield, and Sun, Shepherd, Brother, Master, Friend, Ev'ry precious name in one;

I will love Thee without end.

HYMN

BRIGE

RIGHT and joyful is the morn,
For to us a child is born;
From the highest realms of Heaven,
Unto us a Son is given.

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,
Christ, th' 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 Him the homage meet;
From the manger to the throne,
Homage due to God alone.

III. 3.

HYMN

71.

ARK! what mean those holy voices,

HSweetly sounding through the skies?
Lo th' angelic host rejoices;
Heavenly hallelujahs rise.

2 Cherubs tell the wondrous story,
Joyous seraphim reply,
"Glory in the highest, glory!
Glory be to God most high!

3 Peace on earth, good-will from Heaven, Reaching far as man is found; Souls redeem'd, and sins forgiven! Loud our grateful harps shall sound

4 Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth His praises sing! O receive whom God appointed,

For your Prophet, Priest, and King!

5 Hasten, mortals, to adore Him; Learn His name to magnify,

Till in Heaven ye sing before Him "Glory be to God most High!"

HYMN

MY

Y song shall bless the Lord of all, My praise shall climb to His abode; Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The great Supreme, the mighty God.

2 Without beginning or decline,
Object of faith, and not of sense;
Eternal ages saw Him shine,

He shines eternal ages hence.

3 As much, when in the manger laid,
Almighty Ruler of the sky,
As when the six days' work He made
Fill'd all the morning stars with joy.

4 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears,
Salvation is His dearest claim

That gracious sound well pleas'd He hears,
And owns Immanuel for His name.

HYMN

73.

C. M.

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

L

ORD, at Thy temple we appear,
As happy Simeon came,

And hope to meet our Saviour here;
O make our joys the same!

2 With what divine and vast delight
The good old man was fill'd,
When, fondly in his wither'd arms,
He clasp'd the holy Child!

3 "Now I can leave this world," he cried ; "Behold thy servant dies;

I've seen Thy great salvation, Lord,
And close my peaceful eyes:

4 "This is the light prepar'd to shine Upon the Gentile lands,

Thine Israel's glory and their hope,

To break their slavish bands."

5 Jesus! the vision of thy face,
Hath overpowering charms!
Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace,
If Thou be in my arms.

THE END OF THE YEAR.

HYMN

74.

C. M.

LESS God that towards eternity
Another step is won!

BLESS

Oh, longing turns Thy Church to Thee,
For time flows slowly on.

2 Oh, that we soon might Thee behold!
We count the moments o'er;

Oh, come, ere yet the heart grow cold,
And cannot call Thee more!

3 Come, is the pleading of Thy Bride,
She loudly prays Thee come!
With faithful heart she long has cried,
Come quickly, Master, come !

4 The past we lived in love divine
No power can take away;

And that the future shall be Thine,
Thy promise is our stay.

HYMN

BB

ENEATH our feet and o'er our head
Is equal warning given;

Beneath us lie the countless dead,
Above us is the heaven!

2 Death rides on every passing breeze
And lurks in every flower;
Each season has its own disease,
Its peril every hour!

3 Our eyes have seen the rosy light
Of youth's soft cheek decay;
And fate descend in sudden night
On manhood's middle day.

4 Our eyes have seen the steps of age
Halt feebly to the tomb;

And yet shall earth our hearts engage,
And dreams of days to come?

5 Turn, mortal, turn! thy danger know;
Where'er thy foot can tread,
The earth rings hollow from below,
And warns thee of her dead!

6 Turn, mortal, turn! thy soul apply
To truths divinely given:

The dead, who underneath thee lie,
Shall live for hell or heaven!