Worthy is Christ the Lamb
Of universal praise;

Praise be on him by all bestowed,
Who lives the one eternal Lord.

HYMN II.

Condescension, c. M.

"And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."-St. John x. 16.

1 AND didst thou come from heaven to earth, Saviour! our souls to save?

O hear us by thy wondrous birth,
And by thy cross and grave!

2 Still there are thousands bending low
To gods of wood and stone;

O teach them, Lord, thy grace to know;
O choose them for thy own!
3 Bring all the wanderers to thy fold.
Thou, Shepherd, who hast died—
Till all thy glory they behold
Who once wast crucified.

"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners, spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

"Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son."

1 WHAT joyful tidings do I hear? 'Tis gospel grace salutes my ear, 7

Heb. i. 1, 2.

And by that gentle sound I find The righteous God to man is kind. 2 Jesus his only Son displays

The wonders of his Father's grace,
The great salvation long foretold
By prophets to the Jews of old.

3 In plainer characters made known,
The mystery now is clearly shown,
By this blest message brought from heav'n
Pardon, and peace, and grace are giv'n.
4 O may I know that Saviour dear!
Of whose salvation now I hear;
And that eternal life receive,
Which he was sent from God to give.

HYMN IV.

Grange Road, 7-6.

"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; there stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over unto Macedonia and help us."-Acts xvi. 9.

1 WHILE Paul was sunk in slumber
A stranger met his eye;
"To Macedon come over
And help us," was the cry.

2 With God the Holy Spirit,
And Jesus for his stay,

He listened to the vision,
And thither bent his way.

3 That cry e'en now is sounding
From near and distant lands,
And shall we all unheeding
Withhold the helping hand?
4 No! on where duty calls us,
'Tis little we can do,

Yet let us use our efforts,
And to our God be true.

HYMN V.

German Hymn, 7's.

"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us;

"That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ."-Galatians iii. 13, 14. 1 JESUS, Lord, thy name we sing, Thee we own our Heavenly King; Hearken while in joy we raise Hallelujahs to thy praise.

2 Thou didst see us far from God,
Under the avenging rod;

With thy blood thou bring'st us peace,
And didst die for our release.

3 May we thy glad message send
To the world's remotest end,
May thy grace from shore to shore
Richest blessings onward pour.

4 May that happy time soon come
When thou bring'st thy people home;
Then may we with myriads raise
Hallelujahs to thy praise.

HYMN VI.

Hotham, Double 7's.

"And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury."-St. Mark xii. 41, 44.

1 JESUS sat with stedfast eye
Looking on the treasury;
Many rich and noble passed,
Many splendid gifts they cast;
At the last a widow came,
Low her state and mean her name,
In the box two mites she threw
What was that in human view?

2 One there was whose piercing sight
Looked upon the widow's mite;
One who seeth not as man,*
But the hidden thoughts can scan;
On the ear his accents fall,
"She hath given more than all;
They did of their plenty give,
She wherewith she hath to live."

3 Jesus! from thy throne above,
Still thou markest gifts of love,
Still dost see, with favour kind,
Offerings of a willing mind;-
Thou hast died my soul to save,
May I bring thee what I have,
And however prized it be,
Freely yield it up to thee!

* 1 Samuel xvi. 7.

HYMN VII.

Wareham, L. M.

"Then the people rejoiced for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord." 1 Chron. xxix. 9.

1 JESUS! in Christian love we meet,
To pour our offerings at thy feet;
All in their hand some talent bear,
Oh! may we lay it humbly there!
2 Yes, for thy Gospel's cause, with joy,
Our hands, our hearts, we would employ;
O smile upon us from above,

That blest may be our work of love.
3 Need we not still that willing heart,
Which freely once thou didst impart,
When Israel for thy temple wrought,
And gladly each their offering brought.
4 Then let us feel thy presence near,
Whilst met in holy union here;
Our zeal, our love, do thou increase,
And let us reap the fruits of peace!

"He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law." Is. xlii. 4.

1 HARK the distant isles proclaim
Glory to Messiah's name :

Hymns of praise unheard before,
Echo from the farthest shore.