52.

SECOND ADVENT. Ps. lxviii.

L. M.

1 LET God arise, the only wise,
And let His foes before Him fly;
At His command let every land
Be fill'd with light and sacred joy.

2 The dawning ray of that bright day, Whose sun shall gladden every place, A light imparts that cheers our hearts, And bids us toil and danger face.

3 The Lord has said His truth shall spread,
And all the earth His glory see;
Arise, O Lord, fulfil Thy word,
And Thine alone the honour be.

4 This day is light, but far more bright The day when Jesus will return ; He'll wipe away all tears that day, His people never more shall mourn.

1 LET us with a gladsome mind
Praise the Lord, for He is kind;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

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2 He, with all-commanding might,
Fill'd the new-made world with light;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

3 All things living He doth feed;
His full hand supplies their need;
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

4 He His chosen race did bless
In the wasteful wilderness;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

5 He hath with a piteous eye
Look'd upon our misery;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

6 Let us, then, with gladsome mind
Praise the Lord, for He is kind;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

54.

SECOND ADvent.

8.7.4.

1 LO! He comes in clouds descending, Once for favor'd sinners slain; Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of His train : Hallelujah!

Mortals catch their joyful strain.

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2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold Him Rob'd in dreadful majesty;

They who set at nought and sold Him, Pierc'd and nail'd Him to the tree, Deeply wailing,

Shall the true Messiah see.

3 Blest Redemption, long expected!
See! His solemn pomp to share,
All His saints, by man rejected,
Rise to meet Him in the air:
Hallelujah :

See the Son of God is there.

4 Yes, Amen! let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne;
Saviour, worlds bow down before Thee;
Claim the kingdom for Thine own:
O come quickly,

Come, and make Thy glories known.

55.

C. M.

1 LORD, as to Thy dear cross we flee, And plead to be forgiven,

So let Thy life our pattern be,

And form our souls for heaven.

2 Help us, through good report and ill, Our daily cross to bear,

Like Thee, to do our Father's will,
Our brethren's griefs to share.

3 Let grace our selfishness expel,
Our earthliness refine,

And kindness in our bosom dwell,
As free and true as Thine.

4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly, And grief's dark day come on, We, in our turn, would meekly cry "Father, Thy will be done."

5 [Should friends misjudge, or foes defame, Or brethren faithless prove,

Then, like Thine own, be all our aim
To conquer them by love.]

6 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven,

O may we lead the pilgrim's life,
And follow Thee to heaven!

56.

BEFORE A COLLECTION.

O. M.

1 LORD, when our off'rings we present Before Thy gracious throne,

We but return what Thou has lent,
And give Thee of Thine own.

2 The earth with all its wealth is Thine, The heav'ns with all their host; Why should we then in want repine, Or in abundance boast?

3 The power and willingness to give
Alike proceed from Thee;

We still are debtors, since we live
Only by Thy decree.

4 Ourselves, our all, to Thee we owe;
And, if we come behind

What others of their wealth bestow,
Accept our willing mind.

5 Lord! these our grateful off'rings bless For their appointed end;

And crown with happiest success
The cause which we befriend.

57.

1 LORD, when we creation scan,
See what Thou hast done for man,
Then our conscious tongues agree,
What a debt we owe to Thee.

2 Ev'ry note that cheers the vale,
Ev'ry sweet that scents the gale,
Ev'ry blooming flower we see,
Tells that joy we owe to Thee.

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3 Ev'ry breath that heaves the breast,
Ev'ry sound by voice exprest,
Ev'ry thought the mind sets free,
Tells that life we owe to Thee.
4 But when we redemption view,
Gaze on all Thy love could do,
Lord, our grateful hearts agree
How much more we owe to Thee.