Good-will and peace are heard throughout The harmonious heavenly throng. VII. [O for a glance of heavenly love VIII. With joy the chorus we'll repeat, "Glory to God on high; "Good-will and peace are now complete, 'JESUS was born to die. 66 IX. Hail, Prince of life, for ever hail! Redeemer, brother, friend! Tho' earth, and time, and life should fail, Thy praise shall never end. STRET HYMN XL. L. M. A Dying Saviour. I. TRETCH'D on the cross, the Saviour dies; Hark! his expiring groans arise! See, from his hands, his feet, his side, I1. But life attends the deathful sound, The vital stream how free it flows, To suffer in the traitor's place, IV. And didst thou bleed, for sinners bleed? v. Can I survey this scene of woe, VI. Come, dearest LORD, thy grace impart, To warm this cold, this stupid heart; Till all its powers and passions move In melting grief, and ardent love. HYMN XLI. C. M. I. ONDER-amazing sight!-I see Expiring on the accursed tree, II. Behold a purple torrent run Down from his hands and head: The crimson tide puts out the sun; His groans awake the dead. III. The trembling earth, the darken'd sky, IV. So great, so vast a sacrifice May well my hope revive: If God's own Son thus bleeds and dies, V. O that these cords of love divine, HYMN XLII. L. M. The constraining influence of the Love of Christ. SEE I. EE, LORD, thy willing subjects bow, Accept our humble, cheerful vow, II. Beneath thy soul-reviving ray, Even cold affliction's wint'ry gloom Shall brighten into vernal day, And hopes and joys immortal bloom. III. Smile on our souls, and bid us sing IV. Amazing love! that stoop'd so low, V. He died, to raise to life and joy VI. He died!-ye seraphs, tune your songs, HYMN XLIII. L. M. The Humiliation & Exaltation of Christ. I. THE mighty frame of glorious grace, That brighest monuments of praise That e'er the GoD of love design'd, II. Begin, my soul, the heavenly song, III. Proclaim inmitable love, JESUS, the LORD of worlds above, IV. He that distributes crowns and thrones, V. But see the wonders of his power, VI. Thus were the hosts of Death subdu'd, VII. Who shall fulfil this boundless song? |