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41. T. 580.

ALL glory be to God on high!
Ye sons of Adam, fill the sky

With praise and thankfulness;
God, mov'd by everlasting love,
Decreed with his dear Son above,

A sinful world to save and bless. 2 Stand still, and see what God hath His only and beloved Son [done;

For us he freely gave;
For us, and for the num'rous race
Of cursed sinners vile and base !

Yea, ev'n the worst he came to save.
3 He as a poor mean Child was born,
His birth no palace did adorn,
A manger was his bed;
Look, look upon this rising Sun,
Till tears of love your eyes
This lovely babeis Christ our Head.

42. T. 11.

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WHAT good news the angels bring! What glad tidings of our King! Christ the Lord is born to-day, Christ, who takes our sins away,

2 He who rules both heav'nand earth,
Hath in Bethlehem his birth;
Him shall all the faithful see,
And rejoice eternally.

3 Lift your hearts and voices high,
With hosannas fill the sky:
Glory be to God above,
Who is infinite in love!

4 Peace on earth, good will to men !
Now with us our God is seen:
Angels join his name to praise,
Help to sing redeeming grace.
5 Jesus is the loveliest name;
This the angel doth proclaim;
Sinners poor he came to save,
They in him redemption have.
6 They who see themselves undone,
And take refuge to the Son,
They shall all be born again,
And with him in glory reign.

43.* T. 11.

ALL the world give praises due !
God is faithful, God is true:
He to man doth comfort send
In his Son, the sinners' Friend.
2 What the fathers wish'd of old,
What the promises foretold,
What the seers did prophesy,
Is fulfill'd most gloriously.

3 My Salvation, welcome be;
Thou, my Portion, praise to thee!
Come, and make thy blest abode
In my heart, O Son of God.
4 Grant thy comforts to my mind,
Since I'm helpless, poor and blind;
O may I in faith abide

Thine, and never turn aside..

5. Jesus, when in majesty
Thou shalt come my judge to be,
Grant in grace that I may stand
Justify'd at thy right hand.

44.*. T. 22.

IMMANUEL, to thee we sing, Thou Prince of life, almighty King,

That thou, expected ages past,

Didst come to visit us at last.

2 Thou Lord, tho' heaven belongs to On earth a stranger deign'st to be[thee, Thou clothest all, yet wear'st a dress Which doth the poorest state express. 3 Thou dost a mother's nursing need, Who dost the whole creation feed; Thou who control'st the sea and wind, In swadling-clothes art now confin'd. 4 Onwither'd grass reclines thy head, A wretched manger is thy bed: Tho' thou appear'st among thine own, No kindness unto thee is shown. 5 I thank thee,gracious Lord, that thou On my account didst stoop so low: O that works and ways my words, my May all proclaim thy matchless praise!

45.* T. 22.

CHRIST,whom thevirgin Marybore,
We all with humble hearts adore;
O might all nations,tribes and tongues,
To our Immanuel raise their
songs.
2 God who to all things being gave,
The fallen human race to save,
Assum'd our feeble flesh and blood,
And for our debt as Surety stood.
3 He who the wants of all supplies,
Now in a manger helpless lies,
He who the whole creation feeds,
An earthly mother's nursing needs.
4 The angels at his birth rejoice,
And sing his praise with cheerful voice;
The shepherds, hearing Christ is born,
To Jesus, our chief Shepherd, turn.

5 Thanks to the Father now be giv'n, Who sent his Son to us from heav'n: Thanks to the Son who saves the lost, Thanks to our Guide the Holy Ghost. 46.*

T. 22.

TO-day we celebrate the birth
Of Jesus Christ, who came on earth,
Man as his property to claim,
And from perdition to redeem.

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[glorious, CHRIST the Lord, the Lord most Now is born; O shout aloud ! Man by him is made victorious;

Praise your Saviour, hail your God! 2 Praise the Lord, for on us shineth Christ the Sun of righteousness; He to us in love inclineth, [grace. Cheers our souls with pard'ning 3 PraisetheLord, whosesavingsplendor Shines into the darkest night; O what praises shall we render For this never-ceasing light!

4 Praise the Lord, God our Salvation, Praise him who retriev'd our loss; Sing with awe and love's sensation ; HALLELUJAH, GOD WITH US!

48. T. 585. HAIL,thouwond'rousinfant stranger, Born, lost Eden to regain; Welcome in thy humble manger, Welcome to thy creature man! Hail Immanuel :||: thou who wast ere time began.

2 Say, ye blest seraphic legions,

What thus brought your Makerdown? Say, why did he leave your regions,

Why forsake his heav'nly throne ? Notes melodious :: tell the cause: "Good will to man."

3 We this offer'd favor needed,

Hence we join your theme with joy;

We by none will be exceeded,

While we laud this mystery; And with wonder :: God incarnate glorify.

49. T. 22.

MAKER of all things, Lord our God,
Now veil'd in feeble flesh and blood,
To reconcile and set us free
From endless woe and misery;

2 What heights, what depths of love
In thy blest incarnation shine![divine
Let heav'n and earth unite their lays
To magnify thy boundless grace.

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HOSANNA to the royal Son
Of David's ancient line!
His natures two, his person one,
Mysterious and divine.

2 The root of David here we find,
And offspring is the same;
Eternity and time are join'd

In our Immanuel's name.

3 Blest He that comes to wretched men
With peaceful news from heav'n!
Hosannas in the highest strain
To Christ the Lord be giv'n!

51. T. 155.

CHRIST, the sov'reign Lord of all,
Was a Babe laid in a manger,
A poor Stranger;

'Midst the people styl'd his own
Quite unknown;

In the world, which he created,
Disavow'd, despis'd and hated;
Him our Lord and God we own.

2 O thou Day-spring from on high! When we, lost in deepest wonder, Duly ponder,

On thy love in coming down
From thy throne,

To save sinners from damnation!
For thy love and great compassion,
Thee we praise, thank and adore.

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IV. Of the Name of Jesus, and his Walk on Earth.

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My Lord, my life, my way, my end,

Accept the praise I bring.

5 Weak are the efforts of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see thee as thou art,
I'll praise thee as I ought.

6 Till then I would thy love proclaim
With ev'ry fleeting breath;
And may thy saving Jesus' name
Refresh my soul in death..

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JESUS, I love thy charming name, 'Tis music to my ear;

I gladly would thy praises sound,

That earth and heav'n might hear.
2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul,
In thee is all my trust;
Jewels to me are gaudy toys,
And gold is sordid dust.

3 Omay thy name still cheer my heart,
And shed it's fragrance there!
The noblest balm for all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.

4 I'll speak the honors of thy name, With my last lab'ring breath; When speechless, thou shalt be my My joy in life and death. [hope, 61.* T. 58.

SACRED name of Jesus,
So great and holy,

That all our tongues can never praise
thee truly
As thou deserv'st.

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3 Precious name of Jesus,

How sweet and blessed

Art thou to souls, who mourning and distressed Upon thee call!

4 Cheering name of Jesus,
Whence comfort floweth ;
Noangellike a contrite sinner knoweth
Thy pow'r divine.

5 Lovely name of Jesus,
Whoe'er confideth

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JESUS is our highest good,
He hath sav'd us by his blood;
May we love him evermore,
And his saying name adore.

2 Jesus, when stern justice said,

In thee - obtains a treasure which" Man his life hath forfeited,

abideth,

And never fails.

6 Saving name of Jesus, In which salvation Ispreach'd to ev'ry kindred, tongue and nation, Might all thee praise!

7 Faithful name of Jesus, In thee I've trusted, And of thy faithfulness on earth have · boasted, And shall in heav'n.

8 Blessed name of Jesus, How efficacious

To save to sanctify and to preserve us! Thee we adore.

9 Jesus, blessed Jesus, Name so revered

By all believers; they can ne'er be wearied In praising thee.

10 Name for ever sacred, For ever precious;

Let all within us echo Jesus, Jesus!

62.

For evermore.

T. 119.

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Vengeance follows by decree," Cry'd, Inflict it all on me."

3 Jesus gives us life and peace,
Faith, and love, and holiness;
Ev'ry blessing, great or small,
Jesus for us purchas'd all.
4 Jesus therefore let us own,
Jesus we'll exalt aloné,
Jesus hath our sins forgiv'n,
Jesus' blood procur'd us heav'n.

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MY God a man! a man indeed,

An infant truly poor;
Born, for a sinful race to bleed,

Salvation to procure.

2 Who can describe the loveliness Which was, blest Child, in thee? Thy whole deportment heav'nly grace,, And true humility.

3 According to th' appointed plan

My infant Saviour grew,

In favor both with God and man,
In years and stature too.

4 My Saviour learned Joseph's trade,
Was call'da carpenter, (Mark 6. 3.)
And therefore, that he earn'd his bread,
We justly may infer.

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