The Hymnal

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We praise Thee, and con.- fess Thee Our holy Lord and King. A-MEN.

(See also JESU DILECTISSIME, No. 546)

2 O Bringer of salvation,
Who wondrously hast wrought,
Thyself the revelation

Of love beyond our thought;

We worship Thee, we bless Thee,
To Thee alone we sing;
We praise Thee, and confess Thee
Our gracious Lord and King.

3 In Thee all fulness dwelleth,
All grace and power Divine:
The glory that excelleth,
O Son of God, is Thine;

We worship Thee, we bless Thee, To Thee alone we sing;

We praise Thee, and confess Thee Our glorious Lord and King.

4 O grant the consummation
Of this our song above

In endless adoration,
And everlasting love;

Then shall we praise and bless The
Where perfect praises ring,

And evermore confess Thee
Our Saviour and our King.
Frances R. Havergal, 1879

And hail Him as thy match-less King Through all e ter ni

2 Crown Him the Lord of love:

Behold His hands and side, Rich wounds, yet visible above,

In beauty glorified:

No angel in the sky

Can fully bear that sight,

But downward bends his burning eye At mysteries so bright.

3 Crown Him the Lord of peace;

Whose power a sceptre sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, Absorbed in prayer and praise:

His reign shall know no end;
And round His pierced feet
Fair flowers of Paradise extend
Their fragrance ever sweet.

4 Crown Him the Lord of years,
The Potentate of time;
Creator of the rolling spheres,
Ineffably sublime:

All hail, Redeemer, hail!

For Thou hast died for me:
Thy praise shall never, never fail
Throughout eternity.

Matthew Bridges, 1851

Je sus, Thy more glorious strife Hath re- stored a world to life. Α

164 ST. OSWALD 8.7.8.7.

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Rev. John B. Dykes, 1857

1 Christ, above all glo- ry seated, King tri-um-phant, strong to save,

Dying, Thou hast death de-feat-ed, Bur-ied, Thou hast spoiled the grave. A-MEN.

(See also TRUST, No. 589)

2 Thou art gone where now is given What no mortal might could gain, On the eternal throne of heaven

In Thy Father's power to reign.

4 We, O Lord, with hearts adoring,
Follow Thee beyond the sky:
Hear our prayers Thy grace imploring,
Lift our souls to Thee on high;

3 There Thy kingdoms all adore Thee, 5 So when Thou again in glory

Heaven above and earth below;

While the depths of hell before Thee
Trembling and amazed bow.

6 Hail! all hail!

On the clouds of heaven shalt shine. We Thy flock may stand before Thee, Owned for evermore as Thine.

In Thee confiding,

Jesus, Thee shall all adore,

In Thy Father's might abiding
With one Spirit evermore.

Anon. (Latin, 6th or 7th cent.). Trans. by Bishop James R. Woodford, 1852

165 (INNOCENTS) 7.7.7.7.

1 'Tis for conquering kings to gain
Glory o'er their myriads slain;
Jesus, Thy more glorious strife
Hath restored a world to life.

2 So no other Name is given

Unto mortals under heaven
Which can make the dead to rise,
And exalt them to the skies.

3 That which Christ so hardly wrought,

That which He so dearly bought,

That salvation, mortals, say,
Will you madly cast away?

4 Rather gladly for that Name
Bear the cross, endure the shame;
Joyfully for Him to die

Is not death, but victory.

5 Dost Thou, Jesus, condescend
To be called the sinner's Friend?
Ours, then, it shall always be
Thus to make our boast of Thee.

Anon. in Paris Breviary, 1736. Trans. by Rev. John Chandler, 1837

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