3 Now crushed is Satan's doleful reign,
And broken is the tyrant's chain;
And Thou art in Thy meet abode,
The Conqueror on the throne of God.
4 Oh let Thy love our hearts subdue;
Blot out our sins, our souls renew ;
Oh, cheer us with Thy beaming face,
Enrich us with Thy gifts of grace.
5 Be Thou our guide, be Thou our goal,
Our joy, when sorrow fills the soul;
In life, our pathway to the skies ;
In death, our everlasting prize.
6 To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Let equal praise for aye be given
By men and angels, earth and heaven.
ET all that breathe, Jehovah praise,
Almighty, all-creating Lord!
Let earth and heaven His power confess,
Brought out of nothing by His Word.
2 He spake the Word, and it was done!
The universe His Word obeyed ;
His Word is His eternal Son,
And Christ the whole creation made.
3 Jesus, the Lord and God Most High,
Maker of all mankind and me!
Me Thou hast made to glorify,
To know, and love, and live to Thee.
4 Wherefore to Thee my heart I give,
(But Thou must first bestow the power,)
And if to Thee on earth I live,
Thee I shall soon in heaven adore.
HE day of Christ, the day of God,
We humbly hope with joy to see,
Wash'd in the sanctifying blood
Of an expiring Deity.
2 Who did for us His life resign, -
There is no other God but One,
For all the plenitude Divine
Resides in the Incarnate Son. 3 Spotless, sincere, without offence, O may we to His day remain, Who trust the blood of God to cleanse Our souls from every sinful stain. 4 Lord, we believe the promise sure; The purchased Comforter impart ; Apply Thy blood to make us pure, To keep us pure, in life and heart! 5 Then let us see that day supreme, When none Thy Godhead shall deny, Thy Sovereign Majesty blaspheme, Ör count Thee less than the Most High; 6 When all who Thee their God believe, Who here Thy last appearing love, Shall Thy consummate joy receive, And see Thy glorious face above.
IGHTY God, while angels bless Thee,
May a mortal sing Thy Name?
Lord of men, as well as angels,
Thou art every creature's theme;
Lord of every land and nation,
Ancient of eternal days!
Sounded through the wide creation
Be Thy just and endless praise.
2 For the grandeur of Thy nature,—
Grand beyond a seraph's thought;
For the wonders of creation,-
Works with skill and kindness wrought;
For Thy Providence, that governs
Through Thy empire's wide domain,
Wings an angel, guides a sparrow ;—
Blessed be Thy gentle reign.
3 But Thy rich, Thy free redemption,
Dark through brightness all along,
Thought is poor, and poor expression,-
Who can sing that wondrous song?
Brightness of The Father's Glory,
Shall Thy praise unuttered lie?
Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence,
Sing the Lord who came to die.
4 From the highest throne of glory,
To the cross of deepest woe,
Thou didst stoop to ransom captives ;-
Flow, my praise, for ever flow:-
Re-ascend, immortal Saviour!
Leave Thy footstool, take Thy throne;
Thence return, and reign for ever,
Be the kingdom all Thine own.
L.M. 6 lines, triplets.
From the German.
GOD the Son, in whom combine
The heights and depths of love divine,
With thankful hearts to Thee we sing;
To Thee our longing souls aspire,
In fervent flames of strong desire;
Come, and Thy sacred unction bring. 2 All things in earth, and air, and sea, Exist, and live, and move in Thee:
All Nature trembles at Thy voice:
With awe even we Thy children prove
Thy power: O let us taste Thy love!
So evermore shall we rejoice.
3 O powerful Love, to Thee we bow;
Object of all our wishes Thou,
Our hearts are naked to Thine eye;
To Thee, who, from the' eternal throne,
Cam'st emptied of Thy glory down,
For us to groan, to bleed, to die.
4 Grace we implore; when billows roll
Grace is the anchor of the soul;
Grace every sickness knows to heal;
Grace can subdue each fond desire,
And patience in all pain inspire,
Howe'er rebellious nature swell.
5 0 Love, our stubborn wills subdue,
Create our ruin'd frame anew;
Dispel our darkness by Thy light;
Into all truth our spirit guide,
And from our eyes for ever hide
All things displeasing in Thy sight.
6 Be heaven, even now, our souls' abode ;
Hid be our life with Christ in God;
Our spirit, Lord, be one with Thine :
Let all our works in Thee be wrought,
And filled with Thee be all our thought,
Till in us Thy full likeness shine.
E sing to Thee, Thou Son of God,
Fountain of life and grace!
We praise Thee, Son of Man, whose blood
Redeemed our fallen race.
2 Thee we acknowledge God and Lord,
The Lamb for sinners slain;
Who art by heaven and earth adored,
Worthy o'er both to reign.
3 To Thee all angels cry aloud,
Through heaven's extended coasts:-
Hail! holy, holy, holy Lord
Of glory, and of hosts.
4 The cherubim and seraphim
Incessant sing to Thee;
The worlds and all the powers therein
Adore Thy majesty.
5 The prophets' goodly fellowship,
In radiant garments drest,
Praise Thee, Thou Son of God, and reap
The fulness of Thy rest.
6 The apostles' glorious company
Thy righteous praise proclaim:
The martyred army glorify
Thine everlasting Name.
7 Through all the world, Thy churches join
To call on Thee their Head,
Brightness of Majesty Divine,
Who every power hast made.
8 Among their number, Lord, we love
To sing Thy precious blood:
Reign here, and in the worlds above,
Thou holy Lamb of God!
Thy Saviour's sacrifice!
All the names that love could find,
All the forms that love could take,
Jesus in Himself hath joined,
Thee, my soul, His own to make.
Equal with God, Most High,
He laid His glory by ;
He, the' eternal God, was born,
Man with men He deign'd to' appear,
Object of His creature's scorn,
Pleased a servant's form to wear.
3 Hail everlasting Lord,
Divine, incarnate Word!
Thee, let all my powers confess;
Thee, my latest breath proclaim;
Help, ye angel-choirs, to bless,
Shout the loved Immanuel's name!
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