Shout the Glad Tidings ritard. ult-ing-ly sing; Je - ru-sa-lem triumphs, Mes-si- ah is King. A . MEN. Copyright, 1900, by S. M. Bixby. No. 711. O Little Town of Bethlehem REDNER. 7.6.8.6. D. Lewis H. Redner, 1868 1. O little town of Beth-le-hem, How still we see thee lie! A-bove thy deep and 2. For Christ is born of Ma ry, And gather'd all a-bove, While mortals sleep, the 3. How si-lent-ly, how si-lent-ly The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to 4. O holy Child of Beth-le-hem, De-scend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and ev - er-last-ing Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee to-night. claim the holy birth! And prais-es sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him still, The dear Christ enters in. great glad tidings tell; O, come to us, a-bide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! No. 718. Our Lord is Risen from the Dead Charles Wesley With motion and accent. TRIUMPHANT. L. M. D. R. Menthal 1. Our Lord is risen from the dead, Our Jesus is gone up on high; 2. A radiant cloud is now Thy seat, And earth lies stretch'd be-neath Thy feet; 3. Our Great High-Priest and Shepherd, Thou With-in the veil art entered now, 64 The powers of hell are cap - tive led, Dragg'd to the por tals of the sky. Ten thousand thousands round Thee sing, And share the triumph of their King. of - fer there Thy pre-cious blood Once pour'd on earth, a cleans-ing flood. То There His tri-umph - al chariot waits, And an-gels chant the ter nal gates!" The an-gel host en rap-tured waits: "Lift And thence the Church, Thy chosen bride, With countless gifts of grace sup- plied, "Lift up your heads, ye heav'nly gates," Ye ev-er-last-ing doors, give way. O God and Man! The Father's throne Is now for ev er-more Thine own. Thro' all her members draws from Thee Her hidden life of sancti ty. AMEN. F |