2 Hark! hark!-the sounds draw nigh, The joyful hosts descend; Jesus forsakes the sky,
To earth his footsteps bend; He comes to bless our fallen race; He comes with messages of grace. 3 Bear, bear the tidings round; Let every mortal know
What love in God is found, What pity he can show;
Ye winds that blow, ye waves that roll, Bear the glad news from pole to pole.
4 Strike, strike the harps again, To great Immanuel's name; Arise, ye sons of men,
And all his grace proclaim; Angels and men, wake ev'ry string, 'Tis God, the Saviour's praise we sing. HYMN 445. 7, 6. Montgomery.
Brighthelmstone. Margate.
1 HAIL to the Lord's anointed! Great David's greater Son; Hail in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free; To take away transgression, And rule in equity.
2 He comes, with succor speedy,
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls condemn'd and dying, Were precious in his sight.
3 He shall come down, like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And love and joy, like flowers, Spring in nis path to birth: Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace the herald go, And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow. 4 For Him shall pray'r unceasing, And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end: The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His name shall stand for ever; T'hat name to us is-Love.
Leyden. Sterling.
Baptism.
1 OBEDIENT to our Zion's King, We to his holy laver bring
These happy converts, who have known And trusted in his grace alone.
2 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face; Oh, bless them with peculiar grace; Refresh their souls with love divine; Let beams of glory round them shine. 3 Ye, who your native vileness mourn, And to the great Redeemer turn, Arise, his gracious call obey, And be baptiz'd without delay. HYMN 447. L. M.
1 UNITED pray'rs ascend to thee, Eternal parent of mankind;
Smile on this waiting family— Thy face they seek, and let them find. 2 Let the dear pledges of their love, Like tender plants around them grow; Thy present grace, and joys above, Upon their little ones bestow.
3 Receive, at their believing hand, The charge which they devote as thine, Obedient to their Lord's command- And seal with pow'r the rite divine. 4 To ev'ry member of their house, Thy grace impart, thy love extend; Grant ev'ry good that time allows, With heav'nly joys that never end.
St. Ann's. Arlington.
Mark x. 14.
1 SEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand With all engaging charms;
Hark, how he calls the tender Lambs, And folds them in his arms.
2 "Permit them to approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble name;
"For 'twas to bless such souls as these, "The Lord of angels came." 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee; Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be.
4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; Ye children seek his face; And fly with transports to receive The blessings of his grace.
5 If orphans they are left behind, Thy guardian care we trust;
That care shall heal our bleeding heart, If weeping o'er their dust.
HYMN 449. C. M.
Barby. Clarendon. Chapel.
1 SHEPHERD, who lead'st with tender care,
The feeble of thy fold,
Who dost regard the weakest there, And all their steps uphold;
2 This little helpless lamb receive, In mercy, to thy breast; And let parental fondness leave It safely there to rest.
3 Surround it with thy guardian love, Through all life's dang'rous way; Ne'er let it from thy pastures rove, Nor be the lion's prey.
4 In thine eternal, heav'nly home, Oh, let it find a place;
And be, when life and toils are done, A trophy of thy grace.
Barby. Bedford. Canterbury.
Practical Improvement. Col. iii. 1. 1 ATTEND, ye children of your God, Ye heirs of glory, hear; For accents, so divine as these, Might charm the dullest ear.
2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death, Your souls to sin must die:
With Christ, your Lord, ye live anow, With Christ ascend on high.
3 There, by his Father's side he sits Enthron'd, divinely fair;
Yet owns himself your Brother still, And your Forerunner there.
4 Rise from these earthly trifles, rise On wings of faith and love; Above, your choicest treasure lies, And be your hearts above.
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