4 Thy single arm, almighty Lord,
To us the great salvation brought:
Thy Word, thy all-creating Word,
That spake at first the world from nought.
5 For this the saints lift up their voice,
And ceaseless praise to thee is given;
For this the hosts above rejoice:-
We raise the happiness of heaven.
6 For this, (no longer sons of night,)
To thee our thankful hearts we give;
To thee, who call'dst us into light:
To thee we die, to thee we live.

Ascension-p. 38.] HYMN 484. C. M.
ATHER of me and all mankind,

Fand all the hosts above,

Let every understanding mind
Unite to praise thy love!

2 To know thy nature and thy name,
One God in persons Three;

And glorify the great I AM,

Through all eternity.

3 Thy kingdom come, with power and grace, To every heart of man:

Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,
In all our bosoms reign.

4 Thy righteousness our sins keep down,
Thy peace our passions bind;
And let us, in thy joy unknown,

The first dominion find.

5 The righteousness that never ends,
But makes an end of sin;

The joy that human thought transcends,
Into our souls bring in

16 The kingdom of establish'd peace,
Which can no more remove;
The perfect power of godliness,
The' omnipotence of love.

I

CHRISTMAS.

ght-Street-p. 168.] HYMN 485. 8 lines 8s.

ALL glory to God in the sky,

And peace upon earth be restor❜d!

O Jesus, exalted on high,

Appear our omnipotent Lord!
Who meanly in Bethlehem born,
Didst stoop to redeem a lost race,
Once more to thy creatures return,
And reign in thy kingdom of grace.
2 When thou in our flesh didst appear,
All nature acknowledg'd thy birth;
Arose the acceptable year,

And heaven was open'd on earth;
Receiving its Lord from above,

The world was united to bless,
The Giver of concord and love,
The Prince and the Author of peace.

= 3 O wouldst thou again be made known
Again in thy Spirit descend,

And set up in each of thine own,

A kingdom that never shall end;

Thou only art able to bless,

And make the glad nations obey,
And bid the dire enmity cease,

And bow the whole world to thy sway!

4 Come then to thy servants again,
Who long thy appearing to know;
Thy quiet and peaceable reign
In mercy establish below:"
All sorrow before thee shall fly,
And anger and hatred be o'er;
And envy and malice shall die,
And discord afflict us no more.
5 No horrid alarum of war

Shall break our eternal repose;
No sound of the trumpet is there,
Where Jesus's Spirit o'erflows:
Appeas'd by the charms of thy grace,
We all shall in amity join,
And kindly each other embrace,
And love with a passion like thine.

Dursley-p. 104.] HYMN 486. S. M.
ATHER, our hearts we lift

And thank thee for the precious gift
Of thine incarnate Son!
The gift unspeakable

We thankfully receive,

And to the world thy goodness tell,
And to thy glory live.

2 Jesus, the holy Child,

Doth by his birth declare
That God and man are reconcil'd,
And one in him we are.

Salvation through his name
To all mankind is given,
And loud his infant cries proclaim
A peace 'twixt earth and heaven,

3 A peace on earth he brings,
Which never more shall end:

The Lord of hosts, the King of kings,
Declares himself our Friend;
Assumes our flesh and blood,
That we his grace may gain:
The everlasting Son of God,
The mortal Son of man.
4 His kingdom from above,
He doth to us impart,
And pure benevolence and love
O'erflow the faithful heart:
Chang'd in a moment, we
The sweet attraction find,
With open arms of charity
Embracing all mankind.

5 O might they all receive

The new-born Prince of Peace!

And meekly in his Spirit live,
And in his love increase!

Till he convey us home,

Cry every soul aloud,

Come, thou Desire of nations, come,
And take us up to God!

West-Street-p. 194.] HYMN 487. 211s & 29s.

ALL hail! happy day,

When enrob'd in our clay,

The Redeemer appear'd upon earth;
How can we refrain,

For to join the glad strain,

And to hail our Immanuel's birth!

2 How boundless that love,

First begotten above,

And through Jesus to sinners made known!

Lift, lift up your voice,

And exulting rejoice,

For Jehovah to earth is come down!

3 Ye angels of God,
Sound his praises abroad,

And acknowledge him JAH, the I AM:
We also will join

In a hymn so divine, Giving glory to God and the Lamb. 4 To Christ we will sing,

As our High Priest and King,

And our Prophet to teach us the road:
But more than all this,

For Almighty he is:

And we own him our Saviour and God.

5 To Jesus's praise

Let us spend all our days!

For 'tis he who our surety hath stood;
He sojourn'd below,

That his mercy might flow,

And he purchas'd our pardon with blood. 60 may the return

Of this once blessed morn
Be for ever remember'd with joy:
Sweet accents of praise

All our voices shall raise; Hallelujahs shall be our employ! 7 Let echo prolong

The harmonious song, Hallelujahs again and again; He kindles the fire,

Whom the nations desire,

And to him we devote the glad strain. 8 Blest Jesus, while we

Pay our tribute to thee,

Let us worship, admire, and adore:
Accept as thy crown,

What before was thine own,
Hallelujahs and praise evermore.