5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.
Worship the new-born Saviour.
ANGELS, from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the new-born king.
2 Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light:
Come and worship,-
Worship Christ, the new-born king.
3 Sages, leave your contemplations,-
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations;
Ye have seen his natal star:
Come and worship,-
Worship Christ, the new-born king.
4 Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear:
Come and worship,-
Worship Christ, the new-born king.
5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doom'd for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,-
Mercy calls you,-break your chains:
Come and worship,-
Worship Christ, the new-born king.
RIGHT and joyful is the morn,
For to us a child is born;
From the highest realms of heaven,
Unto us a Son is given.
2 On his shoulder he shall bear
Power and majesty, and wear,
On his vesture and his thigh,
Names most awful, names most high.
3 Wonderful in counsel He,
Christ, the' incarnate Deity;
Sire of ages, ne'er to cease;
King of kings, and Prince of Peace.
4 Come and worship at his feet;
Yield to him the homage meet;
From the manger to the throne,
Homage due to God alone.
The Prince of peace.
us a child of hope is born, To us a Son is given:
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him, all the hosts of heaven.
2 His name shall be the Prince of peace, Forever more adored,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The great and mighty Lord.
3 His power, increasing, still shall spread; His reign no end shall know;
Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.
4 To us a child of hope is born;
To us a Son is given;-
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The mighty Lord of heaven.
The mighty God.
EJOICE in Jesus' birth,
REJOICE in
To us a Son is given;
To us a child is born on earth,
Who made both earth and heaven.
2 He reigns above the sky,-
This universe sustains;-
The God supreme, the Lord most high,
The king Messiah reigns.
3 The mighty God is He,
Author of heavenly bliss;
The Father of eternity,
The glorious Prince of peace. 4 His government shall grow,
From strength to strength proceed : His righteousness the church o'erflow, And all the earth o'erspread.
Prophet, Priest, and King.
T us a child, of royal birth,
End of the promises, is given;
The' Invisible appears on earth,—
The Son of man, the God of heaven.
2 A Saviour born, in love supreme,
He comes, our fallen souls to raise;
He comes, his people to redeem,
With all his plenitude of grace.
3 The Christ, by raptured seers foretold,
Fill'd with the Holy Spirit's power,
Prophet, and Priest, and King, behold;
And Lord of all the world adore.
4 The Lord of hosts, the God most high,
Who quits his throne, on earth to live,
With joy we welcome from the sky,
With faith into our hearts receive.
Thanks for the unspeakable gift.
MATHER, our hearts we lift
Up to thy gracious throne,
And thank thee for the precious gift
Of thine incarnate Son.
2 His infant cries proclaim
A peace 'twixt earth and heaven :
Salvation, through his only Name,
To all mankind is given.
3 The gift unspeakable
We thankfully receive,
And to the world thy goodness tell,
And to thy glory live.
4 May all mankind receive
The new-born Prince of peace, And meekly in his Spirit live,
And in his love increase.
5 Till he convey us home,
Cry every soul aloud,-
Come, thou Desire of nations, come,
And take us up to God.
The Sun of righteousness.
ARK! the herald angels sing,-
Glory to the new-born King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild;
God and sinners reconciled.
2 Joyful all ye nations rise,—
Join the triumphs of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,-
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
3 Christ, by highest heaven adored,— Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Veil'd in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail, incarnate Deity!
4 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace!
Hail the Sun of righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,-
Risen with healing in his wings.
5 Come, Desire of nations, come!
Fix in us thy humble home!
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.
26th P. M. 76, 76, 76, 76.
The glory of His kingdom.
AIL, 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 succour 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 descend like showers
Upon the fruitful earth,
And love and joy, like flowers,
Spring in his path to birth:
Before him, on the mountains,
Shall peace, the herald, go,
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.
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