111 0. M. Worthy of ceaseless praise from all his creatures. PRAISE ye the Lord, ye' immortal choirs That fill the worlds above; Praise him who form'd you of his fires, 2 Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies, Or veil in shades your thousand eyes 3 Thou restless globe of golden light, 4 Thunder and hail, and fire and storms, 5 Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas, Let wave to wave resound his praise, 6 Thus while the meaner creatures sing, Echo the glories of your King 112 5th P. M. 4 lines 7s. Eternal praises to the Most High. THE Angels in thy presence join: 2 Holy, holy, holy Lord, Live, by heaven and earth adored: JESUS CHRIST. 113 C. M. Glad tidings of great joy. WHILE shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, 2 Fear not, said he, (for mighty dread 3 To you, in David's town, this day Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; 4 The heavenly babe you there shall find All meanly wrapp'd in swathing-bands, 5 Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith Of angels, praising God on high, Good-will henceforth, from heaven to men, 114 H 9th P. M. 87, 87. Peace on earth-good-will to men. Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Glory be to God most high! 3 Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found; Souls redeem'd, and sins forgiven !— Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing; O receive whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 5 Hasten, mortals, to adore him; Learn his name, and taste his joy; Till in heaven ye sing before him,Glory be to God most high! 115 15th P. M. 119, 11 9. Christmas-day. ALL hail! happy day, When, enrobed in our clay, The Redeemer appear'd upon earth; To unite in the strain, And to hail our Immanuel's birth! And acknowledge him JAH, the I AM: In a hymn so divine, Of this once blessed morn All our voices shall raise; 4 Let echo prolong Whom the nations desire, And to him we devote the glad strain. 116 Glory to God in the highest. C. M. M and that the solemn lay; FORTALS, awake, with angels join, Joy, love, and gratitude combine, 2 In heaven the rapt'rous song began, Through all the shining legions ran, 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo roll'd; The theme, the song, the joy, was new, 5 With joy the chorus we repeat,— Good-will and peace are now completeJesus was born to die. 6 Hail, Prince of life, forever hail! Redeemer, Brother, Friend! Though earth, and time, and life shall fail, Thy praise shall never end. 7 Hark! the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song: Good-will and peace are heard throughout The' harmonious heavenly throng, 117 BRIGHT 30th P. M. 11 10, 11 10. The star in the East. RIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold, on his cradle, the dew-drops are shining; Low lies his bed with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore him, in slumber reclining,→→ Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour, of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odours of Eden and off'rings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would his favour secure; Richer by far is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 118 C. M. HARK, the glad sound! the Saviour comes,- Let every heart prepare a throne, 2 He comes, the pris'ner to release, The gates of brass before him burst, 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice And on the eyes oppress'd with night 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, And, with the treasures of his grace, |