21. Jesus our Saviour. (Isa. xxxviii. 16—20.)
ANGELS' SONG. L. M.

WHAT can relieve the troubled soul,
When the dark waves of anguish roll,
When dangers press, when doubts annoy,
And foes are threat'ning to destroy?

All human succour then is vain
The fainting spirit to sustain :
Jesus, 'tis thine alone to ease
The suff'ring of such hours as these.

O teach us in the trying hour

To trust thy love, and own thy power;
To seek thee, though thou seem to chide,
And wait till mercy be supplied.

Though heavy be the load we bear,
Teach us on thee to cast our care;
And grace and strength from thee obtain,
Whose love brings comfort out of pain.

22. Praise for Salvation. (Matt. i. 21.)

SALVATION! Oh the joyful sound,
What pleasure to our ears!
A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound,
A cordial for our fears.

Chorus. Glory, honor, praise, and power,
Be unto the Lamb for ever:

Jesus Christ is our Redeemer;
Hallelujah! praise ye the Lord.

Salvation! let the echo fly

The spacious earth around;

While all the armies of the sky

Shall join to raise the sound. Glory, honor, &c.

Salvation! O redeeming Lord!

To thee the praise belongs:

Salvation shall inspire our hearts,

And animate our songs. Glory, honor, &c.

23. Children of God blest in Christ. (Gal. iv. 6.)

CHILDREN of the heav'nly king,
As we journey let us sing:

Be our theme the Saviour's praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.
We are trav'lling home to God,
In the way our fathers trod;
They are happy now, and we
Soon their happiness shall see.
Banish'd once, by sin betray'd,
Christ our advocate was made;
Pardon'd now, no more we roam,
Christ conducts us to our home.

Lord, obedient we would go,
Leaving all we lov❜d below;
Only thou our leader be,
Gladly we will follow thee.

24. Praise to God and the Redeemer. (Matt. i. 21.)

ALMA. P. M.

GRATEFUL hearts and voices bring,

While Jehovah's praise we sing:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord!

Be thy glorious name ador'd.

Saints on earth, and saints above,
Sing the great Redeemer's love:
Lord, thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!
Though unworthy of thine ear,
Still our hallelujahs hear:
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When with saints in heaven we sing.

Look with pity from thy throne;
Send thy Holy Spirit down;
Guide our footsteps in thy way;

Guide to realms of endless day.

25. Christ's universal Kingdom. (Isa. xliii. 1—6.)

WARWICK. C. M.

THE Lord is come; let heaven rejoice;
Let earth receive her king;
Angels exult with tuneful voice,
And ev'ry creature sing.

Joy to the earth; the Saviour reigns;
Let praise our tongues employ;

While seas and shores, rocks, hills, and plains,
Repeat the notes of joy.

No more let sin and sorrow grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow,
Where'er the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And bids the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
The wonders of his love.

26. Reconciliation with God a Source of Joy.

(Isa. xli. 27.)

LYDIA. C. M.

HIGH let us swell our tuneful notes,

And join th' angelic throng;
For angels no such love have known
To wake their grateful song.

Goodwill to sinful man is shewn,
And peace on earth is given;
For lo! th' incarnate Saviour comes,
With light and life from heaven.

Justice and grace in sweet accord
His rising beams adorn;

Let heaven and earth in concert sing,-
"The promis'd child is born."

Oh may we reach those blissful realms,
Where Christ exalted reigns;

And learn of the celestial choir
Their own immortal strains!

27.

Unmerited Mercy. (Isa. xliii. 22—25.)

OXFORD. C. M.

SAVIOUR, whose love could stoop to death,
To raise us to the sky;

With holy joy, and stedfast faith,
We on thy truth rely.

No works nor merits of our own
Had claim'd thy gracious care;
'Twas mercy drew thee from thy throne,
Our guilt and woes to bear.

Now, by the Holy Ghost renew'd,
And sprinkled with thy blood,
We feel the power of sin subdued,
And live the sons of God.

Angels through all the heav'nly plains
Thy glorious triumph swell;

There thy redeem'd shall join their strains,
And all thy mercy tell.

28. The Seal of the Covenant. (Rom. iv. 8—14.)

EYWOOD. P. M.

LORD, may the inward grace abound
Through thine appointed outward sign;
A milder seal than Abraham found,
Of cov'nant blessings more divine;
Which opens glory to our view,
Beyond the brightest hope he knew.
Type of the Spirit's living flow,

In faith we pour the hallow'd stream;
We sign the cross upon the brow,
The solemn pledge of truth to him
Who shed for us his precious blood,
To seal the covenant of God.

Baptiz'd into the Trinity,

Adopted children of thy grace,
O help us, Lord, to live to thee,
An humble, pure, and faithful race:
Instruct us, sanctify, defend,

And crown with heav'nly life our end.

29. The Day-star from on high. (Matt. ii. 1, 2.) HART'S. P. M.

SONS of men, behold from far!
Hail the long-expected star!
Star of truth that gilds the night,
Kindling darkness into light.

Nations all, remote and near,
Haste to see your God appear;
Haste, for him your hearts prepare,
Meet him manifested there.

There behold the day-spring rise
Pouring light on mortal eyes;
See it chase the shades away,
Breaking into perfect day.
Sing, ye morning stars, again;
God descends on earth to reign;
Praise and blessing never cease;
Hail the reign of truth and peace!

30. The Restoration of Israel. (Isa. xlix. 22, 23.)

CALCUTTA. P. M.

On the mountains' top appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands;
Welcome news to Sion bearing,—
Sion, long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive!

God himself will loose thy bands.
Lo! thy sun is ris'n in glory;

God himself appears thy friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee;
Here their boast and triumph end:
Great deliv'rance

Sion's King vouchsafes to send.
Enemies no more shall trouble;
All thy warfare now is past;
For thy shame shall joy be double;
Days of peace are come at last:
All thy conflicts
End in everlasting rest.