Nayland.

Rev. WILLIAM JONES.

1 THE Head that once was crown'd with

THE

thorns,

Is crown'd with glory now; A royal diadem adorns

The mighty Victor's brow.

2 The highest place that Heaven affords Is His, is His by right,

The King of kings, and Lord of lords, And Heaven's eternal Light.

3 The joy of all who dwell above,
The joy of all below,

To whom He manifests His love,
And grants His Name to know.

4 To them the Cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is given;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of Heaven.

5 They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with Him above,
Their profit and their joy to know
The mystery of His love.

6 The Cross He bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him:
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.

Thomas Kelly, 1802.

1

H

OSANNA! raise the pealing hymn
To David's Son and Lord;

With Cherubim and Seraphim
Exalt the Incarnate Word.

2 Hosanna! Lord, our feeble tongue
No lofty strains can raise :

But Thou wilt not despise the young,
Who meekly chant Thy praise.

3 Hosanna! Sovereign, Prophet, Priest,
How vast Thy gifts, how free!
Thy Blood, our life; Thy word, our
feast;

Thy Name, our only plea.

4 Hosanna! Master, lo! we bring

Our offerings to Thy Throne;
Not gold, nor myrrh, nor mortal thing,
But hearts to be Thine own.

5 Hosanna! once Thy gracious ear
Approved a lisping throng;
Be gracious still, and deign to hear
Our poor but grateful song.

6 O Saviour, if, redeem'd by Thee,
Thy temple we behold,
Hosannas through eternity
We'll sing to harps of gold.

William Henry Havergal, 1833.

1

HALL 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 let 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 come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth,
And love, joy, hope, 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.

4 Arabia's desert-ranger

To Him shall bow the knee;
The Ethiopian stranger
His glory come to see:

With offerings of devotion

Ships from the Isles shall meet,
To pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at His feet.

5 Kings shall fall down before Him,
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing;
For He shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore,
Far as the eagle's pinion,

Or dove's light wing, can soar.

6 For Him shall prayer unceasing, And daily vows ascend,

His kingdom still increasing,

A kingdom without end:

The mountain-dews shall nourish
A seed, in weakness sown,

Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,
And shake like Lebanon.

7 O'er every foe victorious,

He on His throne shall rest,
From age to age more glorious,
All blessing and all-blest:
The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove;
His Name shall stand for ever,
That Name to us is Love.

James Montgomery, 1822.