Watched o'er their flocks by starry light:

2 Hark! from the midnight hills around, A voice of more than mortal sound In distant hallelujahs stole, Wild murmuring o'er the raptured soul. 3 On wheels of light, on wings of flame, The glorious hosts of Zion came; High heaven with songs of triumph rung,

While thus they struck their harps, and sung:

4 "O Zion, lift thy raptured eye!
The long-expected hour is nigh;
Renewed, creation smiles again,
The Prince of Salem comes to reign.
"He comes to cheer the trembling heart,
Bid Satan and his host depart;
Again the Daystar gilds the gloom,
Again the bowers of Eden bloom."

5

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I WHEN marshalled on the nightly plain,
The glittering host bestud the sky,
One star alone of all the train,
Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks From every host, from every gem;

3

But one alone the Saviour speaks,

It is the Star of Bethlehem.

Once on the raging seas I rode;

The storm was loud, the night was dark,

The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering

bark.

4 Deep horror then my vitals froze; Death-struck, I ceased the tide to

stem;

When suddenly a star arose, It was the Star of Bethlehem. 5 It was my guide, my light,,my all; It bade my dark forebodings cease; And through the storm, and danger's thrall,

It led me to the port of peace.
6 Now safely moored, my perils o'er,
I'll sing, first in night's diadem,
For ever and for evermore,

The Star-the Star of Bethlehem! 116

I WAKE, O my soul, and hail the morn,
For unto us a Saviour 's born;
See, how the angels wing their way
To usher in the glorious day!

2 Come, join the angels in the sky:
"Glory to God, who reigns on high;
Let peace and love on earth abound,
While time revolves and years roll
round!"

I HARK! the herald angels sing,
Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
Universal nature say,

Christ the Lord is born to-day!

2 Christ, by highest Heaven adored;
Christ the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of a Virgin's womb;
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate Deity,

Pleased as man with men to appear,
Jesus, our Immanuel, here!

3 Hail! the heavenborn Prince of Peace!

Hail! the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings;
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.

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I COME, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us Thy humble home!
Rise, the Woman's conquering Seed,
Bruise in us the Serpent's head!
Now display Thy saving power;
Ruined nature now restore;
Now in mystic union join
Thine to ours, and ours to Thine!

2 Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;
Stamp Thine image in its place;
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in Thy love!
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
Thee, the Life, the Heavenly Man:
Oh, to all Thyself impart,
Formed in each believing heart!

DOXOLOGY.

PRAISE the name of God most high;
Praise Him, all below the sky;
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
As through countless ages past,
Evermore His praise shall last.

DOVER. S. M.

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I THE Advent of our God
Our prayers must now employ,

And we must meet Him on His road

With hymns of holy joy.

2 The Everlasting Son

Incarnate deigns to be:

Himself a servant's form puts on, To set His people free. 3 Daughter of Zion, rise,

And greet thy lowly King,
And do not wickedly despise
The mercies He will bring.
4 As Judge, in clouds of light,

He will come down again,
And all His scattered saints unite
With Him in Heaven to reign.

5 Before that dreadful day

May all our sins be gone;
May the old man be put away,
And the new man put on !

6 Praise to the Saviour-Son,

From all the angel host:

Like praise be to the Father done,
And to the Holy Ghost.

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I O SAVIOUR of our race,

Welcome indeed Thou art, Blessed Redeemer, Fount of grace, To this my longing heart!

2 Light of the world, abide

Through faith within my heart;
Leave me to seek no other guide,

Nor e'er from Thee depart.

3 Thou art the Life, O Lord!

Sole Light of life Thou art!

Let not Thy glorious rays be poured
In vain on my dark heart.

4 Star of the East, arise!

Drive all my clouds away;

Guide me till earth's dim twilight dies
Into the perfect day.

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I THE ancient Law departs,

And all its terrors cease;

For Jesus makes with faithful hearts
A covenant of peace.

2 The Light of Life Divine,

True Brightness undefiled,

He bears for us the shame of sin,

A holy, spotless Child.

3 His infant body now

Begins our pain to feel;

Those precious drops of blood that flow,
For death the Victim seal.

4 To-day the Name is Thine

At which we bend the knee;
They call Thee Jesus, Child Divine !
Our Jesus deign to be.

5 All praise, Eternal Son,

For Thy redeeming love; With Father, Spirit, ever One, In glorious might above.