4 Haste, glorious day! expected long,
When Jew and Greek one prayer shall raise,
With eager feet one temple throng,
One God with grateful rapture praise!

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N the mountain tops appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands,
Welcome news to Zion bearing,
Zion long in hostile lands;
Mourning captive!

God Himself will loose thy bands.

8, 7, 4.

2 Has thy night been long and mournful? Have thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy signs and tears unmoved? Cease thy mourning;

Zion still is well beloved.

3 God, thy God, will now restore thee;
He Himself appears thy friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee;
Here their boasts and triumphs end;
Great deliverance

Zion's King vouchsafes to send.

4 Enemies no more shall trouble,
All thy wrongs shall be redressed;
For thy shame thou shalt have double,
In thy Maker's favour blest ;

All thy conflicts
End in everlasting rest!

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REJOI

EJOICE, O ye heavens! and sing, O thou earth! [mirth; Ye mountains and forests, break forth into O'er His chosen the Lord, our Redeemer, doth yearn;

He calleth in mercy, "Return! Oh! return !”

2 Return, O ye lost ones! your Saviour behold; Too long have ye wandered as sheep from His fold; [sin; But He will not remember your shame and your He waits to be gracious; return unto Him.

3 His love shall illumine the depth of your night; As clouds your transgressions shall pass from His sight;

He lendeth His ear to the penitent's cry; He pleadeth, "O Israel! why will ye die ?" 4 O daughter of Zion! arise from the dust; Jehovah hath spoken, in Him be thy trust; O Jacob! He bids thee not seek Him in vain ; His promise is faithful, almighty His name. 5 Behold a light shining, it beams from above; There is a sweet voice, and it whispers His love; "Tis the lamp of salvation that brightly doth burn,

'Tis the blest invitation, "Return! Oh! return!" 6 "For I have redeemed thee; fear not; thou art mine. [shine! Awake! awake, Zion! put strength on and Gird on thy bright garments; behold! thou

art free!

My people! my ransomed! return unto Me!" Rejoice, O ye heavens ! &c.

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THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT.

JES

RESURRECTION,

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[ESUS! if Thee we do but meet, In every scene, in every hour; All that we need is there complete, Love all divine, Almighty power; Knowing Thy tender sympathy,

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Our souls can cast their care on Thee.
2 We weep, but Thou hast also wept,
Thy tears o'erflowed at Lazarus' grave,
Such was Thy love to those bereft,

Such, too, Thy mighty power to save;
Thy voice the gates of death o'erthrew,
And bade the dead His life renew.

3 Thou art "the Resurrection," Lord!

Thy voice shall raise Thy saints that sleep; One moment, one Almighty word,

The harvest of the just shall reap;
Their bodies raised by power divine,
Shall be, O Lord of Life! like Thine.
4 For this we wait, till then we sow,
In hope, the Body in the dust;
Not with the world's despairing woe,
For in Thy Word and Name we trust;
We then shall meet Thee in the sky,
And celebrate Thy victory.

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8, 8, 6,

JOYFUL day! O glorious hour!
When Jesus, by Almighty power,
Revived and left the grave;

In all His works behold Him great;
Before, almighty to create,

Almighty now to save,

2 The first-begotten from the dead,
For us He rose our glorious Head,
Immortal life to bring;

What though the saints like Him shall die,
They share their Leader's victory,
And triumph with their King.

3 Why should His people now be sad?
Who should have reason to be glad
As those redeemed to God?
Jesus, the mighty Saviour, lives;
To them eternal life He gives,
The purchase of His blood.

4 Ye ransomed! let your praise resound,
And in your Master's work abound,
His blessed work of love:

Be sure your labour's not in vain,
For we with Jesus soon shall reign;
With Jesus dwell above.

'SOON

1 OON and for ever:" such promise our trust, Though ashes to ashes, and dust unto "Soon and for ever our union shall be [dust; Made perfect, our glorious Redeemer, in Thee.

2 When fightings without us, and fears from within,

Shall weary no more in the warfare of sin:

Where life cannot fail, and where death cannot

sever,

Christians with Christ shall be "

[ever."

soon and for 3 "Soon and for ever "the work shall be done, The warfare accomplished, the victory won: "Soon and for ever "the soldier lay down His sword for a harp, and his cross for a crown.

4 Then droop not in sorrow, despond not in fear, A glorious to-morrow is brightening and near; When-blessed reward of each faithful endea[ever."

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Christians with Christ shall be "soon and for 5 "Soon and for ever" the breaking of day

Shall chase all the night-clouds of sorrow away: "Soon and for ever "we'll see as we're seen, And know the deep meaning of things that have

been.

1 TAKE comfort, Christians! when your friends

In Jesus fall asleep;

Their life is hid with Christ in God;
Why then dejected weep?

2 O brethren! sorrow not as those
To whom no hope is given.
Death is the messenger of peace,
And calls the soul to heaven.

3 As Jesus died and rose again
Victorious from the dead;
So His disciples rise, and reign
With their triumphant Head.

4 The time draws nigh, when from the clouds
Christ shall with shouts descend;
And the last trumpet's awful voice
The heavens and earth shall rend.

5 Then they who live shall changed be,
And they who sleep shall wake;
The graves shall yield their ancient charge,
And earth's foundation shake.

6 The saints of God, from death set free,
With joy shall mount on high;
The heavenly hosts with praises loud
Shall meet them in the sky.