5 Art thou the Christ? the Son?
The Father's image bright?
And see we him whose arm upholds
Earth and the starry height?
6 Yea, faith can pierce the cloud
Which veils thy glory now;
We hail thee God, before whose throne
The angels prostrate bow.
7 A silent teacher, Lord,
Thou bid'st us not refuse
To bear what flesh would have us shun,
To shun what flesh would choose.
8 Our swelling pride to cure
With that pure love of thine,
O be thou born within our hearts,
Most holy Child Divine.
THOU essential Word,
God from eternity;
On earth for our salvation born,
Welcome thou art to me.
2 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.
3 Let naught be left within
But cometh of thy hand;
Root quickly out the weeds of sin,
My cunning foe withstand.
4 From thee comes nothing ill
'Tis he doth set the tares;
Make plain my path before me still,
And save me from his snares.
5 Star of the East, arise!
Drive all my clouds away;
Guide me till earth's dim twilight dies,
Into the perfect day!
19 With joy at Jesu's name of bliss;
ET every heart exulting beat
With every pure delight replete
And passing sweet its music is.
2 Jesus the comfortless consoles,
Jesus each sinful fever quells,
Jesus the power of hell controls,
Jesus each deadly foe repels.
3 0 speak his glorious name abroad!.
Jesus let every tongue confess,
Let every heart and voice accord
The healer of our souls to bless.
4 All might, all glory be to thee,
Refulgent with this name divine;
All honor, worship, majesty,
Jesu, for evermore be thine.
20 J Doth his successive journeys run;
ESUS shall reign where'er the sun
His kingdom spread from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more
2 To him shall endless prayer be made,
And endless praises crown his head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
3 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his Name.
4 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud Amen.
HEE, O Emmanuel, we praise!
The Prince of Life, the Fount of Grace,
The Morning-Star, the Heavenly Flower,
Th' incarnate Word, the Lord of Power
2 Since first the world began to be,
How many a heart hath longed for thee!
Long years our fathers hoped, of old,
Their eyes might yet thy Light behold.
3 The prophets cried, "Ah! would he came
To break the fetters of our shame!
That help from Zion came to men,
Israel were glad and prospered then!"
4 Now thou art here; we know thee now;
In lowly manger liest thou,
A child, yet makest all things great;
Poor, yet is earth thy robe of state.
5 From thee alone all gladness flows,
Who yet shalt bear our bitt' rest woes;
Earth's light and comfort thou shalt be,
Yet none shall watch to comfort thee.
6 Lord, we would sing thy praises here
With joyful spirit, year by year:
And they shall sound before thy throne
When time nor number more are known.
the Name of our Salvation
Laud and honor let us pay,
Which for many a generation
Hid in God's foreknowledge lay,
But with holy exultation
We may sing aloud to-day.
2 Jesus is the name we treasure,
Name beyond what words can tell;
Name of gladness, name of pleasure,
Ear and heart delighting well;
Name of sweetness passing measure,
Saving us from sin and hell.
3 'Tis the name for adoration,
Name for songs of victory;
Name for holy meditation
In this vale of misery,
Name for joyful veneration
By the citizens on high.
4 'Tis the name that, whoso preacheth,
Speaks like music to the ear;
Who in prayer this name beseecheth,
Sweetest comfort findeth near;
Who its perfect wisdom reacheth,
Heavenly joy possesseth here
5 Jesus is the name exalted
Over every other name;
In this name, whene'er assaulted,
We can put our foes to shame;
Strength to them who else had halted,
Eyes to blind, and feet to lame.
6 Therefore we, in love adoring,
This most blessed name revere;
Holy Jesus, thee imploring
So to write it in us here,
That hereafter, heavenward soaring,
We may sing with angels there.
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