425 426 1 BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid! 2 Cold on His cradle the dew drops are shining; 3 Say shall we yield Him in costly devotion, Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would His favor secure; 1 YE angels, who stand round the throne, 2 He formed you the spirits you are, 3 Ye saints, who stand nearer than they, 4 He snatched you from hell and the grave, He ransomed from death and despair; 5 I want to put on my attire, 6 I want, O I want to be there, 1427 1 To Jesus, the crown of my hope, 2 My Saviour whom absent I love, 3 Dissolve Thou these bands that detain 4 When that happy era begins, 5 O then shall the veil be removed, And round me Thy brightness be pour ed; I shall meet Him whom absent I loved: I shall see Whom unseen I adored; 6 And then, never more shall the fears, The trials, temptations, and woes Which darken this valley of tears Intrude on my blissful repose. •128 1 HOLY, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee: 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea, 3 Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide Thee, 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea God in Three Persons, Blesséd Trinity! 429 Psalm 48. 1430 Psalm 100. 1 O GREAT is Jehovah, and great be His 1 BE joyful in God, all ye lands of the praise; In the city of God He is King; Proclaim ye His triumphs in jubilant lays; On the mount of His holiness sing. 2 The joy of the earth, from her beautiful height, Is Zion's impregnable hill; The Lord in her temple still taketh delight; God reigns in her palaces still. 3 Go, walk about Zion, and measure the length, Her walls and her bulwarks, mark well; Contemplate her palaces, glorious in strength, Her towers and her pinnacles tell.. 4 Then say to your children, " Our strong- This God is our God to the end; His arm shall forever defend." earth; O serve Him with gladness and fear; Exult in His presence with music and mirth, With love and devotion draw near. 2 Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone, Creator and ruler o'er all; And we are His people, His sceptre we own; His sheep, and we follow His cali. 3 O enter His gates with thanksgiving Your vows in His temple proclaim ; -And bless His adorable name. 4 For good is the Lord, inexpressibly And we are the work of His hand; |