APPENDIX TO THE HYMNAL COLLINS& HEARN, Printers and Binders, 5, CHURCH ST., Stoke Newington. gb 4738 дв COL Print 5, Stol Mr Button t ΑΡΡΕΝ DIX TO THE HYMNAL USED IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF WEST HACKNEY. London: PRINTED BY COLLINS AND HEARN, 5, Church Street, Stoke Newington, 1869. G6 4738 дв Univ.- Bibl. Giessen ΤΟ THE CONGREGATION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF WEST HACKNEY, THIS APPENDIX TO ΤΗΕΙR HYMNAL IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. Index to the First Lines. ABIDE with me; fast falls the eventide. Ah, my sweet home, Jerusalem( PART II.) Alleluia, song of sweetness ......... All glory, laud, and honour Art thou weary, art thou languid As with gladness men of old Ave Maria! blesséd Maid............. ...... ...... BLESSED feasts of blesséd martyrs. Blessed is He that cometh,& c. Brief life is here our portion( PART I.). Brightly gleams our banner ..... ......... .... ....... .......... .... .......... ......... ....... CHRIST the Lord is risen again Christ the Lord is risen to- day........ Christian, dost thou see them Christian! seek not yet repose.. Christians, awake, salute the happy morn............ Come, sing with holy gladness...... Come, ye thankful people, come Creator Spirit! come, and fill DRAW nigh and take the Body of the Lord ERE we lay our heads to rest FIERCE raged the tempest o'er the deep 210 For thee, O dear, dear country( PART II.)............ 207 Forty days and forty nights 176 198 193 ....... 207 227 ............ .......... HYMN. 166 214 174 177 206 171 197 ....... …....... ......... 184 183 175 208 170 209 203 186 189 164 INDEX. GLORY be to Jesus....... God, Who madest earth and heaven 185 HAIL the day that sees Him rise Hail to the Lord's Anointed......... 173 Hark! hark, my soul; Angelic songs are swelling... 211 IN days of old on Sinai.......... 201 JERUSALEM, exulting( PART V.)............ Jerusalem, my happy home( PART I.)..... Jerusalem the glorious( PART IV.)........ Jerusalem the golden( PART III.) ..... Jesu, meek and gentle Jesu, my Lord, my God, my all Jesu, the Virgin's Crown, do Thou..... ...... ....... LAUD, O Sion, thy salvation....... Lift up thine eyes, my heart, and see Lo! the pilgrim Magi Lord of our life, and God of our salvation Lord of the night as of the day ............ MY God, how wonderful Thou art My God, my Father, while I stray NEARER, my God, to Thee...... Now the thirty years accomplished ......... ... O COME and mourn with me awhile O come, O come, Emmanuel........... O happy band of pilgrims. O Lamb of God, that takest,& c......... O love Divine, how sweet thou art *****... ....... ........ V. ******* HYMN. 181 165 207 214 207 207 212 213 200 190 202 172 215 163 216 217 218 179 180 168 219 194 220 vi. INDEX. O Paradise! O Paradise O Saving Victim, opening wide Of the Father's Love begotten. Onward, Christian soldiers .... PLEASANT are Thy courts above Praise, O praise our God and King.. REJOICE, ye pure in heart........ SAVIOUR, again to Thy dear Name we raise Shall we not love thee, Mother dear Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go Sweet the moments, rich in blessing ....... ........ We love the place, O God We march, we march to victory We plough the fields, and scatter. ............ ......... THE day is past and over The Heavenly word proceeding forth The Son of God goes forth to war The strain upraise of joy and praise, Alleluia The strife is o'er, the battle done....... ......... ...... ............. ....... ........... The sun is sinking fast Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, Thee To- day, through heaven's unclosed door......... VIRGIN- BORN! we bow before Thee ...... HYMN. 221 192 169 228 ...... …….... 222 204 229 162 195 178 223 167 224 161 191 199 225 182 160 188 187 196 226 230 205 HYMNS. 160 Evening. " Let the lifting up of my hands be an evening-sacrifice." THE sun is sinking fast, The daylight dies; Let love awake, and pay Her evening sacrifice. As CHRIST upon the Cross His Head inclined, And to His FATHER's hands His parting soul resigned, So now herself my soul Would wholly give Into His sacred charge, In Whom all spirits live; So now beneath His eye Would calmly rest, Without a wish or thought Abiding in the breast, Save that His Will be done, Whate'er betide; Dead to herself, and dead In Him to all beside. EVENING. Thus would I live: yet now Not I, but He In all His power and love Henceforth alive in me. 161 One SACRED TRINITY! One LORD DIVINE! May I be ever His, And He for ever mine. Amen. " It is Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in safety." THE day is past and over; All thanks, O LORD, to Thee; I pray Thee now that sinless The hours of dark may be: O JESU, keep me in Thy sight, And guard me through the coming night. The joys of day are over; I lift my heart to Thee, And ask Thee that offenceless The hours of dark may be: O JESU, keep me in Thy sight, And guard me through the coming night. The toils of day are over; I raise the hymn to Thee, And ask that free from peril The hours of dark may be: O JESU, keep me in Thy sight, And guard me through the coming night. Lighten mine eyes, O SAVIOUR, Or sleep in death shall I, And he, my wakeful tempter, Triumphantly shall cry " Against him have I now prevailed; Rejoice! the child of God has failed." EVENING. 162 " The LORD shall give His people the blessing of peace." Be Thou my soul's preserver, For Thou alone dost know How many are the perils Through which I have to go: O loving JESU, hear my call, And guard and save me from them all. Amen. SAVIOUR, again to Thy dear Name we raise With one accord our parting hymn of praise; We stand to bless Thee ere our worship cease, Then, lowly kneeling, wait Thy word of peace. Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way; With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day; Guard Thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame, That in this house have called upon Thy Name. Grant us Thy peace, LORD, thro' the coming night, Turn Thou for us its darkness into light; From harm and danger keep Thy children free, For dark and light are both alike to Thee. Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life, Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife; Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease, Call us, O LORD, to Thine eternal peace. Amen. " Lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O LORD." 5 163 LORD of the night as of the day, Hear us Thy servants as we pray; And to our darkness give Thy light, LORD of the day as of the night. EVENING. Keep us from sin, from worldly care, From fear of man, and Satan's snare; That in Thine arms, securely blest, We may lie down and take our rest. If evil have defiled this day, Wash it with JESU's blood away; Nor let a spot remain to tell How from Thy holy path we fell. Let heavenly angels round us keep Their vigils whilst we calmly sleep; That so, protected from our foes, Our wearied heads may find repose. May all our slumbers, soft and light, Aid us to live next day aright, And give us strength, that we may still Walk in Thy way and do Thy will. Thus rule us, guard us, LORD of love, Till round Thy Throne we meet above, Till, night for ever past away, We sing Thy praise through endless day. Amen. " Abide with us, LORD." 164 Ere we lay our heads to rest, Tired with earth and earthly ways, Help us, by Thy presence blest, Heavenward, LORD, our souls to raise. Tarry with us, while the night Darkly shrouds our pathway drear; For to be with Thee is lightDay, to feel that Thou art near. 165 EVENING. FATHER, mould us to Thy will, Make each heart Thy hallowed shrine, All Thy mind in us fufil, And be ours as we are Thine. SON, Who cam'st on earth to save, Pity on us deign to take; And from death's eternal grave Save us, for Thy mercy's sake. HOLY GHOST, aid us to run In Thy seven- fold strength complete; One in soul, in spirit one, For Thy habitation meet. O be with us as we sleep, Ever- blessed TRINITY; And through hours of darkness keep Us, who put our trust in Thee! Amen. " He shall give His angels charge over thee." GOD, Who madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light; Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night; May Thine angel- guards defend us, Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This livelong night. Guard us waking, guard us sleeping, And, when we die, May we in Thy mighty keeping All peaceful lie: When the last dread call shall wake us, Do not Thou our GoD forsake us, But to reign in glory take us With Thee on high. Amen. A 2 EVENING. " Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." 166 ABIDE with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; LORD, with me abide; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou Who changest not, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, LORD, abide with me. I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is death's sting, where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies; Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows fice; In life, in death, O LORD abide with me. Amen. 167 " The LORD is my Light." SWEET SAVIOUR, bless us ere we go; Thy word into our minds instil; And make our lukewarm hearts to glow With lowly love and fervent will. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUS, be our Light. EVENING. The day is gone, its hours have run, And Thou hast taken count of all, The scanty triumphs grace hath won, The broken vow, the frequent fall. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUS, be our Light. dub odt Grant us, dear LORD, from evil ways True absolution and release; Utv ohld A And bless us, more than in past days, With purity and inward peace. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUs, be our Light. Do more than pardon; give us joy, Sweet fear, and sober liberty, And simple hearts without alloy, That only long to be like Thee. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUS, be our Light. Labour is sweet, for Thou hast toiled; And care is light, for Thou hast cared; Ah! never let our works be soiled With strife, or by deceit ensnared. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUs, be our Light. For all we love, the poor, the sad, The sinful, unto Thee we call; 0 let Thy mercy make us glad: Thou art our JESUS, and our All. Through life's long day and death's dark night, O gentle JESUs, be our Light. Amen. 9 10 Advent. " The Redeemer shall come to Zion." 168 0 COME, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of GOD appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o'er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! O come, Thou Day- Spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine Advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! O come, Thou Key of David, come And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! O come, O come, Thou LORD of Might! Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times didst give the law, In cloud, and majesty, and awe. Rejoice Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Amen. 11 Christmas. " GOD was manifest in the flesh." 169 Or the FATHER'S Love begotten Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He, Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see, Evermore and evermore! O that Birth for ever blessed, When the Virgin, full of grace, By the HOLY GHOST conceiving, Bare the SAVIOUR of our race; And the Babe, the world's REDEEMER, First revealed His sacred Face, Evermore and evermore! This is He Whom seers in old time Chanted of with one accord; Whom the voices of the Prophets Promised in their faithful word; Now He shines, the long- expected: Let creation praise the LORD Evermore and evermore! O ye heights of heaven adore Him! Angel- hosts His praises sing! All dominions bow before Him, And extol our GoD and KING: Let no tongue on earth be silent, Every voice in concert ring Evermore and evermore! Thee let old men, Thee let young men, Thee let boys in chorus sing; Matrons, virgins, tender maidens With glad voices answering; Let their guileless songs re- echo, And the heart its praises bring, Evermore and evermore! 12 170 CHRISTMAS. CHRIST! to Thee, with GoD the FATHER, And, O HOLY GHOST, to Thee! Hymn, and chant, and high thanksgiving, And unwearied praises be, Honour, and chant, and dominion, And eternal victory, Evermore and evermore! Amen. " Behold I bring you glad tidings of great joy." CHRISTIANS, awake, salute the happy morn, Whereon the SAVIOUR of mankind was born; Rise to adore the mystery of love, Which hosts of angels chanted from above; With them the joyful tidings first begun Of GoD Incarnate and the Virgin's SoN. Then to the watchful shepherds it was told, Who heard the angelic herald's voice:" Behold, I bring good tidings of a SA VIOUR's birth To you and all the nations upon earth: This day hath GOD fulfilled His promised word, This day is born a SAVIOUR, CHRIST the LORD." He spake; and straightway the celestial quire In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire: The praises of redeeming love they sang, And heaven's whole orb with alleluias rang; GOD's highest glory was their anthem still, Peace upon earth, and unto men good- will. To Bethlehem straight th' enlightened shepherds ran, To see the wonders GoD had wrought for man: Then to their flocks, still praising GOD, return, And their glad hearts with holy rapture burn: To all the joyful tidings they proclaim, The first apostles of the SAVIOUR'S Name. EPIPHANY. O may we keep and ponder in our mind GOD's wondrous love in saving lost mankind! Trace we the Babe, Who hath retrieved our loss, From the poor manger to the bitter cross; Tread in His steps, assisted by His grace, Till man's first heavenly state again takes place. Then may we hope, the angelic hosts among, To join, redeemed, a glad triumphant throng; He that was born upon this joyful day Around us all His glory shall display; Saved by His love, incessant we shall sing Eternal praise to heaven's Almighty King. Amen. 171 Epiphany. " When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy." As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold; As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious LORD, may we Evermore be led to Thee. As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger- bed; There to bend the knee before Him Whom heaven and earth adore; So may we with willing feet Ever seek the mercy- seat. As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare; So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, CHRIST! to Thee our heavenly King. 13 A 3 14 172 EPIPHANY. Holy JESUS, every day Keep us in the narrow way; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide. In the heavenly country bright Need they no created light; Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, Thou its Sun which goes not down; There for ever may we sing Alleluias to our King. Amen. " There came wise men from the east." Lo! the pilgrim Magi Leave their royal halls, And with love devoutest Bethlehem's lowly walls Seek with eager footsteps: While firm faith, which rests Built on hope unswerving, Triumphs in their breasts. O what joys ecstatic Thrilled each heart from far, When to guide their footsteps Gleamed the beacon Star, O'er that home so holy Pouring down its ray, In His Mother's bosom Where the Infant lay. There no ivory glistens, Glows no regal gold, Nor doth gorgeous purple Those fair limbs enfold; 173 EPIPHANY. But His court He keepeth In a stable bare, His throne is a manger, Rags His purple are. Costly pomps and pageants Earthly kings array; He a mightier Monarch, Hath a nobler sway; Straw though be His pallet, Mean His garb may be, Yet with power transcendent. He all hearts can free. At His feet they worship Prostrate on the floor; And a GoD there present In that Babe adore; Let us to that Infant, We, their offspring, true Hearts with love o'erflowing Give our tribute due. Holiest love presenting As gold to our King; To the Man pure bodies Myrrh- like chastely bring, Unto Him as incense Vow and prayer address; So with offerings meetest This our GoD confess. Amen. " All the earth shall be filled with His Majesty." HAIL to the LORD'S Anointed, Great David's greater SON! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! 16 EPIPHANY. He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free; To take away transgression, And rule in equity. He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And joy and hope, like flowers, Spring in His path to birth: Before Him on the mountains Shall Peace, the herald, go; From hill to vale the fountains Of Righteousness o'erflow. Kings shall bow down before Him, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing; To Him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end. O'er every foe victorious He on His throne shall rest; From age to age more glorious, All- blessing and all- blessed: The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His Name shall stand for ever, His changeless Name of Love. Amen. 174 175 17 The Week before Septuagesima. " And again they said Alleluia." ALLELUIA, song of sweetness, Voice of joy that cannot die; ALLELUIA is the anthem Ever dear to choirs on high; In the house of GOD abiding, Thus they sing eternally. ALLELUIA thou resoundest, True Jerusalem and free; ALLELUIA, joyful Mother, All thy children sing with thee; But by Babylon's sad waters Mourning exiles now are we. ALLELUIA cannot always Be our song while here below; ALLELUIA our transgressions Make us for a while forego; For the solemn time is coming When our tears for sin must flow. Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee, Grant us, Blessèd TRINITY, At the last to keep Thine Easter In our home beyond the sky: There to Thee for ever singing ALLELUIA joyfully. Amen. Lent. " Whom resist, steadfast in the faith." CHRISTIAN, dost thou see them On the holy ground, How the troops of Midian Prowl and prowl around? 18 LENT. Christian, up and smite them, Counting gain but loss; Smite them by the merit Of the holy Cross. Christian, dost thou feel them, How they work within, Striving, tempting, luring, Goading into sin? Christian, never tremble; Never be down- cast; Smite them by the virtue Of the Lenten fast. Christian, dost thou hear them, How they speak thee fair? " Always fast and vigil? Always watch and prayer?" Christian, answer boldly, " While I breathe I pray: Peace shall follow battle, Night shall end in day. " Well I know thy trouble, O My servant true; Thou art very weary, I was weary too; But that toil shall make thee. Some day all Mine own, And the end of sorrow Shall be near My Throne." Amen. " And JESUS was led by the SPIRIT into the wilderness, being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did eat nothing." 176 FORTY days and forty nights Thou wast fasting in the wild; Forty days and forty nights Tempted, and yet undefiled. PALM SUNDAY. Sunbeams scorching all the day; Chilly dew- drops nightly shed; Prowling beasts about Thy way; Stones Thy pillow; earth Thy bed. 177 Shall not we Thy sorrow share, And from earthly joys abstain, Fasting with unceasing prayer, Glad with Thee to suffer pain? And if Satan, vexing sore, Flesh or spirit should assail, Thou, his Vanquisher before, Grant we may not faint or fail. So shall we have peace divine; Holier gladness ours shall be; Round us, too, shall angels shine, Such as ministered to Thee. Keep, O keep us, SAVIOUR dear, Ever constant by Thy side; That with Thee we may appear At th' eternal Eastertide. Amen. Palm Sunday. " Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise." ALL glory, laud, and honour To Thee, REDEEMER, KING! To Whom the lips of children Made sweet Hosannas ring. Thou art the King of Israel, Thou David's Royal Son, 19 Who in the LORD'S Name comest, The King and Blesséd One. All glory,& c. 20 178 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. The company of Angels Are praising Thee on high, And mortal men, and all things Created, make reply. All glory,& c. The people of the Hebrews With palms before Thee went, Our praise and prayer and anthems Before Thee we present. All glory,& c. To Thee before Thy Passion They sang their hymns of praise, To Thee, now high exalted, Our melody we raise. All glory,& c. Thou didst accept their praises; Accept the prayers we bring, Who in all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King. All glory,& c. Amen. Hymns on the Passion. " The Cross of our LORD JESUS CHRIST." SING, my tongue, the glorious battle, Sing the last, the dread affray; O'er the Cross, the Victor's trophy, Sound the glad triumphal lay, How, the pains of death enduring, Earth's Redeemer won the day. He, our Maker, deeply grieving That the first- made Adam fell, When he ate the fruit forbidden Whose reward was death and hell, Marked e'en then this tree the ruin Of the first tree to dispel. HYMNS ON THE PASSION. Thus the work for our salvation He ordainèd to be done; To the traitor's art opposing Art yet deeper than his own; Thence the remedy procuring Whence the fatal wound begun. Therefore, when at length the fulness Of th' appointed time was come, He was sent, the world's Creator, From the FATHER's heavenly home, And was found in human fashion, Offspring of the Virgin's womb. Lo, He lies an Infant weeping, Where the narrow manger stands, While the Mother- Maid His members Wraps in mean and lowly bands, And the swaddling clothes is winding Round His helpless Feet and Hands. Amen. " The Cross of CHRIST." 179 Now the thirty years accomplished Which on earth He willed to see, Born for this, He meets His Passion, Gives Himself an offering free; On the Cross the LAMB is lifted, There the Sacrifice to be. There the nails and spear He suffers, Vinegar, and gall, and reed; From His sacred Body piercèd Blood and Water both proceed; Precious flood, which all creation From the stain of sin liath freed. Faithful Cross, above all other One and only noble Tree, None in foliage, none in blossom, None in fruit thy peer may be; Sweetest wood, and sweetest iron; Sweetest weight is hung on thee. 21 22 180 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. HUlaan Bend, Q lofty Tree, thy branches, Thy too rigid sinews bend; And awhile the stubborn hardness, Which thy birth bestowed, suspend; And the Limbs of heaven's high Monarchs Gently on thine arms extend. Thou alone wast counted worthy This world's ransom to sustain, That a shipwrecked race for ever Might a port of refuge gain, With the sacred Blood anointed. Of the LAMB for sinners slain. Praise and honour to the FATHER, Praise and honour to the SON, Praise and honour to the SPIRIT, Ever THREE and ever ONE, One in might, and one in glory, While eternal ages run. Amen. 66 They crucified Him." O COME and mourn with me awhile, See, Mary calls us to her side; O come and let us mourn with her: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride, Ah! look how patiently He hangs: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! How fast His hands and feet are nailed, His blesséd tongue with thirst is tied! His failing eyes are blind with blood: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! His Mother cannot reach His Face: She stands in helplessness beside; Her heart is martyred with her Son's: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! 181 HYMNS ON THE PASSION. Seven times He spake, Seven Words of Love, And all three hours His silence cried For mercy on the souls of men: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! Death came, and JESUS meekly bowed; His failing eyes He strove to guide With mindful love to Mary's face: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! O break, O break, hard heart of mine! Thy weak self- love and guilty pride His Pilate and His Judas were: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! Come, take thy stand beneath the Cross, And let the blood from out that side Fall gently on thee, drop by drop: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! A broken heart, a fount of tears, Ask, and they will not be denied; A broken heart love's cradle is: JESUS, our Love, is Crucified! O love of God! O sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; And victory remains with love: For He, our Love, is Crucified! Amen. " The precious Blood of CHRIST." GLORY be to JESUS, Who, in bitter pains, Poured for me the life- blood From His sacred veins! Grace and life eternal In that Blood I find; Blest be His compassion Infinitely kind! 23 24 EASTER. Blest through endless ages Be the precious stream, Which from endless torments Did the world redeem! Abel's blood for vengeance Pleaded to the skies; But the Blood of JESUS For our pardon cries. Oft as it is sprinkled On our guilty hearts, Satan in confusion Terror- struck departs; Oft as earth exulting Wafts its praise on high, Angel- hosts rejoicing Make their glad reply. Lift ye then your voices; Swell the mighty flood; Louder still and louder Praise the precious Blood. Amen. Easter. " O sing unto the LORD a new song; for He hath done marvellous things." ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! 182 THE strife is o'er, the battle done; The triumph of the LORD is won; O let the song of praise be sung. Alleluia! The powers of death have done their worst, And JESUS hath His foes dispersed; Let shouts of praise and joy outburst. Alleluia! EASTER. On that third morn He rose again In glorious majesty to reign; O let us swell the joyful strain. Alleluia! 183 He closed the yawning gates of hell; The bars from heaven's high portals fell; Let songs of joy His triumphs tell. Alleluia! LORD, by the stripes which wounded Thee, From death's dread sting Thy servants free, That we may live, and sing to Thee Alleluia! Amen. " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." CHRIST the LORD is risen to- day; Christians, haste your vows to pay; Offer ye your praises meet At the Paschal Victim's feet. For the sheep the Lamb hath bled, Sinless in the sinner's stead; " CHRIST is risen," to- day we cry; Now He lives, no more to die. 25 CHRIST, the Victim undefiled, Man to God hath reconciled; Whilst in strange and awful strife Met together Death and Life. Christians, on this happy day Haste with joy your vows to pay; " CHRIST is risen," to- day we cry; Now He lives, no more to die. 26 184 EASTER. CHRIST, Who once for sinners bled, Now the first- born from the dead, Throned in endless might and power, Lives and reigns for evermore. Hail, eternal Hope on high! Hail, Thou King of victory! Hail, Thou Prince of life adored! Help and save us, gracious LORD. Amen. " Alleluia! for the LORD GOD Omnipotent reigneth." CHRIST the LORD is risen again; CHRIST hath broken every chain; Hark, angelic voices cry, Singing evermore on high Alleluia! He, Who gave for us His life, Who for us endured the strife, Is our Paschal Lamb to- day; We too sing for joy, and say Alleluia! He, Who bore all pain and loss Comfortless upon the Cross, Lives in glory now on high, Pleads for us and hears our cry. Univ.- Bibl. Giessen Alleluia! He, Who slumbered in the grave, Is exalted now to save; Now through Christendom it rings That the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia! Now He bids us tell abroad How the lost may be restored, How the penitent forgiven, How we too may enter heaven. Alleluia! ASCENSION. 185 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, CHRIST, Thy ransomed people feed: Take our sins and guilt away, Let us sing by night and day Alleluia! Amen. Ascension. " Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in." HAIL the day that sees Him rise To His Throne above the skies; Alleluia! Alleluia! CHRIST, the Lamb for sinners given, Alleluia! Enters now the highest heaven. Alleluia! There for Him high triumph waits; Alleluia! Lift your heads, eternal gates; He hath conquered death and sin, Take the King of Glory in. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Lo, the heaven its LORD receives, Yet He loves the earth He leaves; Alleluia! Alleluia! Though returning to His throne, Alleluia! Still He calls mankind His own. 27 Alleluia! 28 WHIT SUNDAY. See, He lifts his Hands above; See, He shows the prints of love; Hark, His gracious lips bestow Blessings on His Church below. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Still for us He intercedes, His prevailing death He pleads, Near Himself prepares our place, He the first- fruits of our race.. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! LORD, though parted from our sight Alleluia! Far above the starry height, Alleluia! Grant our hearts may thither rise, Seeking Thee above the skies. Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. Whit Sunday. " I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh." 186 CREATOR SPIRIT! come, and fill The minds to Thee related; Thy heavenly energy instil In breasts by Thee created! GOD's gift, Who PARACLETE art named, The living Fount, the Fire enflamed, Love, Peace, and Gladness mated! TRINITY SUNDAY. Thou, Unction from bright realms above, Thy seven- fold gifts outpouring; Enriching tongues with words that move, And promised light restoring; O graft Thy love in every heart, Nerve with Thy might each feeble part, Fire each sense to adoring; All hostile arms remove afar, And peace grant to our pleading; So may no plague approach, nor war, Whilst Thou Thine own art leading. Grant us that we by Thee may know The FATHER, and the SoN also, And Thee from Both proceeding. Glory to GoD the FATHER be, Whose power no time shall sever; Glory to God the Son, for He Rose spite of death's endeavour! Glory to GoD the HOLY GHOST! Be this the song of heaven's high host For ever and for ever. Amen. Grinity Sunday. " I looked, and behold a door was opened in Heaven." 187 TO- DAY, through heaven's unclosed door, We listen to the holy lore Of angels singing evermore! LORD, let us join the sacred throng; That, as their harps the strains prolong, So may from earth ascend our song. 29 30 TRINITY SUNDAY. O ONE in THREE, and THREE in ONE, Who said'st, ere stars were made, or sun, " Let there be light!" and lo,' twas done. O THREE in ONE, and ONE in THREE, Whom none hath seen, and none can see, Blessed and glorious Trinity! The PERSONS THREE, the GODHEAD ONE, Who wast ere aught was first begun, And shalt each wondrous work outrun; O Holy, Holy, Holy LORD, In Whom all power and might are stored, For ever be Thy Name adored! FATHER, and SON, and HOLY GHOST, And None afore, or aftermost, But equal Each in power and post, Thou Who didst make us, still be nighThou Who didst save us, hear our cryThou Who dost sanctify, reply! CREATOR, SAVIOUR, HOLY GUIDE, Whatever change or chance betide, Over our every step preside! Made by Thee- may we earth resign; Redeemed- Thee in our hearts enshrine; Sanctified- in Thy work combine. ALMIGHTY ONE, ETERNAL THREE, In Whom we live, by Whom we be, So grant us here to live to Thee, That we at last, earth's journey run, May rest with Thee from labour done, ALMIGHTY THREE, ETERNAL ONE. Amen. 31 Holy Communion. " JESUS said unto them, I am the Bread of Life." 188 THEE we adore, O hidden SAVIOUR, Thee, Who in Thy Sacrament dost deign to be; Both flesh and spirit at Thy presence fail, Yet here Thy presence we devoutly hail. O blest Memorial of our dying LORD, Who living Bread to men doth here afford! O may our souls for ever feed on Thee, And Thou, O CHRIST, for ever precious be. Fountain of Goodness, JESU, LORD and GOD, Cleanse us, unclean, with Thy most cleansing Blood; Increase our faith and love, that we may know The hope and peace which from Thy presence flow. O CHRIST, Whom now beneath a veil we see, May what we thirst for soon our portion be, To gaze on Thee, and see with unveiled face The vision of Thy glory and Thy grace. Amen. " Wisdom saith, Come eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled." 189 DRAW nigh and take the Body of the LORD, And drink the holy Blood for you outpoured. Saved by that Body and that holy Blood, With souls refreshed, we render thanks to GOD. Salvation's Giver, CHRIST the Only SON, By His dear Cross and Blood the victory won. Offered was He for greatest and for least, Himself the Victim and Himself the Priest. HOLY COMMUNION. Victims were offered by the law of old Which in a type this heavenly mystery told. 32 He, Ransomer from death, and Light from shade, Now gives His holy grace His saints to aid. Approach ye then with faithful hearts sincere, And take the safeguard of salvation here. He, that in this world rules His saints and shields, To all believers life eternal yields; With heavenly bread makes them that hunger whole, Gives living waters to the thirsting soul. Alpha and Omega, to Whom shall bow All nations at the Doom, is with us now. Amen. " I will take the cup of salvation." 190 LAUD, O Sion, thy salvation, Laud, with hymns of exultation, CHRIST thy King and Shepherd true; Bring Him all the praise thou knowest; He is more than thou bestowest; Never canst thou reach His due. Special theme for glad thanksgiving Is the Quickening and Living Bread, to- day before thee set; From His Hands of old partaken, As we know by faith unshaken, Where the Twelve at Supper met. Full and clear ring out thy chanting, Joy nor sweetest grace be wanting, From thy heart let praises burst: HOLY COMMUNION. For to- day the Feast is holden, When the Institution olden Of that Supper is rehearsed. Here the new law's new oblation By the new King's revelation Ends the form of ancient rite; Now the new the old effaces, Truth away the shadow chases, Light dispels the gloom of night. What He did, at supper seated, CHRIST ordained to be repeated, His memorial ne'er to cease; And His rule for guidance taking, Bread and Wine we hallow, making Thus our sacrifice of peace. Wondrous truth to Christians given! Bread become His Flesh from heaven, To His Blood is turned the Wine. Sight hath failed, nor thought conceiveth; But a dauntless faith believeth, Resting on a power Divine. Amen. " JESUS said, I am the Bread of Life." 191 THE Heavenly WORD proceeding forth, Yet leaving not the FATHER's side, Accomplishing His work on earth Had reached at length life's eventide. By false disciple to be given To foemen for His life athirst, Himself, the very Bread of Heaven, He gave to His disciples first. 33 34 HOLY COMMUNION. He gave Himself in either kind, His precious Flesh, His precious Blood: In love's own fulness thus designed Of the whole man to be the Food. 193 By Birth their Fellow- man was He; Their Meat, when sitting at the board; He died, their Ransomer to be; He ever reigns, their great Reward. Amen. PART II. 192 O Saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below, While foes press on from every side, Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. All thanks and praise to Thee ascend, For evermore, Blest ONE IN THREE; O grant us life that shall not end In our true native land with Thee. Amen. BLESSED IS HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD: HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST. 194 O LAMB of GOD, That takest away thesins of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of GOD, That takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of GOD, That takest away the sins of the world: grant us Thy peace. 195 35 Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary. " Mary, the Mother of JESUS." SHALL we not love thee, Mother dear, Whom JESUs loves so well? And in His Temple, year by year, Thy joy and glory tell? Bound with the curse of sin and shame, We helpless sinners lay, Until in tender love He came To bear the curse away. And thee He chose from whom to take True flesh His Flesh to be; In It to suffer for our sake, By It to make us free. Thy Babe He lay upon thy breast, To thee He cried for food; Thy gentle nursing soothed to rest Th' Incarnate Son of GOD. O wondrous depth of grace Divine That He should bend so low; And, Mary, O what joy was thine In His dear love to grow: Joy to be Mother of the LORD; And thine the truer bliss, In every thought, and deed, and word, To be for ever His. And as He loves thee, Mother dear, We too will love thee well; And in His Temple, year by year, Thy joy and glory tell. JESU, the Virgin's only Son, We praise Thee and adore, Who art with God the FATHER One And SPIRIT evermore. Amen. 36 FEASTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. " All generations shall call me blessed." VIRGIN- BORN! we bow before Thee; Blesséd was the womb that bore Thee; Mary, Maid and Mother mild, Blesséd was she in her Child. 196 197 Blesséd was the breast that fed Thee; Blesséd was the hand that led Thee; Blesséd was the parent's eye, That watched Thy slumbering infancy. Blesséd she by all creation, Who brought forth the world's Salvation, And blesséd they- for ever blest, Who love Thee most and serve Thee best. Virgin- born, we bow before Thee; Blesséd was the womb that bore Thee; Mary, Maid and Mother mild, Blessed was she in her Child. Amen. " Hail, thou that art highly favoured." AVE Maria! blesséd Maid! Lily of Eden's fragrant shade, Who can express the love That nurtured thee, so pure and sweet, Making thy heart a shelter meet For JESUS' holy dove? Ave Maria! Mother blest, To whom, caressing and caressed Clings the eternal Child; Favoured beyond archangel's dream, When first on thee with tenderest gleam The new- born Saviour smiled. COMMEMORATION OF MARTYRS. Thou wept'st, meek Maiden, Mother mild, Thou wept'st upon thy sinless Child, Thy very heart was riven: And yet, what mourning matron here Would deem thy sorrows bought too dear By all on this side heaven? A Son that never did amiss, That never shamed His Mother's kiss, Nor crossed her fondest prayer: E'en from the Tree He deigned to bow For her His agonizéd brow, Her, His sole earthly care. Ave Maria! thou whose name All but adoring love may claim, Yet may we reach thy shrine; For He, thy Son and SAVIOUR, VOWS To crown all lowly lofty brows With love and joy like thine. Amen. Commemoration of Martyrs. " They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not worthy." 198 BLESSED feasts of blessèd martyrs, Holy days of holy men, With affection's recollections Greet we your return again. Worthy deeds they wrought and wonders, Worthy of the Name they bore; We with meetest praise and sweetest Honour them for evermore. 37 B 38 COMMEMORATION OF MARTYRS. Faith prevailing, hope unfailing, JESUS loved with single heartThus they glorious and victorious Bravely bore the Martyr's part. Racked with torture, haled to slaughter, Fire, and axe, and murderous sword, Chains and prison, foes' derision They endured for CHRIST the LORD. So they passed through pain and sorrow, Till they sank in death to rest; Earth's rejected, GOD's elected, Gained a portion with the Blest. By contempt of worldly pleasures, And by deeds of valour done, They have reached the land of Angels, And with them are knit in one. Made co- heirs with CHRIST in glory His celestial bliss they share: May they now before Him bending Help us onward by their prayer; That, this weary life completed, And its griefs and dangers past, We may win eternal glory In our Father's home at last. Amen. " Fight the good fight of faith." 199 THE SON of GOD goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain, His blood- red banner streams afar; Who follows in His train? COMMEMORATION OF MARTYRS. Who best can drink His cup of woe, Triumphant over pain, Who patient bears his cross below, He follows in His train. The martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave, Who saw his Master in the sky, And called on Him to save. ▸ Like Him, with pardon on His tongue, In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for them that did the wrong; Who follows in His train? A glorious band, the chosen few On whom the SPIRIT came, Twelve valiant Saints, their hope they knew And mocked the cross and flame. They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane, They bowed their necks, the death to feel; Who follows in their train? A noble army, men and boys, The matron and the maid, Around the SAVIOUR's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. They climbed the steep ascent of heaven, Through peril, toil, and pain; O GOD, to us may grace be given To follow in their train. Amen. " Thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love Thee." 200 JESU, the virgins' Crown, do Thou Accept us as in prayer we bow, Born of that Virgin whom alone The Mother and the Maid we own. 39 Univ.- Bibl. Giessen 40 THE TRANSFIGURATION. Amongst the lilies Thou dost feed, And thither choirs of virgins lead; Adorning all Thy chosen brides With glorious gifts Thy love provides. And whither, LORD, Thy footsteps wend, The virgins still with praise attend; For Thee they pour their sweetest song, And after Thee rejoicing throng. O gracious LORD, we Thee implore Thy grace on every sense to pour; From all pollution keep us free, And make us pure in heart for Thee. All praise to GOD the FATHER be, All praise, Eternal SON, to Thee, Whom with the SPIRIT we adore For ever, and for evermore. Amen. The Gransfiguration. " His Face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light." 201 IN days of old on Sinai The LORD Almighty came, In majesty of terror, In thunder- cloud and flame: On Tabor, with the glory Of sunniest light for vest, The excellence of beauty In JESUS was expressed. All light created paled there, And did Him worship meet; The sun itself adored Him, And bowed before His feet; While Moses and Elias, Upon the Holy Mount, The co- eternal glory Of CHRIST our GoD recount. 202 FESTIVAL. O holy, wondrous vision! But what, when, this life past, The beauty of Mount Tabor Shall end in heaven at last? But what, when all the glory Of uncreated light Shall be the promised guerdon Of them that win the fight? Amen. DEDICATION Dedication Festival. " O worship the LORD in the Beauty of Holiness." LIFT up thine eyes, my heart, and see The holy things that round thee be; How every stone that forms the shrine Tells of some verity divine, And whispers how secure are they Who never from God's temple stray. Rouse thee, my soul, and do thy best! Let not one tuneful string have rest, Nor utter a discordant sound. Know that thy GoD is all around, And, as thou chantest with the quire, E'en to angelic skill aspire. As the glad notes I hear, the while They float along each sacred aisle, I thrill and tremble with delight At every hallowed sound and sight, So purely, mercifully, given To kindle faith and breathe of heaven. 41 O God, if so divinely fair Even Thine earthly temples are, If mortal tongues can join to raise Such soul- transporting songs of praise, What shall Thy heavenly Temple be, And hymns that Saints shall sing to Thee! Amen. 42 Harvest. " They joy before Thee, according to the joy of harvest." COME, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of Harvest- Home! All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter- storms begin; GOD, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied; Come to GoD's own Temple, come; Raise the song of Harvest- Home! 203 What is earth but God's own field, Fruit unto His praise to yield? Wheat and tares therein are sown, Unto joy or sorrow grown; Ripening with a wondrous power, Till the final Harvest- Hour: Grant, O LORD of Life, that we Holy grain and pure may be. For we know that Thou wilt come, And wilt take Thy people home; From Thy field wilt purge away All that doth offend, that day; And Thine Angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast, But the fruitful ears to store In Thy Garner evermore. Come then, LORD of Mercy, come, Bid us sing Thy Harvest- Home! Let Thy Saints be gathered in, Free from sorrow, free from sin; All upon the golden floor Praising Thee for evermore; Come, with thousand Angels, come; Bid us sing Thy Harvest- Home! Amen. HARVEST. " Who giveth food to all flesh; for His mercy endureth for ever.' 204 PRAISE, O praise our GoD and King! Hymns of adoration sing; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure. Praise Him that He made the Sun Day by day his course to run; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure: And the silver Moon by night, Shining with her gentle light; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure. Praise Him that He gave the rain To mature the swelling grain; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure: And hath bid the fruitful field Crops of precious increase yield; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure. Praise Him for our Harvest- store, He hath filled the Garner- floor; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure: And for richer Food than this, Pledge of everlasting bliss; For His mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure. Glory to our Bounteous King! Glory let creation sing! Glory to the FATHER, SON, And Blest SPIRIT, Three in One. Amen. B2 43 HARVEST. " The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O LORD, and Thou givest them their meat in due season." 205 44 WE plough the fields, and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By GOD's Almighty Hand; He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes, and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. All good gifts around us Are sent from heaven above, Then thank the LORD, thank the LORD, For all His love. He only is the Maker Of all things near and far; He paints the wayside flower, He lights the evening star; The winds and waves obey Him, By Him the birds are fed; Much more to us, His children, He gives our daily bread. All good gifts,& c. We thank Thee, then, O FATHER, For all things bright and good; The seed- time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food. Accept the gifts we offer, For all Thy love imparts, And, what Thou most desirest, Our humble, thankful hearts. All good gifts around us Are sent from heaven above, Then thank the LORD, O thank the LORD, For all His love. Amen. 45 General Hymns. " Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 206 ART thou weary, art thou languid, Art thou sore distrest? " Come to me," saith One," and coming Be at rest!" Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my guide? " In His Feet and Hands are Wound- prints, And His Side." Hath He Diadem as Monarch That His Brow adorns? " Yea, a Crown, in very surety, But of thorns." If I find Him, if I follow, What His guerdon here? " Many a sorrow, many a labour, Many a tear." If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last? " Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, Jordan past." If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay? " Not till earth, and not till heaven Pass away." Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is He sure to bless? " Angels, Martyrs, Prophets, Virgins. Answer Yes." Amen. GENERAL HYMNS. " Here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.' BRIEF life is here our portion; 207 Brief sorrow, short- lived care; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life, is there. 46 O happy retribution! Short toil, eternal rest; For mortals and for sinners A mansion with the blest. And now we fight the battle, But then shall wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown; And now we watch and struggle, And now we live in hope, And Sion in her anguish With Babylon must cope; But He Whom now we trust in Shall then be seen and known, And they that know and see Him Shall have Him for their own. The morning shall awaken, The shadows shall decay, And each true- hearted servant Shall shine as doth the day; There God, our KING and PORTION, In fulness of His grace, Shall we behold for ever, And worship face to face. PART II. FOR thee, O dear, dear Country, Mine eyes their vigils keep; For very love, beholding Thy happy name, they weep. GENERAL HYMNS. The mention of Thy glory Is unction to the breast, And medicine in sickness, And love, and life, and rest. O one, O only Mansion! O Paradise of Joy! Where tears are ever banished, And smiles have no alloy; The LAMB is all thy splendour; The Crucified thy praise; His laud and benediction Thy ransomed people raise. With jaspar glow thy bulwarks, Thy streets with emeralds blaze; The sardius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays; Thine ageless walls are bonded With amethyst unpriced; The Saints build up its fabric, And the corner- stone is CHRIST. Thou hast no shore, fair ocean! Thou hast no time, bright day! Dear fountain of refreshment To pilgrims far away! Upon the Rock of Ages They raise thy holy tower; Thine is the victor's laurel, And thine the golden dower. PART III. JERUSALEM the golden! With milk and honey blest; Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice opprest. 47 48 GENERAL HYMNS. I know not, O I know not What joys await us there; What radiancy of glory, What bliss beyond compare. They stand, those halls of Sion, All jubilant with song, And bright with many an angel, And all the martyr throng. The Prince is ever in them, The daylight is serene; The pastures of the blessed Are decked in glorious sheen. There is the throne of David; And there, from care released, The shout of them that triumph, The song of them that feast; And they, who with their Leader Have conquered in the fight, For ever and for ever Are clad in robes of white. PART IV. JERUSALEM the glorious! The glory of the elect! O dear and future vision That eager hearts expect! E'en now by faith I see thee: E'en here thy walls discern: To thee my thoughts are kindled, And strive, and pant, and yearn. Jerusalem the onely, That look'st from heaven below, In thee is all my glory; In me is all my woe; GENERAL HYMNS. And though my body may not, My spirit seeks thee fain, Till flesh and earth return me To earth and flesh again. Thy loveliness oppresses All human thought and heart, And none, O peace, O Sion, Can sing thee as thou art. New mansion of new people, Whom GOD's own love and light Promote, increase, make holy, Identify, unite. And there the band of Prophets United praise ascribes, And there the twelvefold chorus Of Israel's ransomed tribes: The lily- beds of Virgins, The roses' Martyr- glow, The cohort of the Fathers Who kept the faith below. And there the Sole- Begotten Is LORD in regal state; He, Judah's mystic Lion, He, Lamb Immaculate. O fields that know no sorrow! O state that fears no strife! O princely bowers! O land of flowers; O realm and home of life! PART V. JERUSALEM, exulting On that securest shore, I hope thee, wish thee, sing thee, And love thee evermore! B 3 49 50 GENERAL HYMNS. I ask not for my merit: I seek not to deny My merit is destruction, A child of wrath am I: But yet with Faith I venture And Hope upon my way; For those perennial guerdons I labour night and day. The best and dearest FATHER Who made me, and Who saved, Bore with me in defilement, And from defilement laved: When in His strength I struggle For very joy I leap, When in my sin I totter, I weep, or try to weep: And grace, sweet grace celestial, Shall all its love display, And David's Royal Fountain Purge every sin away. O mine, my golden Sion! O lovelier far than gold! With laurel- girt battalions, And safe victorious fold; O sweet and blessèd Country, Shall I ever see thy face? O sweet and blessèd Country, Shall I ever win thy grace? I have the hope within me To comfort and to bless! Shall I ever win the prize itself? O tell me, tell me, Yes! GENERAL HYMNS. 208 Exult, O dust and ashes! The LORD shall be thy part: His only, His for ever, Thou shalt be, and thou art! The following may be sung at the end of each Part.' O sweet and blessèd Country, The home of GOD's elect! O sweet and blessèd Country, That eager hearts expect! JESU, in mercy bring us To that dear Land of rest; Who art, with GOD the FATHER, And SPIRIT, ever blest. Amen. " Watch and pray." " CHRISTIAN! seek not yet repose," Hear thy guardian angel say: Thou art in the midst of foes; 99 " Watch and pray." Principalities and powers, Mustering their unseen array, Wait for thy unguarded hours: " Watch and pray." Gird thy heavenly armour on, Wear it ever night and day; Ambushed lies the evil one: " Watch and pray." 51 Hear the victors who o'ercame; Still they mark each warrior's way; All with one sweet voice exclaim " Watch and pray." 52 GENERAL HYMNS. Hear, above all, hear thy LORD, Him thou lovest to obey; Hide within thy heart His word, " Watch and pray." Watch, as if on that alone Hung the issue of the day; Pray, that help may be sent down; " Watch and pray." Amen. " My song shall be alway of the loving kindness of the LORD." 209 COME, sing with holy gladness, High Alleluias sing, Uplift your loud Hosannas To JESUS, LORD and King; Sing, boys, in joyful chorus Your hymn of praise to- day, And sing, ye gentle maidens, Your sweet responsive lay. ' Tis good for boys and maidens Sweet hymns to CHRIST to sing, ' Tis meet that children's voices Should praise the children's King; For JESUS is salvation, And glory, grace, and rest; To babe, and boy, and maiden, The one REDEEMER blest. O boys, be strong in JESUS, To toil for Him is gain, And JESUS wrought with Joseph, With chisel, saw, and plane; O maidens live for JESUS, Who was a maiden's Son; Be patient, pure and gentle, And perfect grace begun. GENERAL HYMNS. Soon in the golden City The boys and girls shall play, And through the dazzling mansions Rejoice in endless day; O CHRIST, prepare Thy children With that triumphant throng, To pass the burnished portals, And sing th' eternal song. Amen. " And He arose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still." 210 FIERCE raged the tempest o'er the deep, Watch did Thine anxious servants keep, But Thou wast wrapped in guileless sleep, Calm and still. " Save, LORD, we perish," was their cry, " O save us in our agony!" 66 Thy word above the storm rose high, Peace, be still." The wild winds hushed; the angry deep Sank, like a little child, to sleep; The sullen billows ceased to leap At Thy will. 53 So, when our life is clouded o'er, And storm- winds drift us from the shore, Say( lest we sink to rise no more), " Peace, be still." Amen. " The night is far spent, the day is at hand." 211 HARK! hark, my soul; Angelic songs are swelling O'er earth's green fields, and ocean's wave- beat shore: How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling Of that new life when sin shall be no more. Angels of JESUS, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. GENERAL HYMNS. Onward we go, for still we hear them singing, " Come, weary souls, for JESUs bids you come:" And, through the dark its echoes sweetly ringing, The music of the Gospel leads us home. Angels of JESUS, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, The voice of JESUS sounds o'er land and sea, And laden souls by thousands meekly stealing, Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee. Angels of JESUS, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. 54 Rest comes at length, though life be long and dreary, The day must dawn, and darksome night be past; Faith's journey ends in welcome to the weary, And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last. Angels of JESUS, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. Angels, sing on! your faithful watches keeping; Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above; Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping, And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. Angels of JESUS, Angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. Amen. 212 " LORD, save us." JESU, meek and gentle, SON of GOD most high, Pitying, loving SAVIOUR, Hear Thy children's cry. Pardon our offences, Loose our captive chains, Break down every idol Which our soul detains. GENERAL HYMNS. Give us holy freedom, Fill our hearts with love; Draw us, HOLY JESUS! To the realms above. Lead us on our journey, Be Thyself the Way Through terrestrial darkness To celestial day. JESU, meek and gentle, SON of GOD most high, Pitying, loving SAVIOUR, Hear Thy children's cry. Amen. " Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of Thee." 213 JESU, my LORD, my GoD, my all, Hear me, blest SAVIOUR, when I call; Hear me, and from Thy dwelling- place Pour down the riches of Thy grace; JESU, my LORD, I Thee adore, O make me love Thee more and more. JESU, too late I Thee have sought, How can I love Thee as I ought? And how extol Thy matchless fame, The glorious beauty of Thy Name? JESU, my LORD,& c. JESU, what didst Thou find in me, That Thou hast dealt so lovingly? How great the joy that Thou hast brought, So far exceeding hope or thought! JESU, my LORD,& c. JESU, of Thee shall be my song, To Thee my heart and soul belong; All that I have or am is Thine, And Thou, blest SAVIOUR, Thou art mine. JESU, my LORD, I Thee adore, 55 O make me love Thee more and more. Amen. Univ.- Bibl. Giessen GENERAL HYMNS. " When shall I come to appear before the presence of GOD?" 214 JERUSALEM, my happy home! 56 When shall I come to thee? When shall my labours have an end? Thy joys when shall I see? O happy harbour of the Saints, O sweet and pleasant soil, In thee no sorrow may be found, No grief, no care, no toil! In thee no sickness may be seen, No hurt, no ache, no sore; There is no pain, no tear, no death, But Life for evermore. No blinding mist is seen in thee, No cold nor darksome night; There every soul shines as the sun; There GOD Himself gives light. There lust and lucre cannot dwell, There envy bears no sway; There is no hunger, heat, nor cold, But pleasure every way. Jerusalem! Jerusalem! GOD grant I once may see Thy endless joys, and of the same Partaker aye to be. Thy walls are made of precious stones, Thy bulwarks diamonds square, Thy gates are of right orient pearl, Exceeding rich and rare. Thy turrets and thy pinnacles With carbuncles do shine, Thy very streets are paved with gold, Surpassing clear and fine. GENERAL HYMNS. Thy houses are of ivory, Thy windows crystal clear, Thy tiles are made of beaten gold ,O GOD, that I were there! Amen. PART II. AH, my sweet home, Jerusalem, Would GOD I were in thee! Would GoD my woes were at an end, Thy joys that I might see! Thy Saints are crowned with glory great, They see GOD face to face; They triumph still, they still rejoice; Most happy is their case. We that are here in banishment Continually do moan, We sigh and sob, we weep and wail, Perpetually we groan. Our sweet is mixed with bitter gall, Our pleasure is but pain; Our joys scarce last the looking on, Our sorrows still remain. But there they love in such delight, Such pleasure and such play, As that to them a thousand years Do seem as yesterday. Thy vineyards and thy orchards are Most beautiful and fair, Full furnished with trees and fruit, Exceeding rich and rare. Thy gardens and thy gallant walks, Continually are green; There grow such sweet and pleasant flowers As nowhere else are seen. 57 58 GENERAL HYMNS. Quite through the streets with silver sound The Flood of Life doth flow, Upon whose banks on every side. The Wood of Life doth grow. There trees for evermore bear fruit, And evermore do spring; There evermore the Angels sit, And evermore do sing. Our Lady sings Magnificat, With tones surpassing sweet, And all the virgins bear their part, Sitting about her feet. Jerusalem, my happy home! Would GOD I were in thee, Would GoD my woes were at an end, Thy joys that I might see! Amen. " Help us, O GOD of our salvation, for the glory of Thy Name." 215 LORD of our life, and GoD of our salvation, Star of our night, and Hope of every nation, Hear and receive Thy Church's supplication, LORD GOD Almighty. See round Thine ark the hungry billows eurling, See how Thy foes their banners are unfurling; LORD, while their darts envenomed they are hurling, Thou canst preserve us. LORD, Thou canst help when earthly armour faileth, LORD, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth, LORD, o'er Thy Rock nor death nor hell prevaileth, Grant us Thy peace, LORD. Grant us Thy help till foes are backward driven, Grant them Thy truth, that they may be forgiven, Grant peace on earth, and, after we have striven, Peace in Thy heaven. Amen. 216 217 GENERAL HYMNS. " I dwell in the high and holy place." MY GOD, how wonderful Thou art, Thy majesty how bright, How beautiful Thy mercy- seat, In depths of burning light. How dread are Thine eternal years, O everlasting LORD; By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored. How wonderful, how beautiful, The sight of Thee must be, Thine endless wisdom, boundless power, And awful purity. O how I fear Thee, Living GOD, With deepest, tenderest fears, And worship Thee with trembling hope, And penitential tears. Yet I may love Thee too, O LORD, Almighty as Thou art, For Thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart. No earthly father loves like Thee, No mother, e'er so mild, Bears and forbears as Thou hast done With me Thy sinful child. FATHER of JESUS, love's reward, What rapture will it be, Prostrate before Thy throne to lie, And ever gaze on Thee. Amen. 66 " Thy will be done." MY GOD, my FATHER, while I stray Far from my home in life's rough way, 0 teach me from my heart to say 66 Thy will be done." 59 60 GENERAL HYMNS. Though dark my path, and sad my lot, Let me be still and murmur not, Or breathe the prayer divinely taught, Thy will be done." 218 What though in lonely grief I sigh For friends beloved no longer nigh, Submissive would I still reply 66 " Thy will be done." If Thou shouldst call me to resign What most I prize, it ne'er was mine; I only yield Thee what is Thine; Thy will be done." Let but my fainting heart be blest With Thy sweet SPIRIT for its guest, My God, to Thee I leave the rest; Thy will be done." Renew my will from day to day, Blend it with Thine, and take away All that now makes it hard to say 66 " Thy will be done." Amen. Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of Thee." NEARER, my GOoD, to Thee, Nearer to Thee; E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my GOD, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Though, like a wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness comes over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my GoD, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! GENERAL HYMNS. 219 There let my way appear Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me, In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my GOD, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Then, with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my GOD, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! Amen. " If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be." O HAPPY band of pilgrims, If onward ye will tread With JESUS as your Fellow, To JESUS as your Head, O happy if ye labour As JESUs did for men: O happy if ye hunger As JESUs hungered then. The Cross that JESUs carried He carried as your due: The Crown that JESUs weareth He weareth it for you. 61 The faith by which ye see Him, The hope in which ye yearn, The love that through all troubles To Him alone will turn, 62 GENERAL HYMNS. The trials that beset you, The sorrows ye endure, The manifold temptations That death alone can cure, What are they but His jewels Of right celestial worth? What are they but the ladder Set up to heaven on earth? O happy band of pilgrims, Look upward to the skies, Where such a light affliction Shall win so great a prize. Amen. " Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her." 220 O LOVE Divine, how sweet thou art! When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by thee? I thirst, I faint, I die to prove The greatness of redeeming love, The love of CHRIST to me! Stronger His love than death or hell; Its riches are unsearchable; The first- born sons of light Desire in vain its depths to see; They cannot reach the mystery, The length, and breadth, and height. GOD only knows the love of GoD; O that it now were shed abroad In this poor stony heart! For love I sigh, for love I pine; This only portion, LORD, be mine, Be mine this better part. 221 GENERAL HYMNS. For ever would I take my seat With Mary at the MASTER's feet; Be this my happy choice; My only care, delight, and bliss, My joy, my heaven on earth, be this, To hear my SAVIOUR's voice, Amen, " The Paradise of GOD." O PARADISE! O Paradise! Who doth not crave for rest? Who would not seek the happy Land, Where they that loved are blest; Where loyal hearts, and true, Stand ever in the light, All rapture, through and through, In GOD's most holy sight? O Paradise! O Paradise! The world is growing old; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold? Where loyal hearts,& c. O Paradise! O Paradise! Wherefore doth death delay? Bright death, that is the welcome dawn Of our eternal day; Where loyal hearts,& c. O Paradise! O Paradise! ' Tis weary waiting here; I long to be where JESUS is, To feel, to see Him near. Where loyal hearts,& c. 63 64 GENERAL HYMNS. O Paradise! O Paradise! I want to sin no more, I want to be as pure on earth As on thy spotless shore. Where loyal hearts,& c. O Paradise! O Paradise! I greatly long to see The special house my dearest LORD Is furnishing for me. Where loyal hearts,& c. O Paradise! O Paradise! I feel' twill not be long; Patience! I almost think I hear Faint fragments of thy song. When loyal hearts,& c. Amen. " O how amiable are Thy dwellings, Thou LORD of Hosts." 222 PLEASANT are Thy courts above In the land of light and love; Pleasant are Thy courts below In the land of sin and woe: O, my spirit longs and faints For the converse of Thy saints, For the brightness of Thy face, For Thy fulness, GOD of grace. Happy birds that sing and fly Round Thy Altars, O most High; Happier souls that find a rest In a heavenly Father's breast; Like the wandering dove that found No repose on earth around, They can to their ark repair, And enjoy it ever there. GENERAL HYMNS. Happy souls, their praises flow Even in this vale of woe; Waters in the deserts rise, Manna feeds them from the skies; On they go from strength to strength, Till they reach Thy throne at length, At Thy feet adoring fall, Who hast led them safe through all. LORD, be mine this prize to win, Guide me through a world of sin, Keep me by Thy saving grace, Give me at Thy side a place; Sun and shield alike Thou art, Guide and guard my erring heart; Grace and glory flow from Thee; Shower, O shower them, LORD, on me. Amen. " When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of GOD shouted for joy." 223 STARS of the morning, so gloriously bright, Filled with celestial virtue and light, These that, where night never followeth day, Raise the" Trisagion"* ever and aye: 65 These are Thy ministers, these dost Thou own, LORD GOD of Sabaoth, nearest Thy throne; These are Thy messengers, these dost Thou send, Help of the helpless ones! man to defend. These keep the guard amidst Salem's dear bowers; Thrones, Principalities, Virtues, and Powers; Where with the Living Ones, mystical Four, Cherubim, Seraphim bow and adore. * This word in the Greek Liturgy means the same as the" Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus," in the Latin, and the" Holy, Holy, Holy," in the English, 66 GENERAL HYMNS. Then, when the earth was first poised in mid space, Then, when the planets first sped on their race, Then, when were ended the six days' employ, Then all the sons of GoD shouted for joy. Still let them succour us; still let them fight, LORD of angelic host, battling for right; Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour, We with the Angels may bow and adore. Amen. 224 " Unto you therefore which believe He is precious." SWEET the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the Cross I spend, Life, and health, and peace possessing From the sinner's dying Friend. Here I rest, for ever viewing Mercy poured in streams of Blood; Precious drops, my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with GOD. Truly blessèd is the station, Low before His Cross to lie, Whilst I see divine compassion Beaming in His languid Eye. LORD, in ceaseless contemplation Fix my thankful heart on Thee, Till I taste Thy full salvation, And Thine unveiled glory see. Amen. " All Thy works praise Thee, O LORD." 225 THE strain upraise of joy and praise, Alleluia. To the glory of their King Shall the ransomed people sing Alleluia. GENERAL HYMNS. And the choirs that dwell on high Shall re- echo. through the sky Alleluia. They in the rest of Paradise who dwell, The blessed ones, with joy the chorus swell, The planets beaming on their heavenly way, The shining constellations join, and say Ye clouds that onward sweep, Ye winds on pinions light, Ye thunders, echoing loud and deep, Ye lightnings, wildly bright, In sweet consent unite your Alleluia. Alleluia! Ye floods and ocean billows, Ye storms and winter snow, Ye days of cloudless beauty, Hoar frost and summer glow, Ye groves that wave in spring, And glorious forest sing Alleluia. Alleluia! First let the birds, with painted plumage gay, Exalt their great CREATOR's praise, and say Alleluia. Then let the beasts of earth with varying strain Join in creation's hymn, and cry again Alleluia. Here let the mountains thunder forth sonorous Alleluia. There let the valleys sing in gentle chorus Thou jubilant abyss of ocean, cry Alleluia. Ye tracts of earth and continents, reply Alleluia. Alleluia. 67 68 GENERAL HYMNS. To GOD, who all creation made, The frequent hymn be duly paid! Alleluia. This is the strain, the eternal strain, the LORD Almighty loves, Alleluia. This is the song, the heavenly song, that CHRIST the King approves, Alleluia. Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice awaking, Allelula; And children's voices echo, answer making, Alleluia. Now from all men be out- poured Alleluia to the LORD; With Alleluia evermore The SON and SPIRIT we adore. Praise be done to the THREE IN ONE, 226 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. " LORD, I have loved the habitation of Thy house; and the place where Thine honour dwelleth." We love the place, O GOD, Wherein Thine honour dwells; The joy of Thine abode All earthly joy excels. It is the House of prayer, Wherein Thy servants meet; And Thou, O LORD, art there Thy chosen flock to greet. We love the sacred Font; For there the Holy DoVE To pour is ever wont His blessing from above. PROCESSIONAL. 227 We love Thine Altar, LORD; O what on earth so dear? For there, in faith adored, We find Thy Presence near. We love the Word of Life, The Word that tells of peace, Of comfort in the strife, And joys that never cease. We love to sing below For mercies freely given; But O we long to know The triumph- song of heaven. LORD JESU, give us grace On earth to love Thee more, In heaven to see Thy Face, And with Thy saints adore. Amen. Processional. " In the name of our GOD we will set up our banners." BRIGHTLY gleams our banner, Pointing to the sky, Waving wand'rers onward To their home on high. Journeying o'er a desert, Gladly thus we pray, And, with hearts united, Take our heavenward way. Brightly gleams our banner, Pointing to the sky, Waving wand'rers onward To their home on high. 69 70 PROCESSIONAL. Lo, sweet JESU, Master, Round Thy Sacred Feet, Here, with hearts rejoicing, See Thy children meet. Long, alas! we've left Thee, Straying far away, Now once more we'll enter On the narrow way. Brightly gleams,& c. Mary, GoD's dear Mother, Israel's Lily, hail! Pattern for CHRIST's children In this sinful vale: ' Mid life's surging ocean Whither can we flee, Save to our sweet SAVIOUR Who was born of Thee? Brightly gleams,& c. All our days direct us ,Make us meek and mild, By Thy Childhood's pattern ,Mary's Holy Child: Bid Thine Angels shield us, When the storm- clouds lower, Pardon Thou- protect us At death's solemn hour. Brightly gleams,& c. JESU! Saints and Angels With Thy Church combine, Offering prayers and praises At Thy glorious shrine: When the toil is over, Then comes rest and peace, JESUS in His Beauty ,Songs that never cease. Brightly gleams,& c. Amen. PROCESSIONAL. " Be strong and of a good courage.... And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee." 228 ONWARD, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the Cross of JESUS Going on before. CHRIST, the Royal Master Leads against the foe, Forward into battle, See, His banners go. Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the Cross of JESUS Going on before. At the sign of triumph Satan's host doth flee; On, then, Christian soldiers, On to victory. Hell's foundations quiver At the shout of praise; Brothers, lift your voices, Loud your anthems raise. Onward,& c. Like a mighty army Moves the Church of GOD; Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod; We are not divided, All one body we, One in hope, and doctrine, One in charity. Onward,& c. Crowns and thrones may perish, Kingdoms rise and wane, But the Church of JESUS Constant will remain; 71 72 PROCESSIONAL. Gates of hell can never ' Gainst that Church prevail; We have CHRIST's own promise, And that cannot fail. Onward,& c. 229 Onward, then, ye people, Join our happy throng, Blend with ours your voices In the triumph song; Glory, laud, and honour Unto CHRIST the King, This through countless ages Men and Angels sing. Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the Cross of JESUS Going on before. Amen. " Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the LORD." REJOICE, ye pure in heart, Rejoice, give thanks and sing; Your festal banner wave on high, The Cross of CHRIST your King. Bright youth and snow- crowned age, Strong men and maidens meek, Raise high your free exulting song, GOD's wondrous praises speak. Yes onward, onward still, With hymn, and chant, and song, Thro' gate, and porch, and columned aisle, The hallowed pathways throng. With all the angel choirs, With all the saints on earth, Pour out the strains of joy and bliss, True rapture, noblest mirth. PROCESSIONAL. 230 Your clear Hosannas raise, And Alleluias loud; Whilst answering echoes upward float, Like wreaths of incense cloud. With voice as full and strong As ocean's surging praise, Send forth the hymns our fathers loved, The psalms of ancient days. Yes on, through life's long path, Still chanting as ye go, From youth to age, by night and day, In gladness and in woe. Still lift your standard high, Still march in firm array; As warriors through the darkness toil, Till dawns the golden day. At last the march shall end, The wearied ones shall rest, The pilgrims find their Father's House, Jerusalem the blest. Then on, ye pure in heart, Rejoice, give thanks, and sing; Your festal banner wave on high, The Cross of CHRIST your King. Praise Him Who reigns on high, The LORD Whom we adore, The FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST, One GoD for evermore. Amen. " We will triumph in the Name of the LORD our GOD." WE march, we march to victory! With the Cross of the LORD before us, With His loving eye looking down from the sky, And His Holy Arm spread o'er us. 78 74 PROCESSIONAL. We come in the might of the LORD of Light, In surpliced train to meet Him, And we put to flight the armies of night, That the Sons of the Day may greet Him: We march, we march,& c. The bands of the Alien flee away, When our chant goes up like thunder, And the van of the LORD in serried array Cleaves Satan's ranks asunder: We march, we march,& c. We tread to the roll of the organ swell, With the watchword duly given; And we challenge the Prince of the Hosts of Hell To fight for the Gates of Heaven: We march, we march,& c. Our sword is the SPIRIT of GOD on High, Our helmet is His salvation, Our banner The Cross of Calvary, Our watchword- The Incarnation: We march, we march,& c. We tread in the might of the LORD of Hosts, And we fear not man nor devil; For our Captain Himself guards well our coasts, To defend His Church from evil: We march, we march,& c. He marches in front of His banner unfurled, Which He raised that His own might find Him; And the Holy Church throughout all the world Falls into rank behind Him: We march, we march,& c. And the choir of Angels with song awaits Our march to the Golden Sion; For our Captain has broken the brazen gates, And burst the bars of iron: We march, we march,& c. PROCESSIONAL. Then onward we march, our arms to prove, With the banner of CHRIST before us, With His eye of love looking down from above, And His Holy Arm spread o'er us. We march, we march to victory! With the Cross of the LORD before us, With His loving eye looking down from the sky, And His Holy Arm spread o'er us. LAUS DEO. 75 Inches Centimetres Blue 2 3 4 Cyan 2 15 6 17 3 Farbkarte# 13 Green 8 Yellow 4 10 Red 11 12 LO 5 13 Magenta 14 6 15 White 16 17 7 3/ Color 18 19 B.I.G. Black 8