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The Gospel originating in Sovereign Mercy.
1 GOD, in the gospel of his Son,

Makes his eternal counsels known:
Here love in all its glory shines,

And truth is drawn in fairest lines.
2 Here sinners, of an humble frame,
May taste his grace, and learn his name;
May read, in characters of blood,

The wisdom, power, and grace of God.
3 Here faith reveals to mortal eyes
A brighter world beyond the skies;
Here shines the light which guides our way
From earth to realms of endless day.
4 Oh! grant us grace, almighty Lord!
To read, and mark thy holy word;
Its truths with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.

C. M.

Salvation by Grace.

Canterbury. Barby.

1 LORD, we confess our numerous faults,
How great our guilt has been;
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,
And all our lives were sin.

2 But, oh my soul, forever praise,
Forever love his name,

Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.

3 "Tis not by works of righteousness,
Which our own hands have done;
But we are saved by sovereign grace,
Abounding through his Son.

4 "Tis from the mercy of our God,
That all our hopes begin:

"Tis by the water, and the blood,
Our souls are washed from sin.

P 5 'Tis through the purchase of his death,
Who hung upon the tree,

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The Spirit is sent down to breathe
On such dry bones as we.

6 Raised from the dead, we live anew:
And justified by grace,

We shall appear in glory too,
And see our Father's face.

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1 NOW to the power of God supreme
Be everlasting honors given;
He saves from hell-we bless his name,
He calls our wandering feet to heaven.
2 Not for our duties, or deserts,

But of his own abundant grace,
He works salvation in our hearts,
And forms a people for his praise.
3 'Twas his own purpose that begun
To rescue rebels doomed to die;
He gave us grace in Christ his Son,
Before he spread the starry sky.
4 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last,

And makes his Father's counsels known;
Declares the great transaction past,
And brings immortal blessings down.
5 He dies-and in that dreadful night,
Did all the powers of hell destroy;
He rose! and brought our heaven to light,
And took possession of the joy.

S. M.

Silver Street. Pentonville.

1 GRACE!-'tis a charming sound!
Harmonious to the ear!

Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2 Grace first contrived a way
To save rebellious man;
And all its steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.

3 Grace taught my roving feet

To tread the heavenly road:
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.

4 Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days:

It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

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The divine Character exhibited in the Gospel.
1 FATHER, how wide thy glory shines!
How high thy wonders rise!

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Known thro' the earth by thousand signs,
By thousand through the skies.

2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power,
Their motions speak thy skill;
And on the wings of every hour,
We read thy patience still.

3 But when we view thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,

Where vengeance and compassion join
In their divinest forms;-

4 Here the whole Deity is known;
Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone-
The justice or the grace.

5 Now, the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;

Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.

6 Oh, may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song!

Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.

CHRIST.

L. M.

Nativity of the Saviour.

Park Street

1 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 Hark! what sweet music-what a song-
Sounds from the bright, celestial throng!
Sweet song-whose melting sounds impart
Joy to each raptured, listening heart.

3 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.

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1 HARK!-the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!

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Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
3 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.
4 Veiled in flesh--the Godhead see,
Hail th' incarnate Deity;

Pleased as man with men t' appear,
See the great Immanuel here.

5 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,

Risen with healing in his wings.

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Sweetly sounding through the skies?
Lo! th' angelic host rejoices;
Heavenly hallelujahs rise.

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2 Hear them tell the wondrous story,
Hear them chant in hymns of joy,
"Glory in the highest-glory!

Glory be to God most high!

3 Peace on earth-good-will from heaven,
Reaching far as man is found."
"Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven❞—
Loud our golden harps shall sound.
4 Christ is born, the great Anointed;
Heaven and earth his praises sing!
Oh receive whom God appointed,

For your Prophet, Priest, and King.
5 Haste, ye mortals, to adore him;

Learn his name-and taste his joy;
Till in heaven ye sing before him,
Glory be to God most high

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1 BEHOLD! the grace appears,
The blessing promised long;
Angels announce the Saviour near,
In this triumphant song:

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2" Glory to God on high,

And heavenly peace on earth;
Good-will to men-to angels joy,
At the Redeemer's birth!”

3 In worship so divine

Let men employ their tongues;
With the celestial host we join,
And loud repeat their songs-
4" Glory to God on high,

And heavenly peace on earth;
Good-will to men-to angels joy,
At our Redeemer's birth!""

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For angels no such love have known,
To wake the cheerful song.

2 Good-will to sinful men is shown,
peace on earth is given;

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For lo th' incarnate Saviour comes
With messages from heaven.

3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord,
His rising beams adorn;

Let heaven and earth in concert join-
To us a Saviour's born.

4 Glory to God! in highest strains,
In highest words be paid;
His glory by our lips proclaimed,
And by our lives displayed.

S. M. St. Thomas. Pentonville.

1 WE come with joyful song,
To hail this happy morn:
Glad tidings from an angel's tongue,
"This day is Jesus born!"

2 What transports doth his name
To sinful men afford!

His glorious titles we proclaim-
A Saviour-Christ-the Lord!

3 Glory to God on high,

All hail the happy morn:

We join the anthems of the sky-
And sing-" The Saviour's born!"

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