I. A new Song to the Lamb that was flain,
Rev. v. 6, 8, 9-12.

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EHOLD the Glories of the Lamb
Amidft his Father's Throne:
Prepare new Honours for his Name,
And Songs before unknown.

2 Let Elders wor.hip at his Feet,
The Church adore around,

With Vials full of Odours fweet,

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And Harps of sweeter Sound.

Those are the Prayers of the Saints,
And these the Hymns they raise :

JESUS is kind to our Complaints,

He loves to hear our Praise.

4 [Eternal Father, who fhall look
Into thy fecret Will?

Who but the Son fhall take that Book
And open every Seal?

5 He fhall fulfil thy great Decrees,
The Son deferves it well;

Lo, in his Hand the fov'reign Keys
Of Heav'n, and Death, and Hell!]

6 Now to the Lamb that once was flain
Be endless Bleffings paid;
Salvation, Glory, Joy remain
For ever on thy Head.

7 Thou haft redeem'd our Souls with Blood,
Haft fet the Pris'ners free;

Haft made us Kings and Priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.

8 The Worlds of Nature and of Grace
Are put beneath thy Pow'r;
Then shorten these delaying Days,
And bring the promis'd Hour.

II. The Deity and Humanity of Christ, John i. 1

3, 14. and Col. i. 16. and Eph. iii.

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9, 10.

RE the blue Heav'ns were ftretch'd abroad
From everlasting was the Word;

With GOD He was; the Word was God,
And must divinely be ador'd.

2 By his own Pow'r all Things were made;
By him fupported all Things stand;
He is the whole Creation's Head,
And Angels fly at his Command.
3 Ere Sin was born, or Satan fell,
He led the Hoft of Morning Stars;
(Thy Generation who can tell,

Or count the Number of thy Years?)
4 But lo, he leaves those heav'nly Forms;
The Word defcends and dwells in Clay,
That he may hold Converse with Worms,
Drefs'd in fuch feeble Flesh as they.

5 Mortals with Joy beheld his Face,
Th'eternal Father's only Son:

How full of Truth! how full of Grace!
When thro' his Eyes the Godhead fhone!
6 Archangels leave their high Abode,
To learn new Myft'ries here, and tell
The Loves of our defcending GoD,
The Glories of IMMANUEL.

III. The Nativity of Chrift, Luke i. 30, &c. Luke ii. 10, &c.

BEHOLD, the Grace appears,

The Promife is fulfill'd;

Mary the wond'rous Virgin bears,
And JESUS is the Child.

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[The Lord, the Highest God,

Calls him his only Son;

He bids him rule to the Lands abroad,
And gives him David's Throne.

O'er Jacob fhall he reign
With a peculiar Sway;

The Nations fhall his Grace obtain,
His Kingdom ne'er decay.]

To bring the glorious News

A heav'nly Form appears;

He tells the Shepherds of their Joys,
And banishes their Fears.

"Go, humble Swains," faid he,
"To David's City fly;

"The promis'd Infant, born To-day, "Doth in a Manger lie.

"With Looks and Hearts ferene, "Go vifit Chrift your King;" And ftraight a flaming Troop was feen; The Shepherds heard them fing,

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"Glory to GoD on High!

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"And heav'nly Peace on Earth: "Good-will to Men, to Angels Joy, "At our Redeemer's Birth!"

In Worship fo divine

Let Saints employ their Tongues,
With the celestial Hofts we join,
And loud repeat their Songs.

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Glory to Gop on High!

"And heav'nly Peace on Earth;

"Good-will to Men, to Angels Joy,
"At our Redeemer's Birth."]

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IV. Referred to the Second Pfalm.

V. Submiffion to afflictive Providences,
Job i. 21.

NAKED as from the Earth we came,

And crept to Life at firft;

We to the Earth return again,

And mingle with our Dust.

2 The dear Délights we here enjoy,
And fondly call our own,

Are but short Favours borrow'd now,
To be repaid anon.

3 "Tis God that lifts our Comforts high,
Or finks them in the Grave;

He gives, and (blessed be his Name!)
He takes but what he gave.

4 Peace, all our angry Paffions then!
Let each rebellious Sigh
Be filent at his fov'reign Will,
And ev'ry Murmur die.

5 If fmiling Mercy crown our Lives,
Its Praises shall be spread;

And we'll adore the Justice too

That ftrikes our Comforts dead.