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Trace we the babe, who had retriev'd our loss,
From the poor manger, to the bitter cross;
Treading his steps, assisted by his grace,
Till man's first heavenly stage again takes place.
Then may we hope, th' angelic thrones among,
To sing, redeem'd, a glad triumphal song:
He that was born upon this joyful day,
Around us all his glory shall display:
Sav'd by his love, incessant we shall sing,
Of angels, and of angel-men the King.

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HYMN 12.

GLORY be to God our King,-
Hallelujah!

Thine eternal love we sing:

Thou hast barr'd thine arm divine,
Wrought salvation; made us thine.

Hallelujah, &c.

2 Wand'ring sheep, how far from home
Sore bewilder'd did we roam;

Till the gracious shepherd came,
Sought, and sav'd: O praise his name!

3 Death, no more we dread thy sting;
Sin subdu'd, we joyful sing:

Grave, thy terrors we defy;
We shall live; for Christ did die.

4 Fir'd with gratitude, we raise
All our souls to sound thy praise;
Touch each heart, each tongue inspire,
Sing we higher still, and higher.

5 Down to deepest hell, deprest,
Jesu rescu'd, rais'd and blest;
Open'd mercy's golden gate,
Mercy here who holds her seat.

6 Happy mansion!-every voice
In the blest retreat rejoice;
Let each voice united sound,
Be the walls with gladness crown'd!
7 Elevate our souls to thee;
Thou our guide and guardian be;
Worthy, worthy may we prove,
Lord, of such distinguish'd love!
8 Blessings, thankful all our days,
May we pray, rejoice, and praise;
Till the glorious trump shall sound,
And our raptur'd hearts rebound,-

HALLELUJAH.

ANTHEM S.

ANTHEM FIRST.

HEAR my prayer, O God! and hide not thyself from my petition.

Take heed unto me, and hear me, how I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

Then I said, O that I had wings like a dove, then would I fly away, and be at rest!

ANTHEM SECOND.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a high way for our God.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every. mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

ANTHEM THIRD.

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name EMANUEL, GOD WITH US.

O thou

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get theé up into the high mountain. that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, behold your God! O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee..

ANTHEM FOURTH.

There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

And, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, fear not; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be unto all people; for unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord!

And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good-will towards men.

ANTHEM FIFTH.

Thy rebuke hath broken his heart, he is full of heaviness: he looked for some to have pity on him, but there was no man, neither found he any to comfort him.

Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow.

Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world.

ANTHEM SIXTH.

He was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgressions of my people was he stricken.

But thou didst not leave his soul in hell, nor didst thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in.

ANTHEM SEVENTH.

Behold I tell you a mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruption must put on in

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