3 See! in the speech of every land, They execute the great command, Bear witness to their risen Lord,

With heavenly power proclaim his word.

4 Chang'd now their minds, the feeble strong, While truths divine inspire their tongue, Fearless they ev'ry danger try,

Prepar'd for Christ to live or die.

5 Thousands the Saviour's name confess,
Attest the triumphs of his grace;
Of sin and error slaves no more,
The power and love of God adore.

6 Spirit of mercy, truth, and love,
Shed thy bless'd influence from above;
And still from age to age convey
The wonders of this sacred day.

7 In ev'ry clime, by ev'ry tongue,
Be God's eternal praises sung;
Through all the list'ning earth be taught,
The acts our great Redeemer wrought.

8 Unfailing Comfort, heavenly Guide,
Over thy churches still preside;
Till all thy power and joys we prove,
Prepared for the realms above.

141.

ACTS iii. 1.

1 REPENT, the voice celestial cries,

nor longer dare delay:

The wretch that scorns the mandate dies, and meets a fiery day.

2 No more the sovʼreign eye of God o'erlooks the crimes of men;

His heralds are dispatch'd abroad, to warn the world of sin.

3 The summons reach through all the earth; let earth attend and fear:

Listen, ye men of royal birth, and let their subjects hear.

4 Together in his presence bow, and all your guilt confess; Accept the offer'd Saviour now, nor trifle with his grace.

5 Bow, ere the awful trumpet sound, and call you to his bar:

For mercy knows th' appointed bound, and turns to vengeance there.

6 Amazing love, that yet will call, and yet prolong our days!

Our hearts subdu'd by goodness fall, and weep, and love, and praise.

132.

The same.

1 CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day, Sons of men, and angels say,

Raise your joys and triumphs high,
Sing ye heavens, and earth reply.

2 Love's redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the battle won:
Lo! the sun's eclipse is o'er,
Lo! he sets in blood no more.

3 Powers of earth and hell in vain,
Seek the Conqu❜ror to detain;
See he rises from the grave,
He who died our souls to save.

4 Now we soar where Christ has led,
Following our exalted Head;
Made like him, like him we rise,
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.

5 What though once we perish'd all,
Partners of our parent's fall;
Second life we shall receive,
In our heavenly Adam live.

6 Hail! the Lord of earth and heaven!
Praise to thee by both be given;
Christ hath died and risen again,
And with him his people reign.

133.

The same.

1 JESUS Christ is risen to-day, Hallelujah.

Our triumphant holy-day:

Who did once upon the cross,
Suffer to redeem our loss.

2 Hymns of praise, then, let us sing,
Unto Christ our heavenly king;
Who endur'd the cross and grave,
Sinners to redeem and save.

3 But the pains which he endur'd,
Our salvation have procur'd;
Now above the skies he's king,

Where the angels ever sing: Hallelujah.

134.

LUKE Xxiv. 34.

1 LO! the angelic bands

In full assembly meet,

To wait their Lord's commands,

And worship at his feet:

Joyful they come,

And wing their way,
From realms of day,

To seek his tomb.

2 Then back to heaven they fly,

And the glad tidings bear;

Hark! as they soar on high,
What music fills the air!

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Their anthems say,

"Jesus who bled,

"Hath left the dead,

"And risen to-day."

3 Ye mortals, catch the sound, Redeem'd by him from hell; And send the echo round

1

The globe on which you dwell:
With him we rise,

With him we reign,

And empires gain
Beyond the skies.

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135.

LUKE Xxiv. 33-51.

night is past, the rising day

is bursting through the gloom:

Th' appointed day on which the Lord arises from the tomb.

2 The bands of death unloosen'd fall,
at the appointed hour;

And men and angels see declar'd
the Son of God with power.

3 Now o'er the powers of hell and death, his triumph is display'd;

With majesty divine he leaves

the mansions of the dead.

4 He comes! yet still in meekest form,

appears on earth again;

Meets with his servants, and unfolds
the nature of his reign.