2 Israel's strength and consolation, 3 Born thy people to deliver, 4 By thine own eternal Spirit, 210. C. M. STEELE. Humiliation of Christ. 1 AND did the holy and the just, Stoop down to wretchedness and dust, 2 Yes, the Redeemer left his throne, 3 He took the dying traitor's place, For sinful man, O, wondrous grace! For sinful man he bled. 4 O Lord, what heavenly wonders dwell By this are sinners saved from hell, 1 HARK! the glad sound! the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long! Let every heart prepare a throne, 2 He comes, the prisoner to release, The gates of brass before him burst, 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice And on the eyes oppressed with night 4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, And, with the treasures of his grace, 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 212. L. M. Object of Christ's Advent. WATTS. 1 NOT to condemn the sons of men, 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of man so well, Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 213. His hands a thousand blessings give. C. M. Effects of the Mission of Christ. WATTS. 1 JOY to the world! the Lord is come! Let every heart prepare him room, 2 Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ; While fields, and floods, rocks, hills, anu plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, He comes to make his blessings flow 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, The glories of his righteousness, 214. C. M. WATTS Christ's first and second Coming. 1 SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, His power the sinking world sustains, 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day; 4 Let new seraphic joy surprise Ye mountains, sink; ye valleys, rise; 5 Behold, he comes! he comes to bless To show the world his righteousness, 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, How will the guilty nations dread Christ the Light of the World. 1 BEHOLD, the Prince of Peace, 2 No royal pomp adorns This King of righteousness; NEEDHAM. And meekness, patience, truth, and love, 3 The Spirit of the Lord, In rich abundance shed, On this great Prophet gently lights, 4 He is the Light of men; His doctrine life imparts; O, may we feel its quickening power WATTS. Christ the Substance of the Levitical Priesthood. 1 THE true Messiah now appears; 2 The smoking sweet and bleeding lamb 3 Aaron must lay his robes away, When Christ, the Lord, comes down to be 4 He took our mortal flesh, to show For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 5 "Forgive," he cries, "forgive their sins, For I myself have died;' And then he shows his opened veins, 217. C. M. A Light to lighten the Gentiles. WESLEY. 1 THE race that long in darkness pined The people dwell in day, who dwelt 2 To hail thy rise, thou better Sun, 3 To us a Child of hope is born, And him shall all the earth obey, 4 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 5 His power increasing still shall spread; 218. His throne shall justice guard above, C. M. Miracles of Christ. CURTIS'S COL. 1 AND didst thou, Jesus, condescend, To heal the sick, the lame, the blind, 2 Didst thou regard the beggar's cry, Thou Son of David, hear - O, hear 3 And didst thou pity mortal woe, 4 Didst thou thy trembling servant raise, |