The Nativity. Hail to the Saviour, descending from Heaven, To build him a kingdom which never shall cease; Pour forth the soul in praise; Which has subdued the hells; And God the Creator, as Jesus is known. True Worship. TRUE WORSHIP, THE SACRIFICE OF THE HEART. How shall we sinners come before* Our blessed Saviour's dazzling throne; Or how acceptably adore The great redeeming God we own? Shall fatlings on His altar burn, Or oil in bounteous rivers flow? Or shall we burst the tenderest tie *Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old? Will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He hath showed thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah vi. 6 to 8. True Worship. Ah! no-a humble, contrite heart, With evil loves and false desires. O let us, then, no longer stray Along the dangerous paths we've trod; For he has plainly show'd the way Which will conduct us back to God. 'Tis but to regulate the mind By the pure precepts of His word; To act with truth and love combined, And humbly imitate the Lord. True Worship. SEEK YE THE LORD. Ye sons of men, come, seek the Lord, Call on Him while He yet is near Let man forsake the sinner's road, Return to Jesus, as his God, Then will the Lord his mercy His pardon freely give; show ; Then man his only good will know, * Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mer. ey upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isa. lv. 6, 7. True Worship. Ah! no-a humble, contrite heart, With evil loves and false desires. O let us, then, no longer stray 'Tis but to regulate the mind By the pure precepts of His word; To act with truth and love combined, And humbly imitate the Lord. 1 |