HYMN 210. P. M. [#]
Blessing of Christ's Kingdom.
1 HAIL to the Lord's Anointed,
Great David's greater Son!
Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
2 He comes, with succour speedy,
To those who suffer wrong,
To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong;
To give them songs for sighing,
Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls, condemned and dying,
Were precious in his sight.
3 O'er every foe victorious,
He on his throne shall rest,
From age to age more glorious,
All-blessing and all-blest :
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand forever;
That name to us is Love.
HYMN 211. L. M. [#]
Universal Triumph of Christ.
1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 For this shall constant prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown his head:
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
3 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.
4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns;
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
5 Where he displays his healing power
Death and the curse are known no more:
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.
6 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honours to their King,
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the long Amen.
HYMN 212. 7s. M. [#]
Christ's Triumph.
1 HARK! the song of jubilee,
Loud as mighty thunders roar,
Or the fulness of the sea,
When it breaks upon the shore ;—
Hallelujah to the Lord!
God omnipotent shall reign;
Hallelujah! let the word
Echo round the earth and main.
2 Hallelujah!-hark! the sound,
Heard through earth, and through the skies, Wakes above, beneath, around,
All creation's harmonies :
See Jehovah's banner furled,
Sheathed his sword; he speaks,-'tis done!
And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of his Son.
3 He shall reign from pole to pole
With illimitable sway;
He shall reign when, like a scroll,
Yonder heavens are passed away :
Then the end;-beneath his rod
Man's last enemy shall fall:
Hallelujah! Christ in God,
God in Christ, is all in all.
HYMN 213. C. M. [#]
Coronation of Christ.
1 ALL bail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall:
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And own him Lord of all.
2 Ye wandering seed of Israel's race,
A remnant weak and small,
Praise him who saves you by his grace,
And own him Lord of all.
3 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall;
Go, spread your trophies at his feet,
And own him Lord of all.
4 Babes, men, and sires, who know his love,
Who feel your sin and thrall,
Now join with all the hosts above,
And own him Lord of all.
5 And when with yonder sacred throng
We at his feet shall fall,
We'll chant the everlasting song,
And own him Lord of all.
HYMN 214. L. M. [#]
Ascriptions to Christ.
1 Lo, what enraptured songs of praise
Resound through heaven to Christ the Lamb! Adoring angels on him gaze,
And swell the golden trump of fame.
2 Amid his smiles and glories bright
Transported millions round him bend,
And, robed in life's primeval light,
The honours of his cross extend.
3 Salvation to the Lamb, they cry,
That sits upon the shining throne,
Who once for sinful men did die,
That he might seek and bring them home.
4 Hosanna! all have joined the song,
In heaven, in earth, and in the seas;
Salvation sounds from every tongue
In swelling notes of ceaseless praise.
HYMN 215. C. M. [#]
Redeemer's Praise.
1 O, FOR a thousand tongues, to sing
My dear Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my Lord and King,
The triumphs of his grace!
2 Jesus, the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease,-
"Tis music in the sinner's ears,
"Tis life, and health, and peace.
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