22, HAIL to the Lord's Anointed, Kings shall fall down before Him, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing; For He shall have dominion O'er river sea and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion Or dove's light wing can soar. Before Him on the mountains O'er every foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest; From age to age more glorious, All blessing, and all blessed; The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His Name shall stand for ever,— His great, best Name of love. 23. BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning! Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining Offer Him gifts then in costly devotion, Brightest and best of the sons of the morning! Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning Guide where our infant REDEEMER is laid. 24. LIGHT of the anxious heart, JESUS, Thy suppliants cheer, Happy the man whose breast Thou mak'st Thy residence, From God's right hand a heavenly Guest, Unseen by fleshly sense. Brightness of GOD above, Unfathomable grace, Vouchsafe a present fount of love To Thee, Whom children see, The HOLY SPIRIT, One in Three, 25. BRIGHT was the guiding star that led, But, lo! a brighter, clearer light It shines through sin and sorrow's night, O haste to follow where it leads, Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads, O gladly tread the narrow path, For those who follow CHRIST on earth, |