22,

HAIL to the Lord's Anointed,
All hail to David's 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.

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
Shall peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness in fountains,
From hill to valley flow;
For Him shall prayer unceasing
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,—
A kingdom without end.

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!
Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
Star of the east, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant REDEEMER is laid.

Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining
Low lies His bed with the beasts of the stall;
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
Maker, and Monarch, and SAVIOUR of all.

Offer Him gifts then in costly devotion,
Odours of Edom, and incense divine;
Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine

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,
Bid Thou the gloom of guilt depart,
And shed Thy sweetness here.

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 cleanse thy chosen place.

To Thee, Whom children see,
The FATHER ever blest,

The HOLY SPIRIT, One in Three,
Be endless praise addressed.

25.

BRIGHT was the guiding star that led,
With mild benignant ray,
The Gentiles to the lowly shed,
Where the REDEEMER lay.

But, lo! a brighter, clearer light
Now points to His abode;

It shines through sin and sorrow's night,
To guide us to our GOD.

O haste to follow where it leads,
His gracious call obey!

Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads,
The Christian's destined way.

O gladly tread the narrow path,
While light and grace are given!

For those who follow CHRIST on earth,
Shall reign with Him in Heaven.