2 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.

3 To Him shall prayer unceasing
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing-
A kingdom without end:
The mountain dews shall nourish
A seed, in weakness sown,
Whose fruit shall spread and flourish,
And shake like Lebanon.

4 O'er every foe victorious,

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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.

10. EPIPHANY.

BOUNTEO

OUNTEOUS source of every blessing, Sovereign Father of Mankind!

Gentiles now, Thy grace possessing,

In Thy courts acceptance find.

Once far off, but now invited,
We approach Thy sacred throne,
In Thy covenant united,

Reconciled, redeemed, made one.
2 Now, revealed to eastern sages,
See the star of mercy shine-
Mystery hid in former ages,
Mystery great of love divine!
Hail thou ever Blessed Saviour!
Gentiles now their offerings bring ;
In Thy temple seek Thy favour,
Worship Thee, their Lord and King.

11. LENT.

LAVE mercy, Lord, O Lord, forgive,
Let the repenting sinner live;
Is not Thy mercy great and free?
May not the sinner trust in Thee?

2 Wash us from all our sins, O God,
In Thy dear Son's atoning blood;
Hear those who come before Thy throne
Pleading His merits-His alone.

3 Though we have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord,
His gracious presence still afford ;
And still salvation's joys impart,
To heal the broken, contrite heart.

4 A broken heart, O God our King,
Is all the sacrifice we bring :
Thou, God of grace! wilt not despise
A broken heart in sacrifice.

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12. LENT.

HEIRS of immortal life!

While yet we sojourn here,
Oh let us our salvation work,
With trembling and with fear.

2 God will support our hearts

With might before unknown; The work to be performed is ours, The strength is His alone.

3 'Tis He that works to will ;
'Tis He that works to do;

His is the power by which we act;
Be His the glory too.

13. LENT.

Lord, Thou knowest all the snares

That round our pathway be;

Thou know'st that both our joys and cares Come between us and Thee.

2 Thou know'st that our infirmity In Thee alone is strong;

To Thee for help and strength we fly;

O let us not go wrong!

3. O bear us up, protect us now,
In dark temptation's hour;

For Thou wast born of woman, Thou
Hast felt the tempter's power.

4 All-sinless, Thou canst feel for those,
Who strive and suffer long;
But O midst all our cares and woes,
Still let us not go wrong!

14. LENT.

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ALMIGHT

LMIGHTY Father! God of

We all, like sheep astray,

grace !

In folly from Thy paths have turned,
Each to his sinful way.

2 Sins of omission, and of act,
Through all our lives abound;
Alas! in thought, or word, or deed,
No health in us is found.

3 O spare us, Lord-in mercy spare,
Our contrite souls restore ;

Through Him, who suffered on the cross,
And man's transgressions bore.

4 And grant, O Father, for His sake,
That we, through all our days,
A just and godly life may lead
To Thine eternal praise.

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15. LENT.

HELP us, Lord; each hour of need Thy heavenly succour give:

Help us in thought, and word, and deed,

Each hour on earth we live.

2 O help us when our spirits bleed
With contrite anguish sore;

And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more!

3 O help us, through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe :

For still the more Thy servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 O help us, Saviour! from on high;
We know no help but Thee;

O help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be.

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16. LENT.

OH Thou, whose merey, truth, and love,

From age to age endure,

Whose word, though heaven and earth remove
Shall stand for ever sure!
Before Thy face, Almighty God,

Thy guilty creatures fall;

And plead the Saviour's precious blood,

So freely shed for all.

2 The sanctifying Spirit give,

To make us pure within;

That we may serve Thee while we live,

And hate all works of sin.

Give us a new, a perfect heart,

From evil set us free;

The mind that was in Christ impart,
That we may live to Thee.