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Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns!
Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness,

And wonders of his love.

THE BIBLE.

Father of mercies! in thy word
What endless glory shines!
Forever be thy name adored,
For these celestial lines.

Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;
Treasures beyond what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;

And life and everlasting joys

Attend the blissful sound.

O may these heavenly pages be
Our study and delight;

And still new beauties may we see,
And still increasing light.

EASTER.

Again the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray;
Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours increasing day.

O what a night was that which wraps
The heathen world in gloom!
O what a sun, which broke, this day,
Triumphant from the tomb!

This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung;
Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.

106 I sing the mighty Power of God. C. M.

Music from Musical Class Book-by permission.

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I sing the wisdom that ordained
The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.

I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures by his word,
And then pronounced them good.

There's not a plant or flower below,
But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.

THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE.

I sing the wondrous power of love,
That rules the human soul,
And bids through realms of life above
The streams of pleasure roll.

I sing the triumph of that grace
That wrought the gospel plan,
That sweetly shone in Jesus' face,
The hope of sinful man.

I sing the glory of that truth

That makes the desert bloom,
That saves the freshness of our youth,
And lights with hope the tomb.

O may my soul begin this hour

A holier life to live!

Then shall I know the wondrous power
The love of God can give.

PROTECTION AND SAFETY.

Unshaken as the sacred hill,

And firm as mountains be,
Firm as a rock, the soul shall rest,
That leans, Ó Lord, on thee.

Not walls nor hills could guard so well
Old Salem's happy ground,
As those eternal arms of love
That every saint surround.

The Lord is safety and defence,
In danger's fearful hour,

And they who trust his holy word
Shall know his gracious power.

Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere,
And lead them safely on,

Within the gates of paradise,

Where Christ, their Lord, is gone.

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From the Musical A. B. C.-by permission.

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