28.

Offerings to Jesus. 11's & 10's M. 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.

Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion,
Odors of Edom and offerings divine-
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?

Vainly we offer each ample oblation —
Vainly with gifts would his favor secure ;
Richer by far is the heart's adoration
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

29.

Birth of Jesus. 8's & 7's M.
Hark! what mean those holy voices,
Sweetly sounding through the skies?
Lo! the angelic host rejoices;
Heavenly hallelujahs rise.

Listen to the wondrous story,

Which they chant in hymns of joy;

"Glory in the highest, - glory!

Glory be to God most high!"

Peace on earth, good will from heaven,
Reaching far as man is found;
Souls redeemed and sins forgiven;
Loud our golden harp shall sound.

Let us learn the wondrous story
Of our great Redeemer's birth;
Spread the brightness of his glory
Till it covers all the earth.

30.

The Same. S. M.

Mortals! with angels join,
And chant the solemn lay:
Joy, love, and gratitude combine,
To hail the auspicious day.

In heaven the song began,
And sweet seraphic fire

Through all the shining legions ran,
And strung and tuned the lyre.

The heavenly armies shout,
And glory leads the song;

Good will and peace are heard through out
The harmonious heavenly throng.

Hail! Prince of Life, all hail!
Redeemer, Brother, Friend!

Though earth, and time, and life should fail,
Thy praise shall never end.

81.

The Miracles of Christ. L. M.

On eyes that never saw the day
He pours the bright, celestial ray;
And deafened ears, by him unbound,
Catch all the harmony of sound.

Lameness takes up its bed, and goes
Rejoicing in the strength that flows
Through every nerve; and, free from pain,
Pours forth to God the grateful strain.

The shattered mind his word restores,
And tunes afresh the mental powers;
The dead revive, to life return,
And bid affection cease to mourn.

Canst thou, my soul, these wonders trace,
And not admire Jehovah's grace?
Canst thou behold thy Saviour's power,
And not the God he served adore?

Children blessed by the Saviour. C. M.

How happy those dear children were
Whom Jesus took and blessed;

Whom, when he breathed the fervent prayer,
He folded to his breast!

How powerful was that prayer to bring
All blessings from above!

How sure to lead them to the spring
Of everlasting love!

How mighty to preserve from sin
And every dangerous snare!-
Well might we wish that we had been
Among the children there.

But, thanks unto the children's Friend,
He is the same to-day,

As when, of old, he would not send
Those little ones away.

33.

Resurrection of Christ. L. M.

Hosanna! let us join to sing
The glories of our rising King;
Recount his deeds of might, and tell
How Jesus triumphed when he fell.

Soon as the morning's early ray
Brings on the third, the appointed day,
Behold the angel cleave the skies,
Roll back the stone, and Jesus rise.

With strength immortal forth he comes,
And power and life from God resumes;
The days of pain and sorrow past,
His triumph shall forever last.

34.

Ascension of Christ. S. M.

Jesus ascends on high,
And sits upon his throne;
Angels and seraphs round him fly
And all his greatness own:

Yet in this glorious state
The human soul retains ;
Remembers all his earthly fate,
And pities all our pains.

Still for the young he prays,
And blesses them above;
"Forbid them not," he kindly says
And offers them his love.

His heart is still the same;
To him may children fly,

His gracious promise still may claim,
And on his word rely.

35.

36.

Excellency of Christ. C. P. M.

O, could we speak the matchless worth,
,could we sound the glories forth,
'Which in our Saviour shine,

We'd soar and touch the heavenly strings,
And vie with Gabriel, while he sings,
İn notes almost divine.

We'd sing the characters he bears,
And all the forms of love he wears,
Exalted on his throne:

In loftiest songs of sweetest praise,
We would, to everlasting days,
Make all his glories known."

Well, the delightful day will come,
When our dear Lord will bring us home,
And we shall see his face:

Then, with our Saviour, Brother, Friend,
A blest eternity we'll spend,

Triumphant in his grace.

Example of Jesus. C. M.
Behold, where in a mortal form
Appears each grace divine;
The virtues, all in Jesus met,
With mildest radiance shine.

To spread the rays of heavenly light,
To give the mourner joy,

To preach the gospel to the poor,
Was his divine employ.

'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn,
Patient and meek he stood;
His foes ungrateful sought his life,-
He labored for their good.

Be Christ our pattern and our guide;
His image may we bear;
O, may we tread his holy steps,
His joy and giory share!

The Same. C. M.

Jesus was holy, wise, and good,
Harmless and undefiled,

And though of heavenly powers possessed,
Was once a little child.

He thought of God, to God he prayed;
It was his greatest joy

His Heavenly Father's will to do,

And thus his life employ.

For us he suffered every ill

That human nature knows;

Was mocked, and scourged, and crucified,
And murdered by his foes.

Now in his Heavenly Father's house,

In mansions bright and fair,
He loves us, intercedes for us,
And will receive us there.

38.

Imitation of Christ's Kindness. C. M.

Lord, lead the way the Saviour went,
By lane and cell obscure,

And let our treasures still be spent,
Like his, upon the poor.

Like him, through scenes of deep distress,

Who bore the world's sad weight,

We, in their gloomy loneliness,

Would seek the desolate.