"Christ is born, the Great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing; O receive whom God appointed

For your Prophet, Priest, and King. "Hasten, mortals, to adore Him ;

Learn his name, and taste his joy; Till in heaven ye sing before Him, Glory be to God most high!"

Let us learn the wondrous story

Of our Great Redeemer's birth: Spread the brightness of his glory, Till it cover all the earth.

Cawood.

Descent of the Holy Spirit.

CREATOR Spirit! by whose aid
The world's foundations first were laid,
Come, visit every pious mind,
Come, pour thy joys on all mankind:
From sin and sorrow set us free,

And make us temples worthy Thee.

Thou Strength of his Almighty hand,

Whose power does heaven and earth command!
Thrice Holy Fount! Thrice Holy Fire!
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire:

Come, and thy sacred unction bring,
To sanctify us while we sing.

Plenteous of grace, descend from high,
Rich in thy seven-fold energy;
Give us Thyself that we may see
The Father and the Son by Thee;
Make us eternal truths receive,
And practise all that we believe.

Dryden.

Luke xxii. 19.-The Lord's Supper.

ACCORDING to thy gracious word,
In meek humility,

This will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember Thee.

Thy body, broken for my sake,
My bread from heaven shall be:
Thy testamental cup I take,
And thus remember Thee.

Gethsemane, can I forget?
Or there thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,
And not remember Thee?

When to the cross I turn mine eyes,

And rest on Calvary,

O Lamb of God, my sacrifice!

I must remember Thee.

Remember Thee, and all thy pains,

And all thy love to me;

Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,

Will I remember Thee.

And when these failing lips grow dumb,
And mind and memory flee,

When Thou shalt in thy kingdom come,
Jesus, remember me.

Montgomery.

Prayer.

PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire,

Utter'd, or unexpress'd;

The motion of a hidden fire,

That trembles in the breast.

Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear;

The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.

Prayer is the simplest form of speech
That infant-lips can try ;

Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach
The Majesty on high.

Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air;

His watch-word, at the gates of death ;
He enters heaven with prayer.

Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice,
Returning from his ways;

While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry, "Behold, he prays!"

The saints in prayer appear as one,
In word, and deed, and mind,

While, with the Father, and the Son,
Sweet fellowship they find.

Nor prayer

is made on earth alone;

The Holy Spirit pleads,

And Jesus, on th' eternal throne,

For sinners intercedes.

O Thou, by whom we come to God,
The life, the truth, the way!

The path of Prayer Thyself hast trod:
Lord, teach us how to pray!

Montgomery.

The entire Surrender of the Soul.

PEACE has unveil'd her smiling face,
And wooes thy soul to her embrace;

PART III.

I

Enjoy'd with ease, if thou refrain
From earthly love, else sought in vain ;
She dwells with all who Truth prefer,
But seeks not them who seek not her.

Yield to the Lord with simple heart,
All that thou hast, and all thou art;
Renounce all strength but strength divine,
And peace shall be for ever thine:
Behold the paths the saints have trod,
The paths which led them home to God.

Guion.

THE TRIED SOUL'S EXULTATION.

HEAD of the church triumphant,

We joyfully adore thee:

Till thou appear, thy members here
Shall sing like those in glory.
We lift our hearts and voices,
With blest anticipation,

And cry aloud, and give to God
The praise of our salvation,

While in affliction's furnace,
And passing through the fire,

Thy love we praise, which knows our days,

And ever brings us nigher.

We raise our hands, exulting

In thine Almighty favour;

The love Divine, which made us thine,

Shall keep us thine for ever.

Thou dost conduct thy people,
Through torrents of temptation,

Nor will we fear, whilst thou art near,

The fire of tribulation.

The world, with sin and Satan,
In vain our march opposes:

By thee we shall break through them all,
And sing the song of Moses.

GLORY, honour, praise, and power,
Be unto the Lamb for ever:

Jesus Christ is our Redeemer :
Hallelujah! praise the Lord.

SONGS OF HEAVEN.*

Rev. iv. 8.—“ And they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."

Rev. v. 12.-" Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."

Rev. vii. 9-12.-" After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God, for ever and ever. Amen."

* The following, with many other beautiful passages of Scripture, may, from time to time, be committed to memory.