Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ hath open'd Paradise. Lives again our glorious King, 66 'Where, O Death, is now thy sting?" "Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?" Hail the Lord of earth and heav'n! 80 THE ASCENSION. "When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men."-EPHESIANS iv. 8. AIL the day that sees him rise, HAIL Christ, awhile to mortals given, There the glorious triumph waits : See, the heaven its Lord receives! Still for us he intercedes, O, though parted from our sight, 81 CHRIST'S INTERCESSION. "Who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."-ROMANS viii. 34. JES ESUS, hail! enthron'd in glory, All the heav'nly hosts adore thee, There for sinners thou art pleading, 66 Spare them yet another year:" Thou for saints art interceding, Till in glory they appear. Worship, honour, pow'r, and blessing, Christ is worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give: Help, ye bright angelic spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Jesu's merits, Help to chaunt Immanuel's praise! 82 THE DAY OF PENTECOST. "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place......And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost."-ACTS ii. 1-4. ET songs of praises fill the sky! L' Christ, our ascended Lord, Sends down his Spirit from on high, All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit by his heavenly breath, All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost. The things of Christ the Spirit takes, All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost. Come, Holy Spirit, from above, Come, and with flames of zeal and love, Our tongues and hearts inspire. Be this our day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! 83 OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT. "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh."--Acтs ii. 17. SPIRIT of the living God! In all the fulness of thy grace, Give tongues of fire, and hearts of love, Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. Fill ev'ry darken'd mind with light, Baptize the nations; far and nigh Till ev'ry tongue shall call him Lord. 84 CHRIST'S SECOND COMING. "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him." L REVELATION i. 7. O! he comes with clouds descending, Thousand thousand saints attending, Swell the triumph of his train : Hallelujah! Jesus comes, and comes to reign. Every eye shall now behold him, Rob'd in awful majesty ! Those who set at nought and sold him, Deeply wailing, Shall the true Messiah see! |