3 The whole creation groaneth
In prison chains for Thee;
O, rend the veil asunder,
And set us free.

4 Raise up Thy holy sleepers,
And change Thy saints on earth,
In all as one revealing

The second birth.

5 O, come in all Thy glory,
Our great Emmanuel!

Come forth, our Prince and Saviour,
With us to dwell!

6 Bring Thine eternal Sabbath,
Bring Thine eternal day,
And cause all grief and sighing
To flee away.

7 To Thee, Almighty Father!
O, Saviour, unto Thee!
To Thee, Creator Spirit!
All glory be.

C.M.

[SIR H. DENNY.]

351 Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation xxii. 20.

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OPE of our hearts, O Lord, appear,
Thou glorious Star of day;
Shine forth, and chase the dreary night,

With all our tears, away.

2 Strangers on earth, we wait for Thee;
O leave the Father's throne;
Come, with a shout of victory,
And claim us as Thine own.

3 No resting-place we seek on earth,
No loveliness we see ;

Our eye is on the royal crown
Prepared for us with Thee.

4 But, oh, the thought of sharing, Lord,
Thy glorious throne above,
What is it to the brighter hope
Of dwelling in Thy love?

5 What to the joy, the deeper joy,
Unmingled, pure, and free,
Of union with our living Head,
Of fellowship with Thee?

C.M.

WATTS.

352 The Holy City, new Ferusalem, coming down

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from God out of Heaven.-Revelation xxi. 2.

O, what a glorious sight appears

To our believing eyes!

The earth and seas are passed away,

And the old rolling skies.

2 From the third heaven, where God resides,
That holy, happy place,
The new Jerusalem comes down,
Adorned with shining grace.

3 Attending angels shout for joy,
And the bright armies sing,
Mortals, behold the sacred seat
Of your descending King.

4 The God of Glory down to men
Removes His blessed abode;
Men the dear objects of His grace,
And He the loving God.

5 How long, dear Saviour! O how long
Shall this bright hour delay?

Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day.

87,87,7,7.

KELLY.

353 He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

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Revelation xvii. 14.

HARK, ten thousand harps and voices

Sound the note of praise above;

Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices;
Jesus reigns, the God of Love.
See, He sits on yonder throne;
Jesus rules the world alone.

2 Come, ye saints, unite your praises

With the angels round the throne;
Soon, we hope, our Lord will raise us
Whither He Himself is gone.
Meet it is that we should sing,
Glory! glory to our King!

3 King of Glory, reign for ever!

Thine an everlasting crown!
Nothing from Thy love shall sever

Those whom Thou hast made Thine own.

Happy objects of Thy grace,
Destined to behold Thy face!

4 Saviour, hasten Thy appearing;
Bring, O bring the glorious day,
When, the awful summons hearing,
Heaven and earth shall pass away.
Then with golden harps we'll sing,
Glory! glory to our King!

C.M. Double. PHILIP JAMES BAILEY.*

354 The manifestation of the Sons of God.

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Romans viii. 19.

ALL all who love Thee, Lord, to Thee;
Thou knowest how they long

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To leave these broken lays, and aid

In heaven's unceasing song.

Earth is the place of severance,
Sin, danger, and defect;

Call all who love Thee, Lord, to Thee,
Accomplish Thine elect.

2 Father, the whole creation groans,
Till in Thine own abode,
Complete in number and in bliss,
Shine all the sons of God.
Let them be manifested, Lord!
One countless, sacred host,
From every world and bygone time,
From every clime and coast.

3 Prophets, apostles, martyrs, kings,
The sage, the little child;
Confessing, through one wondrous death
They all are reconciled.

Then shall they all be one with Thee,
For ever safe from sin;

Lord, close the book of time, and let
Eternity begin.

355

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ROM all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.

2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;
Eternal truth attends Thy word;

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.

THE HOLY SPIRIT.

C.M.

KEBLE.

356 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues

as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
Acts ii. 3.

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[HEN God of old came down from heaven,

In power and wrath He came;

Before His feet the clouds were riven,
Half darkness and half flame.

2 But when He came the second time,
He came in power and love;
Softer than gale at morning prime
Hovered His Holy Dove.

3 The fires that rushed on Sinai down
In sudden torrents dread,

Now gently light a glorious crown
On every sainted head.

4 And as on Israel's awestruck ear
The voice exceeding loud,

The trump that angels quake to hear,
Thrilled from the deep, dark cloud;

5 So when the Spirit of our God

Came down His flock to find,

A voice from heaven was heard abroad,
A rushing mighty wind.

6 It fills the Church of God; it fills
The sinful world around;

Only in stubborn hearts and wills
No place for it is found.