Rejoiceth not | in-in | iquity, But rejoic-eth | in-the truth; Beareth all things, be | liev-eth | all things, Hopeth | all things,-en | dur-eth | all things. Charity never | faileth; But whether there be prophecies, theyshall fail: Whether there be tongues, | they-shall | cease; Whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish-away. And now abideth faith, hope, | charity,--these three; But the greatest-of these-is | charity. 17. THE chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll in | fire, As the Lord cometh down in the pompof his ire; Self moving, it drives on its pathway of cloud, And the heavens with the burden of ] Godhead— are bow'd. The glory! the glory! around him are | pour'd, The myriads of angels that | wait-on the Lord; And the glorified saints, and the martyrs are there, And all who the palm-wreaths of victo-ry | wear. The trumpet! the trumpet! the dead have all | heard, Lo, the depths of the stone-cover'd | monuments stirr'd: From ocean and earth, from the south pole and | north, Lo, the vast generations of ages-come | forth. The judgment! the judgment! the thrones are all set, Where the Lamb and the white-vested | eldersare met; All flesh is at once in the sight of the | Lord, And the doom of eternity | hangs on-his | word. O mercy! O mercy! look down from a | bove, Redeemer, on us thy sad | children, -with | love: When beneath, to their darkness, the wicked are driven, May our justified souls find a | welcome-in | heaven. Amen! 18. THERE is a river of im | mort—al | peace, || Clear, springing from the | high—e ] ter—nal throne || Which flows in | bliss-ful | streams || through | all-thegroves, Of Paradise; From this eter-nal | spring Some little rivulets descend, to cheer The city of our | God || The | sa―cred | place Of his-a bode-on earth; Though all around Be | discord-and com | motion || She shall dwell Unmov'd, serene, and safe,-for God-is | there: His arm omnipotent is | ev-er | near || Her present help, her all-sufficient | guard. The Lord of Hosts-is | with us || Israel's God Is our defence, our | ev-er | last-ing | refuge. ADVENT. 19. COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that cryeth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 20. HOW beautiful are the feet of him that bringeth glad tidings, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth, break forth into joy. 21. HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 22. HOW beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation: that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth. Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 23. SLEEPERS wake! a voice is calling; For lo! the bridegroom cometh.— |