HYMNS FOR THE CHURCH'S SEASONS. 32 [Advent. Morning. To earth descending, WORD Sublime! And born a Child the world to aid, As years their downward course displayed! Each breast be lightened from Above, That we, who hear Thy call to-day, That so, when Thou, our Judge, art nigh, To give to hidden things their due The Kingdom to the righteous "few ". We may not, in the Pit shut in, Be chained to unrepented sin, May praise and love Thee and adore! To Him Who comes the world to free, To GOD the SON all glory be ! Amen. 33 [Advent. Morning. THE world is very evil, The times are waxing late : The Judge is at the gate: The Judge that comes in mercy, To stop the course of evil, To recompense the right. The perfect from the shattered, Let man, the guilty, tremble, For GOD the MAN shall doom. Arise, arise, ye Christians! Let right to wrong succeed; Let penitential sorrow To Heavenly gladness lead To the light that hath no evening, That knows no moon nor sun The light so new and golden, And when the Sole Begotten 34 Then glory yet unheard of The peace of all the Faithful, Divinest, sweetest, best! To Thy dear Land of Rest, [Advent. Morning. Lo! He comes, with clouds descending, CHRIST appears on earth again. Every eye must now behold Him, Robed in dreadful majesty ; Those who set at nought and sold Him, Shall the true Messiah see. Those dear tokens of His Passion Gaze we on those glorious Scars! See Redemption, long expected, See the Son of GOD appear! Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee, SAVIOUR, take Thy power and glory, Alleluia! Amen. 35 [Advent. Morning. GREAT GOD! what do we see and hear The end of things created! The Judge of mankind doth appear, On clouds of glory seated! The trumpet sounds! the graves restore Prepare us, LORD, to meet Thee. The dead in CHRIST shall first arise, 36 His Cross, dread sign, in Heaven appears, The trumpet sounds! the graves restore Great GOD! to Thee all praise and power, Keep Thou us safe in that dread hour, Grant us that now, in this our day, And so prepare to meet Thee. Amen. [Advent. Evening. DAY of wrath, O day of mourning! O what fear man's bosom rendeth, D |