,,poems ,,pastoral ,,and ,,psalm ,,by ,,rev4 ,,benjamin ,,copeland ,illustration3 colophon ,,new ,,york3 ,,eaton ,,mains ,,cincinnati3 ,,curts ,,jennings ,copyright by ,,eaton ,,mains1 #ahif4 ,,eaton ,,mains ,,press1 #aej ,fifth ,avenue1 ,new ,york4 ,,poems3 ,,pastoral ,,and ,,psalm4 ,,the ,,first ,,robin4 ,herald of the happy year1 ,robin redbreast1 art thou here8 ,welcome to thy destined goal2 ,welcome1 songster of the soul6 ,age and ,childhood find in thee ,kindred bond of sympathy2 ,hope and ,memory are one ,in thy song's sweet unison4 ,common freehold all hearts claim ,in thy nature's artless aim2 ,best of priests and poets1 thou1 ,singing on the leafless bough4 ,mead and mountain1 wood and wold1 ,wait the rapture manifold1 ,which shall prove thee saint and seer1 ,dearest minstrel of the year6 ,every note like ,april rain-- ,thou transmutest1 in thy strain1 ,with the season's subtle power1 ,winter's dearth to summer's dower4 ,glows the mold with vernal fire ,kindled by thy love's desire2 ,nature wakens1 at thy call1 ,to her ,easter festival4 ,mateless messenger divine6 ,peerless privilege is thine3 ,thou interpretest to ,faith ,the deep mystery of death4 ,,the ,,meadow ,,air ,,is ,,sweet4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the cowslip's cup of gold ,is full of fresh and fragrant dew1-- ,more full than it can hold4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the blackbird's mellow note1 ,like water in a little brook1 ,flows gurgling from his throat4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the stream that cheers the lea ,will feel the willow's tender kiss1 ,e'en to the distant sea4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,hark6 from the old elm tree-- ,ah6 only lovers understand ,the oriole's ecstasy4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the clover1 handsome--white1 ,with dainty odors woos the bee1 ,and fills her with delight4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the bobolink is there6 ,when he is mute a faery flute ,seems echoing in the air4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the daisy in the grass ,looks up to see the clouds1 and feel ,their shadow as they pass4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the swallow flashes by1 ,too merry for a moment's rest ,between the earth and sky4 ,the meadow air is sweet1-- ,the day wanes in the west1 ,and twilight's soothing shadows lull ,the weary world to rest4 ,a ,,contrast4 ,in the green silence of this sylvan shore ,how servile seems the city's ceaseless roar6 ,how vain the restless rivalry for pelf6 ,how low the aim that centers all in self6 ,the penury of ,pride--the sordid care ,of souls despoiled of poetry and prayer-- ,seems in these happy shades to be ,the comedy of misery4 ,,the ,,goal4 ,sweet scents1 sweet sounds1 sweet scenes6 ,with all that intervenes ,in sweeter solemn silences profound1-- ,whereinto overflows1 ,in forest1 river1 rose1 ,passionless being1 beauty without bound4 ,how deep the mind's repose6 ,the vagrant sea breeze blows ,with kindred pulses through the fragrant shade2 ,and sod and soul are blent ,in blest enfranchisement1-- ,prefiguring the end for all things made4 ,for life and love1 supreme ,beyond ,isaiah's dream1 ,shall bear all being to its blissful goal2 ,the wondrous word is true3 8,lo6 ,i make all things new20-- ,the universe is ransomed with the soul4 ,,unanswered4 ,whither away1 ye argosies of ,heaven1 ,in solemn state advancing from afar8 ,what mission marshals you8 ,what chivalrous emprise ,darkens the glory of the sapphire skies8 ,say1 was your empire's ancient quiet riven ,with rumor ominous of distant wrong and war8 ,or speed ye forth with snowy sails unfurled1 ,and radiant pennons shimmering in the haze1 ,to bring with proper pomp1 to his empyreal throne1 ,your monarch with his bride8--he loveth her alone1-- ,dear daughter of the ,sun1 the peerless virgin world1 ,long cloistered in his bosom's brightest rays4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no answer but a deeper shadow cast1-- ,and lo6 the splendid mystery has passed4 ,,easter ,,anticipated4 ,hark6 'tis the ,robin1 poet-priest1 ,absolves rude ,winter's wrong3 ,the heart of ,nature is released1 ,and soareth out in song4 ,,under ,,the ,,moon4 ,beautiful ,luna1 bride of the night6 ,sweet is the sheen of thy soft silver light2 ,on castle and cottage in splendor it streams1 ,blessing the earth with its bountiful beams4 ,thou cheerest the vigils of shepherd and seer2 ,to sailor and lover alike thou art dear2 ,forever and ever thy kingdom shall be3-- ,the heart owns thy sway like the tides of the sea4 ,,heart',s-,,ease4 ,the day will not give place to night1-- ,the darkness pierces like the light2 ,my care prolongs the noontide glare1 ,and makes a desert everywhere4 ,o6 what will ease a burning brain1 ,and the weariness that is worse than pain8 99 99 99 99 99 ,think of twilight and the dew1-- ,the stars serenely shining through ,the tranquil depths of peaceful blue2 ,muse on the moon's majestic grace2 ,how worshipful her radiant face ,in midnight's solemn loneliness6 ,nature is silent unto ,god-- ,his comforts are exceeding broad4 99 99 99 99 99 ,receive the word his works declare3 8,the peace of ,god is everywhere40 ,too weak for praise1 too faint for prayer1 ,the benediction of the air ,be thine whose lot it is to share ,life's ceaseless1 slow-corroding care4 ,be still1 and breathe the balm divine1 ,arcturus' joy1 ,orion's wine2 ,so shalt thou know the blessed law ,whence stars their strength and beauty draw1 ,inheriting their influence ,in quietness and confidence1 ,and ever1 cheerfully as they1 ,press onward in thy heavenward way4 ,,the ,,reward4 ,from green to gold ,the year grows old1 ,with beautiful increase2 ,the seasons wane ,to ripened grain ,and ,nature's deepest peace4 ,the same sure plan ,is thine1 ,o man6 ,alike for sod and soul1 ,the law of love-- ,enthroned above-- ,that guides thee to thy goal4 ,have faith in ,god2-- ,who gives the clod ,its meed of fruit or flower4 ,shall crown thy cares1 ,thy tears1 thy prayers1 ,with an immortal dower4 ,,struggle ,,and ,,rest4 ,my life was overcast with care1 ,and doubt pursued me everywhere2 ,still farther into gloom unknown ,i wandered desolately lone1 ,till1 in the depths of self-despair1 ,the darkness deepened into prayer2 ,and lo6 when hope was almost gone1 ,the midnight brightened into dawn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,around my heart was drawn the coil ,of cheerless1 unrelenting toil2 ,nor any respite could ,i find1 ,nor any comfort for the mind1 ,when ,his dear cross appeared to me1 ,whose service is true liberty2-- ,the thought of ,jesus brought me rest1 ,and meekness made my burden blest4 ,,compensation4 ,deep calleth unto deep2--the heart ,that dwelleth from the world apart ,is sometimes doubly sad2 ,but lo6 the light that overflows6 ,the desert blossoms like the rose1-- ,the wilderness is glad6 ,the faith serene1 the lofty cheer1 ,the love triumphant over fear1-- ,a paradise below6 ,such is the treasure each may find1 7,the rapture of a quiet mind17 ,and such1 in part1 bestow4 ,,betrayed4 ,deceived1 defloured1 despoiled6 ,o drooping lily1 late with light aglow6 ,around thy root is coiled ,the hidden horror of a nameless woe4 ,deceived1 defiled1 despoiled6 ,is there no healing for a broken heart8 ,o ,god6 hadst thou but foiled ,the fatal spell of the betrayer's art4 ,deceived1 despised1 despoiled6 ,the blight has fallen on thy peerless bloom2 ,to bless thy bridal eager ages toiled2-- ,a moment's glamour leaves thee endless gloom4 ,,midnight ,,and ,,morning4 ,under her heart her sorrow1 ,under her heart her shame1-- ,and darker than death the morrow ,with the brand of the whole world's blame4 99 99 99 99 99 ,under her heart her glory1-- ,o rapture that knows no alloy6 ,blest ,mary6 thy travail's sweet story ,shall waken the whole world's joy4 ,,other ,,sheep4 ,pagan1 ,papist1 ,protestant6 ,what is that to thee or me8 ,make not ,heaven's mercy scant ,with thy pampered bigotry4 ,who made thee the judge to be ,of thy brother's destiny8 ,deem not that thy shibboleth ,holds the keys of life and death4 ,ah1 that secret1 sullen sign6 ,call it not decree divine2 ,for a letter1 more1 or less1 ,measures not ,god's tenderness4 8,other sheep ,i have10 said ,one ,who was more than ,mary's son2 ,eyes as blind as thine shall see ,his amazing charity4 ,when it claims the judgment throne1 ,what is creed but craft and cant8 ,god will surely know his own-- ,pagan1 ,papist1 ,protestant4 ,,niagara4 ,majestic symbol of eternal power6 ,dread oracle of eons all unknown6 ,before thy presence ,pomp and ,passion cower1-- ,all men are equal at thy awful throne4 ,abashed1 the eager babble of the mart1 ,to silence shamed1 the vulgar greed for gain2 ,no more ambition goads the weary heart1 ,and ,toil forgets its unrequited pain4 ,stern type of ,truth's inexorable law6 ,no room remains for envy or for pride2 ,here prince and pauper stand in common awe1 ,swayed by the spell of thy resistless tide4 ,a rushing1 seething ,sinai1--thou dost pour ,on sluggish consciences the solemn sense ,of justice infinite3 thy thunder's roar ,declares to ,wrong relentless recompense4 ,against our arrogance thy strength doth plead2 ,deep unto deep imperiously calls2 ,impartial annalist6 the nations read ,their transient glory on thy ageless walls4 ,yet dost thou deign to dower the moment's need1-- ,our dreams exceeding by thy bounteous sway2 ,with power unrivaled thy proud flood shall speed ,the ,new ,world's progress toward ,time's perfect day4 ,o mighty monitor6 ,o seer sublime6 ,the soul's surpassing grandeur thou dost show2 ,the fountains of thy immemorial prime ,through man's immortal being freely flow4 ,,let ,,in ,,the ,,light6 ,let in the light6 ,the sky is bright1 ,the air is flowing free2 ,the mountains glow1 ,the vale1 below1 ,is holding jubilee4 ,let in the light6-- ,sad oversight ,to miss so sweet a morn2 ,the vision flies1 ,awake6 arise6 ,each dawn is life reborn4 ,let in the light6 ,o6 read aright ,the day's ,apocalypse2 ,its hours enfold ,the age of gold1 ,and all thy dreams eclipse4 ,let in the light6 ',twill soon be night2 ,prize every moment given2 ,with all thy might ,serve thou the right1 ,and leave the rest to ,heaven4 ,,the ,,law ,,of ,,love4 ,o1 the sky is blue above me1 ,and the earth beneath is green1 ,and softly bright the flowing light ,floods the boundless space between4 ,but what if the day should darken1 ,and death's dread shadows fall8 ,i need not fear2 with heaven so near1 ,why should the night appall8 ',tis but the peaceful portal ,unto a morn immortal2 ,for the light that once gladdened the garden's deep gloom ,at last shall transfigure all blight into bloom4 ,for over and under the soul's sore strife ,is the blessed law of an endless life2 ,from the sod to the stars1 and the stars to the sod1 ,sways the everlasting love of ,god4 ,a ,,prophecy4 ,o happy1 happy1 happy boy6 ,let me tell you all your joy2 ,let me whisper in your ear ,all the secret of the seer4 ,let me tell your fortune fair ,to the wide and wandering air2 ,let me share my rapture rare ,with the social1 songful air1-- ,with the gentle1 genial air1 ,kind to laughter and to prayer4 99 99 99 99 99 ,whatsoe'er the world may say1 ,you shall have the right of way3 ,you shall laugh1 and you shall play1 ,and1 in merry roundelay1 ,dance with jolly faun and fay2 ,you shall have the wealth of ,may ,for your dowry every day4 99 99 99 99 99 ,nature1 from her frailest spar ,to her oldest1 utmost star1 ,all her miracles shall bring ,for your blissful wondering2-- ,you shall be her priest and king4 ,knowing what was never known1 ,reaping what was never sown1 ,you shall feel the world your own1 ,on your universal throne4 ,and1 in holy place apart1 7,blessed are the pure in heart67 ,in a halo of delight1 ,jubilant with glorious might1 ,you shall walk with ,god in white4 99 99 99 99 99 ,this is all was shown to me ,of the child's futurity2 ,what the youth and man will be-- ,sealed is in mystery4 ,scarcely can his angel see1 ,face to face with ,deity1 ,farther into certainty4 ,god exceed the prophecy6 ,god be better to the boy ,than the parent's dream of joy4 ,,little ,,ruth4 ,i cannot feel that she is gone ,so far1 so far away2 ,her little heart close to my own ,is beating day by day4 ,ah6 tender are these human ties2 ,may heaven at last reveal ,why on her eyes a slumber lies ,e'en tears cannot unseal4 ,a look this darkness would displace ,with a divine delight2 ,the soul's rare grace in her fair face4 ,it was a blessed sight6 ,her hair a happy halo wore ,that lit the hearth and hall2 ,alas6 no more my study door ,heeds her confiding call4 ,dear lips6 where mirth and music wrote ,the lore in ,eden sung2 ,seemed every note from her sweet throat ,by elf or angel strung4 ,the robin1 hark6 is here again1 ,to woo the wondrous child2 ,but all in vain his ardent strain1-- ,death may not be beguiled4 ,sleep1 ,baby1 sleep2 we will not weep1 ,nor moan or murmur make2 ,but ,o6 how deep the dreamless sleep6 ,would ,god she might awake4 ,asleep8 awake6 the ,shepherd takes ,his little lamb above2 ,and where she wakes the morning breaks ,in everlasting love4 99 99 99 99 99 ,but ,i cannot feel that she is gone ,so far1 so far away2 ,for her little heart close to my own ,keeps beating day by day4 ,,where ,,there ,,is ,,no ,,more ,,pain4 ,the sharpest pang1 the tenderest tear1 ,not yet are known to thee1 ,unless thy heart has learned how dear ,a little grave can be4 ,a little grave--but ,o1 how wide ,the room it left for grief6 ,a grief which1 like the ebbing tide1 ,returns without relief4 ,dear child6 by death made doubly dear1 ,god grant it may not be ,that thou in heaven should'st ever hear ,how much we mourn for thee4 ,one after one the seasons wane1-- ,our loss1 it grows not less2 ,time's balm is vain to heal the pain ,of such a loneliness4 ,o little grave1 that darkened so ,the path by ,sorrow trod1 ,sometimes the sunset's golden glow ,rests on thy daisied sod2-- ,and then we feel that ,god is good1 ,and we take heart again1 ,assured 'twill all be understood ,where there is no more pain4 ,where there is no more pain--'tis there1 ',tis there we long to be2 ,o ,thou1 who didst our sorrows bear1 ,bring us to dwell with thee6 ,where there is no more pain--how blest ,love's kingdom1 fadeless1 fair6 ,that blissful rest naught shall molest1-- ,death cannot enter there4 ,,among ,,the ,,lilies4 ,among the lilies she lies asleep1 ,our ,easter lily1 so fair and sweet1-- ,a flower too fair and frail to keep ,where love with sorrow and pain must meet4 ,among the lilies in ,paradise 7,o sweeter than ,eden1 ,god's garden above67 ,stands a little child1--and the same dear eyes ,look up into ours with immortal love4 ,among the lilies6 ,lord1 grant that we ,with the pure in heart thy face may see1 ,and find with our loved and our lost a home ,where pain and sorrow can never come4 ,,forgotten8 ,by ties as tender as our tears ,our hearts still hold to thee2-- ,dear child6 death cannot blight the years ,of immortality4 8,,in ,,the ,,beginning1 ,,god40 99 99 99 99 99 8,in ,him we live1 and move1 and have our being40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,father4 ,,adoration4 ,sole ,source of being1 blessed ,god6 ,of love the ,fountain and the ,sea1 ,thy glorious name alone we laud1-- ,our springs1 ,o ,lord1 are all in thee4 ,in all our paths thy truth we trace1-- ,thy goodness1 infinite1 unknown2 ,our everlasting dwelling place1 ,in thee we live1 in thee alone4 ,to children's children still endure ,thy ceaseless care1 thy changeless love2 ,thy covenanted mercies1 sure1 ,shall never1 nevermore remove4 ,o happiness without alloy6 ,we soon with all thy saints shall come1 ,with songs and everlasting joy1 ,to ,zion1 our eternal home4 ,o holy1 holy1 holy ,lord6 ,to thee be endless glory given2 ,o be thy name by all adored1 ,for evermore1 in earth and heaven4 ,,confiding ,,in ,,god4 ,from thy commandments1 ,lord1 ,o let me never stray2 ,according to thy word ,do thou direct my way4 ,be every moment near1-- ,alone ,i dare not go1-- ,and with thy presence cheer ,my pilgrimage below4 ,forever in thy sight1 ,no harm can happen me2 ,the darkness and the light ,are both alike to thee4 ,e'en death shall serve thy will1-- ,controlled by thy command2 ,no change can work me ill1-- 8,my times are in thy hand40 ,in this ,i sweetly rest1-- ,instructed from above1-- ,whatever is1 is best2 ,for thou1 ,o ,lord1 art love4 ,,providence4 ,o ,god1 our shield6 our strong defense1 ,sure staff of souls distress'd1 ,beneath thy watchful providence1 ,thy saints securely rest4 ,no want have they who seek thy face2 ,no good wilt thou withhold ,from them that walk in righteousness1 ,the flock of thine own fold4 ,from strength to strength thy servants go1 ,delighting in thy will2 ,triumphant over every foe1 ,they stand on ,zion's hill4 ,forever blessd be thy name1-- ,and let the whole earth be ,the temple of thy glorious fame1 ,and thy salvation see4 ,,anniversary ,,praise4 ,o sovereign ,love1 eternal ,power6 ,whose grace hath brought us to this hour1 ,thy covenanted mercies1 sure1 ,to children's children still endure4 ,our fathers' ,god6 to thee we raise ,in cheerful song our grateful praise1-- ,and laud and magnify and bless ,thy everlasting faithfulness4 ,for blessings on our infant days1 ,for guidance through life's later maze1 ,for present good1 for hope of heaven1 ,to thee be endless glory given4 ,our children1 ,lord1 with pious care1 ,we consecrate to thee in prayer2 ,o1 be thou tender to our tears1-- ,o1 be thou better than our fears4 ,in all our pilgrimage below1 ,o1 may thy presence with us go2 ,and grant us grace henceforth to be ,in sweetest fellowship with thee4 ,for service1 or for suffering1 ,lord1 ,in thee we seek our sole reward1-- ,content1 in life and death1 to prove ,the comforts of redeeming love4 ,,out ,,of ,,the ,,depths4 ,almighty ,sovereign of the sea1 ,make known thy matchless majesty2 ,rebuke the raging of the deep1 ,and bid its surging billows sleep4 ,great ,god1 regard thy servants' prayer1 ,and grant us1 still1 thy gracious care2 ,spare us1 ,o ,lord2 our lives prolong1 ,and turn our sorrow into song4 ,out of the depths we cry to thee2 ,o1 let us thy salvation see6 ,thy tender pity may we prove1-- ,thy changeless1 everlasting love4 ,through gloom and tempest guide our way2 ,the sea is thine--it owns thy sway2 ,the winds and waves obey thy will1 ,hushed when they hear thy 8,peace1 be still60 ,on thee alone our hope is stayed2 ,o1 be thou our unfailing aid1 ,till1 in the haven of thy breast1 ,we share thy saints' eternal rest4 ,,the ,,sanctuary4 ,how amiable thy courts6 ,thy temple1 ,lord1 how fair6 ,how pleasant1 still1 to lowly hearts1 ,thy tabernacles are4 ,thither the tribes go up1-- ,thy chosen ,israel1-- ,with voice of saintly jubilee ,thy faithfulness to tell4 ,how excellent they stand1 ,the gates of praise and prayer6 ,would ,god my weary1 fainting soul ,might dwell forever there4 ,before the mercy seat ,we find our faith's reward3 ,a heart made holy to behold ,the beauty of the ,lord4 ,thy ceaseless love1 ,o ,christ1 ,our pilgrimage shall cheer1 ,till1 crowned with everlasting joy1 ,in glory we appear4 8,,in ,,quiet ,,resting ,,places40 ,more rest we want1 ,o ,god6 ,more rest from self and sin1 ,more silence for serener thought1 ,the soul's true goal to win4 ,without1 the strife of tongues1 ,within1 a wayward will2-- ,o ,jesus1 ,saviour6 speak1 and say1 8,peace1 troubled heart1 be still40 ,in quiet confidence ,we then shall sweetly rest1 ,and in thy gentleness1 ,o ,lord1 ,for evermore be blest4 ,,the ,,seasons ,,are ,,thy ,,servants4 ,the seasons are thy servants1 ,lord6 ,obedient to thy will1 ,thy everlasting covenant ,they faithfully fulfill4 ,the seasons are thy servants1 ,lord6 ,summer and winter bring ,rich blessings from thy gracious hand1-- ,the bounty of the ,king4 ,the seasons are thy servants1 ,lord6 ,why should thy children fear8 ,with loving-kindness manifold ,thou crownest every year4 ,the seasons are thy servants1 ,lord6 ,the sunshine and the rain2 ,the seedtime and the harvest blend ,in our eternal gain4 ,the seasons are thy servants1 ,lord6 ,thy changeless love we laud1 ,and magnify1 with grateful joy1 ,the goodness of our ,god4 ,,aspiration ,,and ,,rest4 ,o ,god1 of love the ,fountain and the ,sea6 ,my fainting soul pants ceaselessly for thee2 ,earth's bitter streams no comfort can supply1-- ,for thee1 for thee1 the living ,god1 ,i sigh4 ,no more below my wayward wishes roam1-- ,my heart1 at last1 is conscious of its home2 ,my portion thou1 my refuge and my rest2-- ,o gracious ,saviour1 take me to thy breast4 ,but ,o1 my brothers6 comfortless as ,i1-- ,alike we languish1 and alike we die2 ,be merciful1 ,o ,god1 and hear the prayer ,of every fainting spirit everywhere4 ,in the dear shelter of thy tranquil breast1 ,o ,love divine1 a weary world would rest2 ,the whole creation travaileth for thee1 ,o ,god1 of love the ,fountain and the ,sea6 ,,the ,,larger ,,life4 ,my years are very few1 ,o ,god6 ,more rapidly they pass ,than clouds whose transient tale is told ,in shadows on the grass4 ,my years are very few1 ,o ,god6 ,but they are full of thee1-- ,a drop of being in thy life's ,unfathomable sea4 ,my years are very few1 ,o ,god6 ,o1 let me clearly see ,how they grow strong and beautiful ,in thy immensity4 ,my years are very few1 ,o ,god6 ,the sum of them is small2 ,but each may serve thy blessed will1 ,and thou shalt have them all4 ,my years are very few1 ,o ,god6 ,but1 safe on sea or land1 ,i confidently journey on1-- ,my times are in thy hand4 ,my years are very few1 ,o ,god6 ,on earth1 but not in heaven2-- ,to thee1 eternal ,life and ,love1 ,be endless praises given4 ,,christ ,,in ,,song4 ,,christmas4 ,o holy1 happy morning1 ,that saw the ,saviour's birth6 ,the star1 thy brow adorning1 ,beams mercy on the earth4 ,for shepherds1 and for sages1 ,thy cheer1 impartial1 free1-- ,the travail of the ages ,finds recompense in thee4 ,my soul1 be thou believing1-- ,no more thy past deplore2 ,in ,christ all loss retrieving1 ,rejoice for evermore4 ,by love unknown attended1 ,thy weary watch and ward1-- ,behold6 the vision splendid6 ,the angel of the ,lord6 ,and hark6 the herald angel6 ,the radiant1 rapturous throng6 ,the ravishing evangel ,floods all the hills with song3 8,to ,god in heaven1 glory1 ,good will to men below20 ,speed1 speed the blessed story1 ,that all the world may know4 ,repeat it softly1 slowly1 ,for still1 in hut and hall1 ,are lonely hearts1 and lowly1 ,that hunger for it all4 ,again--again the story6 ,till sin and sorrow cease-- 8,to ,god1 the ,father1 glory1 ,and to his children1 peace40 ,,gold1 ,,and ,,frankincense1 ,,and ,,myrrh4 ,faithful1 followed they the star ,faintly glimmering afar1 ,till it rested o'er the way1 ,where the ,lord of glory lay4 ,gold1 and frankincense1 and myrrh1 ,gave each regal worshiper1 ,seeing1 in the ,babe divine1 ,answer of the heavenly sign4 ,lo6 again the star appears1 ,shining through our griefs and fears1-- ,dayspring of the desolate-- ,heaven stoops down to our estate6 ,by the path the wise men trod1 ,seek we1 too1 th' incarnate ,god2 ,blessed goal1 where ends all strife3 ,christ1 the ,way1 the ,truth1 the ,life4 ,kneeling where the ,magi knelt1 ,feeling what the ,magi felt1-- ,of all nations the ,desire1 ,lord1 to thee our souls aspire4 ,hasten1 heart of mine1 to bring ,from thy store fit offering2 ,be a royal worshiper3 ,gold1 and frankincense1 and myrrh6 ,,good ,,friday4 ,o outcast ,christ1 rejected ,king6 ,o ,man of sorrows1 slain for me1 ,accept a sinner's offering-- ,a thankful heart that clings to thee4 ,the purple robe1 the taunt1 the sneer1 ,the crown of thorns1 the scourge1 the cross6 ,remembering these1 ,o ,saviour dear1 ,i gladly reckon all things loss4 ,could grief of mine make meet redress ,for those dark hours of deepest woe1 ,o ,lamb of ,god6 ,o ,prince of ,peace6 ,my tears for evermore should flow4 ,on thee1 the sinless ,one1 was laid ,the guilt of all mankind1 and mine2 ,thy grace the ransom doubly paid ,in human agony divine4 ,o ,son of ,mary6 ,son of ,god6 ,thou ,king of saints1 enthroned above1 ,thy glorious name the world shall laud1 ,and crown thy cross with wreaths of love4 ,,the ,,resurrection4 ,relentless as the council is the cross2 ,the ,nazarene is bruised and torn2-- ,mourn6 ye despised disciples1 mourn6 ,priest1 scribe1 and elder triumph in your loss4 ,the watch is set1--the sepulcher is sure2 ,death and the grave and ,rome unite-- ,triumvirate of matchless might-- ,to make ,sin's vaunted victory secure4 ,secure8 ,with sudden awe the aged earth ,feels him alive within the tomb2 ,and lo6 emerging from the gloom1 ,the brightest morning since creation's birth6 ,the nations see the ,dayspring from on high1 ,and greet the mighty miracle ,with songs that shake the gates of hell1 ,and animate the anthems of the sky4 ,,easter-,,tide4 ,easter bells are ringing1 ,easter anthems rise1 ,age and ,childhood singing ,strains that seek the skies3 ,seek their source1 ascending ,where1 in rapture sweet1 ,song and service blending1 ,saint and seraph meet4 8,christ1 the ,lord1 is risen60 ,wondering angels cry2 8,broken1 ,death's dread prison60 ,sons of men reply4 ,blessed song and story6 ,doubt and fear depart1-- ,resurrection glory ,floods the faithful heart4 ,purest1 purest pleasure ,in each bosom wells2 ,happy1 happy measure-- ,how the choral swells6 ,by that song supplanted1 ,wrath and wrong shall cease2 ,from this hour undaunted ,reigns the ,prince of ,peace4 ,easter lilies1 blowing1 ,breathe his praise abroad1-- ,all their grace bestowing ,on the ,son of ,god4 ,lo6 his brow adorning1 ,kings their homage pay2 ,hark6 the stars of morning ,hail his boundless sway4 ,,the ,,sure ,,foundation4 ,a strong and sure foundation ,is ,jesus ,christ1 the ,lord1-- ,before the world's creation ,the everlasting ,word6 ,his power1 supreme1 unbounded1 ,he pledges to his own2 ,on him their hope is grounded ,securely as ,god's throne4 ,what though the tempest rages8 ,no harm his cause sustains2 ,built on the ,rock of ,ages1 ,unmoved the ,church remains4 ,his word shall stand forever1-- ,nor shall one letter fail3 8,the gates of hell shall never ,against my ,church prevail40 ,from ,god all grace receiving1 ,the saints1 below1 above1 ,in ,christ their ,king believing1 ,shall triumph through his love4 ,o happy1 happy ,zion6 ,the ,lamb1 for sinners slain1 ,is ,judah's mighty ,lion1 ,who shall forever reign6 ,the ,rock of our salvation1-- ,to thee1 ,o ,christ1 we raise1 ,in grateful adoration1 ,the voice of prayer and praise2 ,our common faith confessing1 ,thy cross the world shall crown ,with glory1 honor1 blessing1 ,and infinite renown4 ,,light ,,of ,,light4 ,of transient symbol the eternal ,truth1 ,in thee1 ,o ,christ1 the soul's sure light we find2 ,vision and dream of ,age and eager ,youth1 ,thou pourest heaven on every humble mind4 ,,all ,,in ,,all4 ,o ,lily1 ,rose1 and ,fountain6 ,o ,dayspring from above6 ,o ,sun1 and ,sea1 and ,mountain-- ,immeasurable ,love6 ,sweet ,jesus1 ,shepherd1 ,saviour1 ,may we thy glory see1 ,and share thy joy forever1 ,incarnate ,deity6 ,a ,,missionary ,,lyric4 ,lamb of the riven side1-- ,lord of lords glorified6 ,victim and ,victor1 thee we adore2 ,shepherd of ,israel1 ,saviour from death and hell1 ,mighty ,immanuel6 reign evermore4 ,lion of ,judah1 ,from ,brahm and from ,buddha ,seize for thy glory the sea and the land2 ,where age-long error thralls1 ,where blackest night appalls1 ,there1 with her radiant walls1 let ,zion stand4 ,the gates of the morning1 ,thy temple adorning1 ,shall beacon the uttermost isles of the sea2 ,and nations1 now unknown1 ,shall bow before thy throne1 ,and thee their ,sovereign own1 with saintly jubilee4 ,orient and ,occident1 ,hail ,him the ,father sent6 ,greet him with shoutings and joyfully sing2 ,on love's blest mission bent1 ,through ,death's wide realm he went ,conq'ror omnipotent2 crown him your ,king6 ,martyr with gory brow1 ,monarch in glory1 now1 ,victim and ,victor1 thee we adore2 ,shepherd of ,israel1 ,saviour from death and hell1 ,mighty ,immanuel6 reign evermore4 ,,in ,,the ,,morning1 ,,jesus4 ,in the morning1 ,jesus1 ,let me see thy face1 ,altogether lovely1 ,full of truth and grace4 ,in the morning1 ,jesus1 ,let me hear thy voice2 ,speak1 and let thy servant ,all the day rejoice4 ,in the morning1 ,jesus1 ,manifest thy love1-- ,peace1 and power1 and blessing1 ,bringing from above4 ,in the morning1 ,jesus1 ,show thy cross to me2 ,then1 dear ,lord1 ,i'll suffer ,cheerfully for thee4 ,every morning1 ,jesus1 ,every evening1 bless2 ,shelter me forever ,with thy righteousness4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in the morning1 ,jesus1 ,when thy saints shall rise1 ,bring me1 with the blessed1 ,into ,paradise4 ,,penitential4 ,at thy cross2 ,o ,christ1 to thee ,low ,i bow the suppliant knee2 ,cast1 ,o1 cast me not away1-- ,help a fainting soul to pray4 ,sinful1 sorrowful1 ,i wait ,for a look compassionate2 ,surely thou wilt pity one ,so forsaken and undone4 ,tell me1 ,jesus1 if it be ,that thy blood was shed for me2 ,in thy wounds1 ,o1 let me see ,pardon1 peace1 and purity6 ,from the uttermost degree ,of a sinner's misery1 ,mighty ,victor1 rescue me2 ,set my captive spirit free4 ,o that ,i might have a place ,in the kingdom of thy grace6 ,there the penitent are blest1-- ,there the weary are at rest4 ,saviour1 may ,i call thee mine8 ,yes1--for thou dost own me thine2 ,lo1 'tis written in my heart-- ,mine1 forever mine1 thou art4 ,unto thee be glory given ,evermore in earth and heaven2 ,be thy name by all adored1 ,holy1 holy1 holy ,lord6 8,,faint1 ,,yet ,,pursuing40 ,breathe on us thy benediction1 ,lord of glory1 ,prince of ,peace6 ,comfort us in our affliction1 ,bid our fears and doubtings cease4 ,shepherd of our souls and ,saviour1 ,who1 alone1 the wine press trod1 ,well thou knowest the world's behavior1 ,man of sorrows1 ,lamb of ,god6 ,therefore1 in their tribulation1 ,turn thy weary saints to thee1 ,seeking1 in thy sure salvation1 ,peace and power and victory4 ,strangers here1 and pilgrims lowly1 ,eagerly we follow thee1 ,longing to be with the holy ,who in heaven thy glory see4 ,often faint1 yet still pursuing1 ,all thy footsteps would we trace1 ,day by day our hope renewing1 ,till we see thee face to face4 ,there1 thy glorious throne surrounding1-- ,every pain and peril past1-- ,we will sing thy grace abounding1 ,more than conquerors at last4 ,,salus ,,per ,,christum4 ,come1 thou ,desire of nations1 come1 ,and make thy promised kingdom sure2 ,establish in our hearts the throne ,which shall eternally endure4 ,in poverty and pain we wait ,thy glorious coming from above2 ,make haste1 ,o ,christ1 compassionate1 ,make haste1 make haste1 ,immortal ,love6 ,come1 in thy plenitude of grace1 ,and satisfy thy people's need2 ,come1 in the greatness of thy strength1 ,and make us1 ,jesus1 free indeed4 ,grant us thy peace1 dear ,son of ,god2-- ,to us the ,holy ,ghost be given2 ,in thee the ,father's fullness dwells1-- ,all1 all is thine1 in earth and heaven4 ,infinite power belongs to thee1-- ,thou hast the keys of death and hell2 ,thy kingdom come1 thy will be done1 ,our ,lord1 our ,god1--,immanuel6 ,,supplication4 ,jesus1 ,king of kings1 most holy1 ,pity us in station lowly1-- ,lonely pilgrims1 wending slowly ,toward the city where thou dwellest4 ,thou dost see us1 weak and weary1 ,in the wilderness so dreary1 ,mourning that we are not near thee1 ,in thy home so fair and blissful4 ,yet thy promises do cheer us2 ,and thy ,spirit1 ever near us1 ,bids us pray1 for thou wilt1 hear us1 ,and afford us help and comfort4 ,hear thou1 now1 our supplication1 ,and relieve our sore privation ,with the strength of thy salvation1 ,king eternal and almighty6 ,mercifully guard and guide us1 ,lest the curse of sin betide us1 ,and an entrance be denied us ,to thy glorious palace golden4 ,once for sinners bruised and wounded1 ,now by heavenly hosts surrounded-- ,all thine enemies confounded-- ,be thou evermore our ,saviour4 ,,in ,,thy ,,likeness4 ,on my heart engrave thy cross1 ,blessed ,saviour1 ,love divine6 ,evermore1 in gain or loss1 ,let me bear that sacred sign4 ,in my heart thy love enthrone2 ,more and more thy rule increase2 ,thine the kingdom1 thine alone1 ,lord of glory1 ,prince of ,peace6 ,to my heart--no longer mine-- ,grant the fullness of thy grace2 ,living1 dying1 own me thine1 ,till ,i see thee face to face4 ,with thy likeness crowned at last1 ,o1 what rapture it will be1 ,when the night of death is past1 ,evermore to dwell with thee4 ,,the ,,light ,,of ,,life4 ,o ,jesus1 sole1 sufficient source ,of hope that heals the sad heart's strife1 ,direct us on our darkened course1 ,thyself the ,way1 the ,truth1 the ,life4 ,thou knowest the way we take1 ,o ,lord6 ,didst thou not prove its painful length8 ,help of the helpless1 still afford ,thy pitying love1 thy tender strength4 ,in every trial1 every care1 ,thy patient footsteps may we see2 ,the sorrows of thy cross to share ,shall then our joy and glory be4 ,secure in thy unchanging love1 ,no toil1 no suffering will we flee1 ,assured that death itself shall prove ,the path that leads to heaven and thee4 ,,christus ,,consolator4 ,in the day of tribulation1 ,in the hour of sore temptation1 ,with the strength of thy salvation1 ,jesus1 ,saviour1 comfort me4 ,when no more the heart may borrow ,hope and courage from the morrow1-- ,in the darkest depths of sorrow1 ,jesus1 ,saviour1 comfort me4 ,when all aid is unavailing1 ,flesh and heart together failing1 ,sin and death the soul assailing1-- ,jesus1 ,saviour1 comfort me4 ,on thy word alone relying1-- ,never thy dear name denying1-- ,o1 forsake me not when dying6 ,jesus1 ,saviour1 comfort me4 ,crowned1 at last1 in light supernal1 ,victor over foes infernal1-- ,with thy love1 supreme1 eternal1 ,jesus1 ,saviour1 comfort me4 ,,holy ,,spirit1 ,,heavenly ,,guest6 ,holy ,spirit1 heavenly ,guest1 ,make thy home within my breast2 ,yearns for thee my weary heart1-- ,come1 and nevermore depart4 ,where thou dwellest peace abides1-- ,grace surpassing all besides1-- ,priceless treasure1 pure and blest1 ,earnest of eternal rest4 ,god's dear will be done in me ,even as it pleaseth thee2 ,only let me fully prove ,the sweet comfort of thy love4 ,cheerfully1 for ,jesus' sake1 ,may ,i every burden take1-- ,glad to trace the pathway trod ,by the suffering ,son of ,god4 ,blessed ,comforter and ,guide1 ,keep me near the ,saviour's side1 ,till ,i in his likeness rise1 ,crowned with bliss beyond the skies4 ,,holy ,,spirit1 ,,light ,,divine6 ,holy ,spirit1 ,light divine6 ,on our souls in mercy shine2 ,gates of heaven again unfold2-- ,haste1 for ,time is waxing old4 ,on the ,church of ,jesus shower ,all thy plenitude of power2 ,heal earth's bitterness and strife ,with the ,saviour's love and life4 ,over all created things ,brooded1 once1 thy blessd wings2 ,groans the world with grief and pain ,dove divine6 descend again4 8,,the ,,day ,,of ,,christ40 ,the ,son of man will come1-- ,his promise cannot fail2 ,the royal ,conqueror ,shall over all prevail2 ,and ,earth shall hear his summons dread1 ,and ,death and ,hell give up their dead4 ,ten thousand thousand saints ,his coming shall attend1-- ,and underneath his feet ,the firmament shall rend2 ,and1 prostrate at his judgment throne1 ,the world his sovereignty shall own4 ,o ,son of ,mary6 hear ,a helpless sinner's prayer1 ,and1 on that awful day1 ,make me thy gracious care2 ,o1 be my heart's sure hope and stay ,when the wide heavens shall flee away4 ,keep faithful watch1 my soul1 ,and pray 8,thy kingdom come20 ,but leave it all to ,him1 ,how he shall bring thee home2 ,the resurrection of the just ,shall recompense thy patient trust4 ,,the ,,consummation4 ,o ,saviour1 whose surpassing grace ,exceeds the guilt thy griefs atoned1 ,the praises of a ransomed race ,be thine1 in highest heaven enthroned4 ,the ,father's everlasting love ,thy blessed life and death declare2 ,and still1 though crowned with bliss above1 ,our deepest sorrows thou dost share4 ,o ,jesus1 merciful and kind1 ,the sad and sinful seek thy breast2 ,our souls in thee their solace find1-- ,our refuge thou1 our only rest4 ,the goal is sure1 ,o ,guide divine6 ,again the stars of morning sing2 ,all wills1 all worlds1 at last are thine1 ,o ,christ1 ,creator1 ,saviour1 ,king6 ,,all ,,saints4 ,ten thousand times ten thousand1-- ,their shining ranks ,i see6 ,with robes of light resplendent1 ,and palms of victory6 ,the crowns they wear are golden1 ,and gemmed with jewels rare1-- ,fair guerdon of the glory ,they with their ,saviour share4 ,their home--the holy city1 ,within whose ageless walls ,no shade of sin1 or sickness1 ,or sorrow1 ever falls2 ,for ,he is ever with them1 ,the ,lamb1 their life1 their light1-- ,the joy of all the ransomed1 ,the saints' supreme delight4 ,dear vision of the blessd-- ,how homelike heaven seems6 ,sweet foretaste of the rapture ,exceeding all our dreams4 ,o ,jesus1 ,shepherd1 ,saviour1 ,my guide and guardian be1 ,and bring me1 through thy favor1 ,to dwell with them and thee4 ,,our ,,life ,,is ,,lent4 ,our life is ,lent3 ,our years are spent ,in penance for the past2 ,our songs are sighs1 ,our brightest skies ,with clouds are overcast4 ,our life is ,lent3 ,the old lament-- 8,all1 all is vanity20 ,and ,youth1 in tears1 ,awaits with fears ,the morrow's mystery4 ,our life is ,lent3 ,lord1 we repent ,each folly1 fault1 and fall2 ,our best resolve ,do thou absolve1-- ,forgive1 forget it all4 ,our life is ,lent3 ,our hearts are rent1 ,as we thy gifts recount1 ,and mark again1 ,with bitter pain1 8,the pattern in the mount40 ,our life is ,lent3 ,our strength is spent2 ,o holy ,judge1 and just1 ,receive our prayer1-- ,poor sinners spare2 ,remember we are dust6 ,our life is ,lent3 ,but ,jesus went ,this way2 in him confide2 ',twill soon be past2 ,then1 for thy fast1 ,eternal ,easter-tide6 ,,it ,,doth ,,not ,,yet ,,appear4 8,it doth not yet appear what we shall be20 ,the goal1 the crown1 but dimly we discern1-- ,for evermore from sin and sorrow free1 ,in that blest world for which we often yearn4 8,it doth not yet appear what we shall be20 ,eye hath not seen1 nor was it ever told-- ,the height of honor we shall share with ,thee1 ,enthroned in light and rapture manifold4 8,it doth not yet appear what we shall be10-- ,redeemed from death and glorified above2 ,enough1 dear ,lord1 that we shall be like thee1 ,in that eternal life of cloudless love4 ,,the ,,rainbow ,,round ,,the ,,throne4 ,the sunshine and the shadow--alternately they flow ,across the fields of ether1 across our hearts below2 ,the gloom and glory blending in beauty manifold1 ,the mists of morning ending in evening's gates of gold4 ,forever and forever our human lives are so-- ,the sunshine and the shadow1 alternate weal and woe2 ,perpetually ascending1 earth's mingled mirth and moan1-- ,but lo6 above us bending1 the rainbow round the throne6 ,hold fast the heavenly vision2 this hope thy soul sustain-- ,all things shall work together for thy eternal gain2 ,the mystery of sorrow1 the mystery of pain1 ,shall sure1 some happy morrow1 to every heart be plain4