THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. PSALM XX. Matt. xiii. 24. (s. и.} 1 WITH heart and lips unfeign'd, We praise Thee for Thy word; We bless Thee for the joyful sound 2 Like as the kindly rain Returns not back to heav'n, But cheers, and fruitful makes the earth, 3 So let Thy holy word Accomplish Thy design; Sow seeds of truth in ev'ry heart, And consecrate us Thine. 4 Water the sacred seed, And give it great encrease; 5 In knowledge bid us grow, Psalm 1xvii.c.- -CXXXV. THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. PSALM XXXI. Matt. xxiv. 29. (P. M. 8, 7.) 1 DAY of judgment! day of wonders! Hark! the trumpet's awful sound, Louder than ten thousand thunders, Will the guilty heart confound! Then shall shout "this God is mine" Own me in that day for Thine! 3 Lo 'tis He, his saints desire, Come for his redeem'd below! Crowns of glory to bestow! Praise to all eternity. Psalm lxxxiv. ciii. cxxxvi, 160. SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 19X91 PSALM XXIII. 1 WHILE saints above in perfect strains Their loud Hosannas raise, We join the chorus to the LAMB, 2 The blissful theme with joy repeat, Ye saints, who militate below, 3 Ye heav'nly choir, who round the throne 4 Worthy the LAMB enthron'd on high, More than our pow'is can e'er return, 5 Accept our praise 'till we adore, And in grand chorus round Thy throne, Psalm xxvii, xcix. civ. cxxxviii. D (C, M.) SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. (L. M.) W PSALM XXIV. Isaiah lviii. 13. WELCOME blest Day, of days the best, 4 Glory to God, whose love assigns 5 In holy duties may this day, In holy pleasures pass away! And hail that day, while this we spend, Psalm xxxiv. exiii, cxxxix, cxlv. 158. QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. PSALM XXVI. 1 Cor. xiii. 1 THO' perfect eloquence adorn With sweet persuasive tongue, Though man could speak in higher strains 2 Though liberal gifts the hand imparts; It profits nothing if devoid Of charity and love. 3 Love suffers long, Love envies not, Love glows with social tenderness; 4 Love still shall hold an endless reign, (c. M.) When tongues shall cease, and prophets fail, 5 Now darkly seen, as through a glass, Then shall we see as face to face, And GoD shall be unveil'd. 6 Faith, hope and love now dwell on earth, 7 Hope shall to full fruition rise, But love shall triumph to the end; Psalm xlcv. cxxvi. cxlviii. 152. |