TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

PSALM CXXVII.

Jer. xxiii. 5, 6.

1 BEHOLD the glorious day arise,
MESSIAH Comes His saints to bless,
Proclaim His mission thro' the skies,
JESUS the LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

2 Judah and Israel shall repeat

His praises, and each other love; Gentiles shall worship at His feet, His name adore, His mercy prove.

3 Zion rejoice, the days arrive,

See nations round Thy altars bend: Thy children from the dust revive,

Gather'd from earth's remotest end.

(L. M.)

4 From heav'n, from earth, loud songs of praise The mighty blessings shall proclaim: Blessings that earth to glory raise :

The purchase of the wounded LAMB,

5 Higher, still higher, swell the strain;
Creation's voice the note prolong,
The LORD shall, ever, ever reign;
Let hallelujahs crown the song.

Psalm xvi. 2nd part. xxi. 2nd part. lxxii. cx.

N. B. If there be more Sundays after Trinity, they may be supplied from those omitted after Epiphany, reserving the above Psalm for the last.

SAINT ANDREW'S DAY.

PSALM CXXIX.

Rom. x. 9.

(Old 104th)

1 ALL glory to GOD, let angels proclaim,

And join with the church to honour His name All praise to the SAVIOUR, incarnate, who bled, And mighty to ransom, arose from the dead.

2 O may we believe the truth of His word,

Enabled to call on the name of the LORD!
All they, who trust in him, His goodness shall
The LORD rich in mercy, in goodness and love,

prove

3 How glorious the sound of tidings of peace!
The Gospel of CHRIST, proclaims our release;
Let angels, archangels re-echo the theme,
Amen, Hallelujah to GoD and the LAMB,

4 Proclaim the glad sound of mercy and love,
Till all the redeem'd assembled above,
Renew'd by the SPIRIT and ransom'd by blood,
For ever inherit the kingdom of GOD.

ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE.

PSALM CXXVIII.

John xx. 24.

1 PEACE be to this Congregation,
Peace to ev'ry soul therein;
Peace, the earnest of salvation,
Peace, the fruit of pardon'd sin;
Peace, that speaks its heav'nly Giver,
Peace, to sordid minds unknown,
Peace divine, that lasts for ever,
Here erect Thy glorious throne!

2 Prince of Peace, be present near us,
Fix in all our hearts Thy home ;
By Thy word of promise chear us,
Let Thy sacred kingdom come :
Raise to heav'n our expectation,
Give our favor'd souls to prove
Glorious and complete salvation,
In the realms of bliss above.

3 May the grace of CHRIST, our SAVIOUR,
And the FATHER'S boundless love,
With the HOLY SPIRIT'S favour,
Rest upon us from above!

Thus may we abide in union

With each other and the LORD;

And possess in sweet communion
Joys, which earth cannot afford.

(P. M.)

THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL,

PSALM CXXXVIH.

1 HAIL, mighty SAVIOUR, how divine
Is Thy victorious sword!

Thy foes their weapons must resign,
At Thy commanding word,

2 Gird on Thy sword, most mighty Prince,
Thy sov'reign pow'r display;
Thy majesty, Thy grace evince,
Till all Thy foes obey.

3 Let Gentile nations long proclaim
The triumphs of Thy grace,

And chaunt the honours of Thy name
In everlasting lays.

4 The vict'ries of Thy truth complete,
Till all the faithful race

Shall round the throne of glory meet,
To sing Thy conqu'ring grace.
5 Thy Church on earth with truth inspire,
Encrease with pow'r divine,

Till ev'ry heart to Thee aspire,

And all the praise be Thine.

6 TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
One GOD whom we adore,

Be glory as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

(C. M.)

THE PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY.

PSALM CXXXIV.

1 HIGH let us swell our tuneful notes,
And join th' angelic throng,

For angels no such love have known,
T' awake a cheerful song.

2 Good will to sinful men is shown,
And peace on earth is giv'n;
For lo! th' incarnate SAVIOUR comes
With messages from heav'n.

3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord His rising beams adorn;

Let heav'n and earth in concert join, "To us a child is born."

4 Glory to GoD in highest strains,
In highest worlds be paid;
His glory by our lips proclaim'd,
And by our lives display'd.

50 may we reach those blissful realms,
Where CHRIST exalted reigns,
And learn of the celestial choir
Their own immortal strains.

* From the Appendix to the New Version.

K

(c. M.)