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Who now accuses them

For whom their Surety died?
Who now shall those condemn
Whom God hath justified?
Captivity is captive led,

For Jesus liveth, that was dead.
Christ hath the ransom paid,
The glorious work is done;
On him our help is laid,

By him our vict'ry won.

Captivity is captive led,

For Jesus liveth, that was dead.

38.

1

RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.

(7's.)

The Lord is risen indeed!-Luke xxiv. 34.
"CHRIST the Lord is risen to-day,"
Sons of men and angels say;

Raise your joys and triumphs high;
Sing ye heavens, and earth reply!
2 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal,
Christ hath burst the gates of hell;
Death in vain forbids his rise,
Christ hath open'd Paradise.
3 Lives again our glorious King-
Where, O Death, is now thy sting?
Once he died, our souls to save-
Where's thy victory, O grave!?
4 Soar we now where Christ hath led,
Following our exalted Head!

Made like him, like him we rise,
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies.

5 What, though once we perish'd all,
Partners of our parents' fall,
Second life we now receive,
When in Jesus we believe.

6 Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven!
Praise to thee by both be given :
Thee we greet triumphant now;
Hail! the Resurrection Thou!
39. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.

(7's.)

Jesus endured the cross, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.-Heb. xii. 2.

I JESUS CHRIST is risen to-day-Hallelujah! Our triumphant holy-day!

Who did once upon the cross

Suffer to redeem our loss.

2 Hymns of praise, then, let us sing,
Unto Christ our Heavenly King,
Who endur'd the cross and grave,
Sinners to redeem and save.

3 But the pains which he endur'd
Our salvation have procur'd;
Now he reigns triumphant King,

Where the angels ever sing-Hallelujah!

40. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.

(C.M.) Having spoiled Principalities and Powers, he made

a show of them openly, triumphing over them, in it (his cross).-Col ii. 15.

1 THIS day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannahs sung;

Let gladness dwell in every heart
And praise on every tongue!

2 O what a night was that, which wrapp'd The heathen world in gloom!

O what a Sun, which broke this day
Refulgent from the tomb !

3 Ten thousand diff'rent tongues shall join To hail this welcome morn,

Which scatters blessings from its beams, On nations yet unborn.

4 The Powers of darkness leagu'd in vain
To bind our Lord in death;

He shook their kingdom, when he fell,
With his expiring breath.

3 And now his conqu'ring chariot-wheels
Ascend the lofty skies,

While, broke beneath his powerful cross, Death's iron sceptre lies.

6 Exalted high at God's right hand, And Lord of all below,

Through him is pard'ning love dispens'd, And boundless blessings flow.

41.

RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.

(L.M.)

I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold!
I am alive for evermore !-Rev. i. 18.

1 THE Saviour lives, no more to die;
He lives, the Lord enthron'd on high;
He lives, triumphant o'er the grave;
He lives, eternally to save.

2 He lives, to still his people's fears;
He lives, to wipe away their tears;
He lives, their mansions to prepare ;
He lives, to bring them safely there.

3 Ye mourning souls, dry up your tears;
Dismiss your gloomy, groundless fears;
And let your hearts with this revive,
That Jesus Christ is yet alive.

42.

THE RESURRECTION.

(8.8.6.)

In Christ shall all be made alive.-1 Cor. xv. 22.

I O JOYFUL sound! O glorious hour,
When Jesus, by Almighty power,
Reviv'd, and left the grave.
In all his works behold him great!
Before, Almighty to create ;
Almighty now to save.

2 "The first-begotten from the dead,"
Behold him risen, his people's Head!
To make their life secure,

They too, like him, shall yield their breath;
Like him, shall burst the bands of death,
Their resurrection sure.

3 Why should his people fear the grave?
Since Jesus will their spirits save,
And raise their bodies too:

What, though this earthly house shall fail,
Almighty power will yet prevail,

And build it up anew.

4 Ye ransom'd, let your praise resound,
And in your Master's work abound,
Steadfast, unmoveable :

Be sure your labour's not in vain;
Your bodies shall be rais'd again,
No more corruptible.

43. CHRIST CRUCIFIED and glorified. (doubled.) Who, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.— Heb. i. 3.

1 HAIL, thou once-despised Jesus!
Hail, thou Galilean King!
Thou didst suffer to release us,
Thou didst free salvation bring.
Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins on thee were laid;
By Almighty love anointed,

Thou hast full atonement made. 2 Jesus, hail! enthron'd in glory, There for ever to abide!

All the heavenly hosts adore thee,
Seated at thy Father's side:
There for sinners thou art pleading;
There thou dost our place prepare,
Ever for us interceding,

44.

Till in glory we appear.

ASCENSION OF CHRIST.

(148.)

(See Psalms 2. 24. 47. 68 pt. 2. 110.)

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. -Eph. iv. 10.

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COME, ye who love the Lord,
And feel his quick'ning power,
Unite, with one accord,

His goodness to adore:

To heaven and earth aloud proclaim
Your great Redeemer's glorious name!

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