1032 THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: HIS LIFE ON EARTH. C.M. Made Himself of no reputation, and 3 took on Him the form of a servant.-PHIL. ii. 7. cross, Affliction marked His road; 4 How keen the anguish and the smart Against Him were combined. 5 How dark and awful was the hour When on the cross He cried, ""Tis finished," the full ransom's paid; Then bowed His head and died! 6 And did my Saviour thus expire, Nailed to the accursed tree? 4 Such was our Lord-and shall we fear The cross, with all its scorn? Or love a faithless, evil world, That wreathed His brow with thorn ? No! facing all its frowns or smiles, Like Him obedient still, We homeward press, through storm or calm, To Zion's blessed hill. 5 In tents we dwell amid the waste, In folly's path, nor seek our rest 6 Dead to the world with Him who died 1034 Rabbi, 1 MAS SIR E. DENNY. 1848. 78. where dwellest Thou? JOHN i. 38. ASTER, where abidest Thou? Lamb of God, 'tis Thee we seek; For the wants which press us now Other aid is all too weak. Canst Thou take our sins away? May we find repose in Thee? From the gracious lips to-day, As of old, breathes, Come and sec. 2 Master, where abidest Thou? We would leave the past behind; The transforming look to Thee: 3 Master, where abidest Thou? Falls the summons, Come and see. 5 Christian, tell it to thy brother MRS. ELIZABETH CHARLES. 1864. 1035 And they brought unto Him all sick people,. . . and He healed them.—MATT. iv. 24. THINE arm, O Christ, in days of old Was strong to heal and save; The sick with fevered frame. 2 And lo! Thy touch brought life and health [sight; Gave speech and strength and And youth renewed and frenzy calmed Owned Thee, the Lord of Light; And now, O Lord, be near to bless, Almighty, as of yore, In crowded street, by restless couch, As by Gennesareth's shore. 3 Be Thou our great Deliverer still, Thou Lord of life and death; Restore and quicken, soothe and bless, With Thine Almighty breath; To hands that work, and eyes that Give wisdom's heavenly lore, [see, That whole and sick, and weak and strong, May praise Thee evermore. 1036 1 MARK ix. 5. MASTER, it is good to be High on the mountain here Where stand revealed to mortal gaze 2 O Master, it is good to be [Three 3 O Master, it is good to be Entranced, enwrapt alone with Thee; Whiter than Hermon's whitest snow; 4 O Master, it is good to be Here on the Holy Mount with Thee; When darkling in the depths of night, When dazzled with excess of light, We bow before the heavenly Voice That bids bewildered souls rejoice; Though love wax cold and faith be dim, "This is my Son! oh, hear ye Him!" DEAN STANLEY. 1865. 1037 1 68. Who loved me, and gave Himself for 4 Thou, Lord, hast borne for me me.-GAL. ii. 20. HY life was given for me, THY Thy blood, O Lord, was shed, That I might ransomed be, And quickened from the dead; Thy life was given for me; What have I given for Thee? 2 Long years were spent for me In weariness and woe, That through eternity Thy glory I might know; Long years were spent for me; Have I spent one for Thee? 3 Thy Father's home of light, Thy rainbow-circled throne, Were left for earthly night, For wanderings sad and lone; Yea, all was left for me; Have I left aught for Thee? 1038 1 O More than my tongue can tell To rescue me from hell; 5 And Thou hast brought to me 6 0 let my life be given, My years for Thee be spent ; F. R. HAVERGAL. 1859. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: HIS DEATH. L.M. I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.-1 COR. ii. 2. H, come and mourn with me See, Jesus calls us to His side: 2 Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride? Ah! look how patiently He hangs; Jesus, our Love, is crucified. 3 Seven times He spake, seven words of love, And all three hours His silence cried For mercy on the souls of men! Jesus, our Love, is crucified. 4 Come, let us stand beneath the Cross; The fountain opened in His side Shall purge our deepest stains away: Jesus, our Love, is crucified. 5 A broken heart, a fount of tears, Ask, and they will not be denied ; 3 Hark that cry that peals aloud Upward through the whelming cloud! Thou, the Father's only Son, Thou, His own Anointed One, Thou dost ask Him-can it be? "Why hast Thou forsaken Me?" 1040 1 4 Lord, should fear and anguish roll Thou, who once wast thus bereft THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: HIS RESURRECTION. 8.7. He is not here, for He is risen, as He said.-MATT. xxviii. 6. YHRIST is risen! hallelujah! CE Risen our victorious Head! Christ is risen from the dead! As His light once more appears, Risen our victorious Head! Sing His praises! hallelujah! Christ is risen from the dead. 2 Christ is risen! all the sadness Of His earthly life is o'er, Through the open gates of gladness He returns to life once more; Death and hell before Him bending, He doth rise the Victor now, Angels on His steps attending, Glory round His wounded brow; Christ is risen! hallelujah! Risen our victorious Head! 3 Christ is risen! henceforth never Of our trembling hearts have Risen our victorious Head! J. S. B. MONSELL. 1867. 2 [Now the iron bars are broken, Christ from death to life is born, Glorious life and life immortal, On this holy Easter morn; Christ has triumphed, and we con quer By His mighty enterprise; 3 Christ is risen, Christ the first-fruits 4 Christ is risen, we are risen ; Shed upon us heavenly grace, Rain, and dew, and gleams of glory, From the Brightness of Thy face; That we, with our hearts in heaven, Here on earth may fruitful be, And by angel hands be gathered, And be ever, Lord, with Thee. The Lord in rays eternal And, listening to His accents, 3 Now let the heavens be joyful, And earth her song begin, Their notes let all things blend, Our joy that hath no end! 78. I am the Resurrection and the Life; whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.-JOHN xi. 25, 26. Christ hath broken every chain; NHRIST, the Lord, is risen again; Hark, angelic voices cry, Hallelujah! 2 He who gave for us His life, 3 He who bore all pain and loss, 4 Now He bids us tell abroad 5 |