2 Thou art gone in before us, Lord,
Thou hast prepared a place,

That we may be where now thou art,
And look upon thy face.

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ABNEY.

3 And ever on thine earthly path
A gleam of glory lies;

A light still breaks behind the cloud
That vails thee from our eyes.

4 Lift up our thoughts, lift up our songs,
And let thy grace be given,
That, while we linger yet below,
Our hearts may be in heaven;-

5 That, where thou art at God's right hand,
Our hope, our love may be:

Dwell in us now, that we may dwell

For evermore in thee.

THE KING OF GLORY.

C. Wesley.

A-men

JANUA CŒLI. L. M. D.

7. Goss.

1 OUR

UR Lord is risén from the dead,
Our Jesus is gone up on high;
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragged to the portals of the sky,
There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay:
"Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates,
Ye everlasting doors, give way!"

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2 Loose all your bars of massy light,
And wide unfold th' ethereal scene;
He claims these mansions as his right;
Receive the King of glory in.
"Who is the King of glory, who?"

The Lord that all his foes o'ercame:
That sin, and death, and hell o'erthrew;
And JESUS is the conqueror's name.

3 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits,

And angels chant the solemn lay :-
"Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way!
"Who is the King of glory, who?"
The Lord of boundless power possessed,
The King of saints and angels too;
God over all, forever blessed.

WORTHY THE LAMB.

I. Watts.

A-men.

HULL. L. M.
German.

I WHAT equal honors shall we bring

To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb,
When all the notes that angels sing,
Are far inferior to thy name? ·

2 Worthy is he that once was slain,

The Prince of Peace that groaned and died,
Worthy to rise, and live, and reign,
At his almighty Father's side.

3 Honor immortal must be paid

Instead of scandal and of scorn;
While glory shines around his head,
And a bright crown without a thorn.

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HULL.

4 Blessings for ever on the Lamb,
Who bore the curse for wretched men:
Let angels sound his sacred name,
And every creature say, Amen.

THE SONG OF SONGS.

7. Montgomery.

A-men.

DUKE STREET.

L. M. J. Hatton.

I

COME

OME, let us sing the song of songs,
The saints in heaven began the strain,
The homage which to Christ belongs:
Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

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2 Slain to redeem us by his blood,

To cleanse from every sinful stain,
And make us kings and priests to God,
Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"
3 To him, enthroned by filial right,

All power in heaven and earth proclaim,
Honor and majesty and might;

"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

4 Long as we live, and when we die,
And while in heaven with him we reign;
This song, our song of songs shall be:

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Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

A-men.

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"CROWN HIM."

E. Perronet.

CORONATION. C. M.

O. Holden.

I

AL

LL hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall;

|: Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown him Lord of all. :||

2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God,
Who from his altar call;

|: Hail him who saves you by his blood
And crown him Lord of all. :||

3 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
The wormwood and the gall,-
: Go, spread your trophies at his feet
And crown him Lord of all. :||
4 Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball,

: To him all majesty ascribe,
And crown him Lord of all. :||

SECOND TUNE.

A-men.