Christ the Lord is born to-day,
Christ, who takes our sins away.

2 He who rules both heaven & earth,
Hath in Bethlehem his bir h;
Him shall all the faithful see,
And rejoice eternally.

3 Lift your hearts and voices high,
With hosannas fill the sky:
Glory be to God above,
Who is infinite in love.

4 Peace on earth, good will to men:
Now with us our God is seen;
Angels join his name to praise,
Help to sing redeeming grace.
5 Jesus is the loveliest name,
This the angel doth proclaim;
Sinners poor he came to save,
They in him redemption have.

6 They who see themselves undone,
And take refuge to the Son,
They shall all be born again,
And with him in glory reign.

ALL the world give praises due ;
God is faithful, God is true;
He to man doth comfort send,
In his Son, the sinners' friend.

2 What the fathers wish'd of old,
What the promises foretold,
What the seers did prophesy,
Is fulfill'd most gloriously.
3 My salvation, welcome be;
Thou, my portion, praise to thee;
Come, and make thy blest abode
In my heart, O Son of God!

4 Grant thy comforts to my mind,
Since I'm helpless, poor, and blind;
O may I in faith abide
Thine, and never turn aside!

5 Jesus, when in majesty
Thou shalt come my judge to be,
Grant in grace that I may stand
Justified at thy right hand.

(bore, CHRIST, whom the Virgin Mary We all with humble hearts adore; O might all nations, tribes, and tongues,

To our Immanuel raise their songs. 2 God, who to all things being gave, The fallen human race to save, Assumed our feeble flesh and blood, And for our debt as surety stood 3 He who the wants of all supplies, Now in a manger helpless lies; He, who the whole creation feeds, An earthly mother's nursing needs. 4 The angels at his birth rejoice, And sing his praise with cheerful voice; (born, The shepherds, hearing Christ is To Jesus our chief Shepherd turn.

HAIL, thou wondrous infant-stian-
Born lost Eden to regain; [ger
Welcome in thy humble manger,
Welcome to thy creature man;
Hail Immanuel, :|:

Thou who wast ere time began.
2 Say, ye blest seraphic legions,
What thus brought your Maker
down?

Say, why did he leave your regions, Why forsake his heavenly throne?

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Tell the cause; Good-will to man.
3 We this offer'd Saviour needed,
Hence we join your theme with joy;
We by none will be exceeded,
While we laud this mystery;

And with wonder ::
God incarnate glorify.

THE Sun of grace is rising,
Man with his beams rejoicing;
He renders undone sinners
Life's glorious heirs and winners.

2 God makes with man his dwelling
Free grace and truth revealing;
Assumeth, clothed in weakness,
Of sinful flesh the likeness.

3 What welcome shall I give thee,
Or how shall I receive thee,
Thou long predicted Saviour,
In whom the lost find favour?
4 Accept our prayers and praises,
O lovely infant Jesus!
While at thy humble manger
We hail thee, heavenly stranger.
5 By all in earth and heaven
Who, by compassion moved,
To God be glory given,
Gave up his Son beloved.

6 Here, of Christ's incarnation
And death, we make confession;
There, shall his love unbounded
In nobler strains be sounded.

TRULY, that eventful day,

When the God of our salvation
Helpless in a manger lay,
Of our bliss laid the foundation;
Centuries had never gain'd,
What he then for man obtain'd.
2 But why do we Jesus see,
Thus assuming human nature?
Ah! 'twas done for me, for me;
To redeem a wretched creature,
Even me, yea thousands more;
Yet as mine 1 him adore.

3 Of such love what mortal can
Fathom the unbounded ocean?
God, the Holy One, loves man;
Sink, my soul, in deep devotion;
First in love the plan he laid,
And man in his image made.
4 When this favour'd creature fell,
Forfeiting his Lord's communion,
And with Satan, sin and hell
Formed a rebellious union;
Still with love lost man he sought,
And with blood & torments bought.

5 Stronger far his love than death:
Yea before the world's foundation,
Ere first creatures drew their breath,
Or the elements took station,
Worms or seraphs had their place,
Fixed stood his scheme of grace.
6 Who would venture to explain,
With what holy exultation

He foretold his blood-bought gain,
What the heavenly hosts' sensation
When, with joy and wonder mix'd,
They beheld his purpose fix'd?

7 Scarce had Adam fall'n from grace,
Ev'n in paradise ensnared,
When with parent's tenderness
God his will to save declared:
Should not such great mercy move
All to praise, adore, and love?
8 See the almighty God descend,
At the time by him directed,
Thirty years on earth to spend,
As a man despised, rejected,
As a victim to be slain.
His love's purpose to obtain.
9 What sure prophecies foretold,
And mysterious types depicted,
Sacred covenants of old,
Solemn promises predicted,
All was made Amen and yea,
On that great eventful day.

10 What shall I now give to thee?
Take my heart as a thank-offering:
What hast thou not done for me,
By that life of wo and suffering?
This restores far more than all
I had lost by Adam's fall.

MAN, by Satan's wiles deceived,
Forfeited God's image bright:
But Christ hath this loss retrieved,
Brought redemption's plan to light:
Glorious mystery! God, revealed
In the flesh, our fall made good.

2 He the Mighty, He the Holy,
Condescends with man to dwell;
See your Saviour, meek and lowly,
Hail your God, Immanuel:

We wait for him, he will save us;
In his name we will be glad.
3 We unite to render praises
Unto our incarnate God:
Sing hosanna to Christ Jesus,
Who assumed our flesh and blood;

HEAR. ye sinners, peace and par
Freely offered, glad receive; (don
Nor your hearts yet longer harden,
Hear his voice and ye shall live:
To God glory in the highest,
On earth peace, good will to men.

2 Meek and lowly see your Saviour
Meet returning prodigals;
He receives them into favour,
Therefore come, 'tis God who calls;
Unto us a Son is given,
Unto us a Child is born.

3 Now to Bethlehem we're invited,
Or to Calvary, him to know;
But ere long we shall be cited,
When the trump of God shall blow,
'Fore the presence of his glory,
As the Judge of quick and dead.
4 Then on clouds in glory seated,
He'll pronounce their final doom,