CHRISTIAN TRIUMPH

I-SONG (ALL STANDING)—

Coronation

Oliver Holden (1765-1844)

1. All hail the power of Je-sus' name! Let an-gels pros-trate fall;

Bring forth the roy - al di -a - dem, And crown Him Lord

of all;

Bring forth the roy-al di - a- dem, And crown Him Lord of all! A-men.

2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God

Who from His altar call;

Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,

And crown Him Lord of all!

3. Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,
Ye ransomed of the fall,

Hail Him who saves you by his grace,
And crown Him Lord of all!

4. 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!

5. Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,

To Him all majesty ascribe,

And crown Him Lord of all!
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6. Oh, what with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall,

Join in the everlasting song,

And crown Him Lord of all! Amen.

-E. PERRONET (1779–80); J. RIPPON (1787)

II-RESPONSIVE SENTENCES (ALL SEATED)—

Leader: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages. Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest. (Rev. 15:3, 4.)

School: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto God for ever and ever. (Rev. 7:12.)

III-PRAYER (ALL SEATED, WITH BOWED HEADS)—

Oh thou that hearest prayer, and knowest the secrets of every heart, we adore thee as the only living and true God, the Father of all mankind. Thou hast created the heavens and the earth, and filled the universe with witnesses of thy wisdom and power. All that thou hast made reflects thy glory, and magnifies thy name. Thou hast created us in the image of thyself, and called us by the tender name of children. And we would render unto thee some worthy offering of praise for thy love and kindness toward us. Thou art the light of our pathway, and the joy of our souls. And now, Oh, Father, we would bring our hearts to thee. Make us more worthy of thy love, more worthy to be called thy children. We have met together for instruction in thy word; to learn more of thy will and purposes concerning us; more of our duties to thee and to teach each other. Let thy blessing rest upon our school, and thy Spirit upon all our hearts. Give unto each of us wisdom from on high, to guide us in all the ways of life, and grant us thy salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fling open wide the gold-en gates, And let the vic- tors in. A-men.

(From "Hymns Ancient and Modern," by permission.)

2. What rush of alleluias

Fills all the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
Bespeaks the triumph nigh!
Oh, day, for which creation

And all its tribes were made;
Oh, joy, for all its former woes
A thousandfold repaid!

3. Oh, then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy shore;

What knitting severed friendships up,
Where partings are no more!
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle

That brimmed with tears of late;
Orphans no longer fatherless,

Nor widows desolate.

4. Bring near Thy great salvation,
Thou lamb for sinners slain;

Fill up the roll of Thine elect,
Then take Thy power, and reign:
Appear, Desire of nations,

Thine exiles long for home:

Show in the heav'ns Thy promised

sign;

Thou Prince and Saviour, come!

-H. ALFORD (1867).

V-RESPONSIVE SENTENCES (ALL SEATED)—.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green

herb.

Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Cease from anger and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord,

they shall inherit the earth.

VI-SONG (ALL STANDING)

University College

H.J. Gauntlett (1805-76)

1. Oft in dan-ger, oft in woe, On-ward, Christians, on-ward go;

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Fight the fight, maintain the strife, Strengthen'd with the bread of life. A-men.

2. Let your drooping hearts be glad;
March in heavenly armor clad;
Fight, nor think the battle long,
Soon shall victory tune your song.

3. Let not sorrow dim your eye,
Soon shall every tear be dry;
Let not fears your course impede,
Great your strength, if great your
need.

4. Onward then to battle move,

More than conquerors ye shall prove.
Though opposed by many a foe,

Christian soldiers, onward go.

-H. K. WHITE (1806)

VII-PRAYER (ALL SEATED, WITH BOWED HEADS)—