SACRED SONGS.

No. II.

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ANGEL OF CHARITY.

AIR.-Handel.

I.

ANGEL of Charity, who, from above,
Comest to dwell a pilgrim here,
Thy voice is music, thy smile is love,
And Pity's soul is in thy tear!

When on the shrine of God were laid
First-fruits of all most good and fair,

That ever grew in Eden's shade,

Thine was the holiest offering there!

II.

Hope and her sister, Faith, were given
But as our guides to yonder sky;

Soon as they reach the verge of heaven,
Lost in that blaze of bliss they die.*
But, long as Love, almighty Love,

Shall on his throne of thrones abide,
Thou shalt, oh! Charity, dwell above,
Smiling for ever by His side!

BEHOLD THE SUN.

AIR.-Lord Mornington.

I.

BEHOLD the Sun, how bright
From yonder East he springs,
As if the soul of life and light

Were breathing from his wings.

II.

So bright the Gospel broke
Upon the souls of men ;

So fresh the dreaming world awoke
In Truth's full radiance then!

* “Then Faith shall fail, and holy Hope shall die, One lost in certainty, and one in joy."-PRIOR.

III..

Before yon Sun arose,

Stars cluster'd through the sky-
But oh how dim, how pale were those,
To His one burning eye!

IV.

So Truth lent many a ray,

To bless the Pagan's night—

But, LORD, how weak, how cold were they,

To Thy one glorious Light!

LORD WHO SHALL BEAR THAT DAY.

AIR.-Dr. Boyce.

I.

LORD, who shall bear that day, so dread, so splendid,
When we shall see thy Angel, hov'ring o'er
This sinful world, with hand to heav'n extended,
And hear him swear by Thee that Time 's no more?*

* And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by Him that liveth for ever and ever, that there should be time no longer.' Rev. x. 5, 6.

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When Earth shall feel thy fast consuming ray-
Who, Mighty GOD, oh who shall bear that day?

II.

When through the world thy awful call hath sounded
"Wake, oh ye Dead, to judgment wake, ye Dead!'
And from the clouds, by seraph eyes surrounded,
The Saviour shall put forth his radiant head; †
While Earth and Heav'n before Him pass away-S
Who, Mighty GOD, oh who shall bear that day?

III.

When, with a glance, th' Eternal Judge shall sever
Earth's evil spirits from the pure and bright,
And say to those, "Depart from me for ever!"
To these, “Come, dwell with me in endless light!"

* 66 Awake, ye Dead, and come to judgment.”

"They shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, and all the angels with him.”—Matt. xxiv. 30. and XXV. 31.

"From his face the earth and the heaven fled away.”— Rev. XX. II.

**❝ And before Him shall be gathered all nations, and He shall separate them one from another.

"Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for yon, etc.

When each and all in silence take their way—
Who, Mighty GOD, oh who shall bear that day?

OH! TEACH ME TO LOVE THEE.

AIR.-Haydn.

I.

OH! teach me to love Thee, to feel what thou art,
Till, fill'd with the one sacred image, my heart
Shall all other passions disown-

Like some pure temple, that shines apart,
Reserved for thy worship alone!

II.

In joy and in sorrow, through praise and through blame, Oh still let me, living and dying the same,

In thy service bloom and decay

Like some lone altar, whose votive flame
In holiness wasteth away!

"Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, etc.

"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal.”—Matt. xxv. 32, et seq.