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And on the eyes oppressed with night
To pour celestial day.

He

comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure: And with the treasures of his grace

To enrich the humble poor.

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy belovèd name.

Tune, NOX PRECESSIT (See opposite page)

I High let us swell our tuneful notes,
And join the angelic throng,
For angels no such love have known
To wake a cheerful song.

2 Justice and peace, with sweet accord
His rising beams adorn;

Let heav'n and earth in concert join,
To us a child is born!

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Rev. Philip Doddridge, 1702

Glory to God in highest strains
In highest worlds be paid,
His glory by our lips proclaimed,
And by our lives displayed.

4 When shall we reach those blissful realms
Where Christ exalted reigns,

And learn of the celestial choir
Their own immortal strains!

Rev. Philip Doddridge, 1702

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be

si ah is king! 1. Zi - on,the marvel-ous
telling, The Son of the
2. Tell how he com- eth; from na- tion to nation, The heart-cheering
3. Mortals, your homage be grate-fully bring-ing, And sweet let the

He

High-est,how low-ly his birth! The brightest arch-an-gel in glory ex-cell-ing, news let the earth ech-o round; How free to the faith-ful he of-fers sal - va-tion,How his gladsome ho-san-na a - rise; Ye an-gels, the full allelu ia be sing-ing; One

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stoops to redeem thee,he reigns upon earth. Shout the glad tidings,exult-ing-ly sing;
people with joy ev-er-last-ing are crowned.
cho-rus resound thro' the earth and the skies.

D.S.

Je

ru - sa-lem triumphs, Messi-ah is king! Mes-si- ah is king! Messi ah is king!

A-MEN.

Rev. William A. Mühlenberg, 1796