Whose love will nev-er die. Our earth-ly friends may fail us, And change with changing years; A-men. Of that dear name He bears. Jesus loves me, Je-sus knows me, All that's good and fair He shows me, A-MEN. 2 Out and in I safely go, Want and hunger never know; 3 Should not I be glad and gay, In this blessed fold all day, Yes, oh yes, my lot is bright. AMEN. 697 CHRISTMAS EVE. 8s & 7s. 81. D. S. HOLLINGSHEAD. 1. No more sad-ness now, nor fast-ing; Now we put our grief a. way: 698 4 WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT. W. B. BRADBURY. 1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The an - gel of the Lord came down, And glo- ry shone a round 2 "Fear not," said he; (for mighty dread | All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, Had seized their troubled mind;) "Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.-Cho. 3 "To you, in David's town, this day Is born of David's line The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign.-Cho. 4 "The heav'nly Babe you there shall To human view displayed, [find 699 WAKEN, CHRISTIAN CHILDREN. And in a manger laid."-Cho. 5 Thus spake the Seraph; and forthwith. Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, and thus 6 "All glory be to God on high, 2 In a manger lowly Up in heaven so high, One bright star outshineth, Watching silently. S. C. Hamerton. 3 Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing, 4 Rest comes at length, though life be long and dreary, And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last. 5 Angels, sing on! your faithful watches keeping; F. W. Faber. |