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CHILD Or BtTnLCnCM .
SONG OF THE PROPHET.
For onto us child 1s born.
Unto D a on la given;
And the gOTernmentBhall be npcn hla ahoulder:
And hla name aha.ll be called Wonderful Counsellor,
Mighty God. Everlasting- Father, ' t
Princa of Peace.
Of the Increase of his gorernment,
And of peace, there ahall be no end.
I'pon the throne of David and upon his kingdom:
To establish It, and to uphold It with Judgment,
And with, righteousness, from henceforth even for
ever.
The seal of the lord of Hosts saall perform this.
lie vu despised and rejected of men;
A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
And as one from whom men hide their face he was
despised.
And we esteemed him not. ,
Surelr he hath borne our griefs.
And carried our Borrows;
Yet we did not esteem him stricken.
Smitten of God and afflicted.
Hut be was wounded lor our transgressions.
He was bruised for our Iniquities;
The chastisement of our peace was upon him;
And with his stripes we are healed.
All we like aheep have gone astray;
We have turned every one to his own way:
And the Lord hath laid on him
The Iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed.
Vet he bumbled himself.
And opened not his mouth:
As a, lamb that Is led to the slaughter. .
And as a sheep that before her shearers is dumb;
Yea, he opened not his1 mouth.
SONG OF THE MOTHER.
And Mary arose in these days and went Into the
hill acountry with haste, into a city of Judah; and
entered Into the house of Zacharlaa and saluted
Kllxabeth. And Mary said.
My soul doth magnify the Ird.
And my spirit hath rejoiced In God my Saviour.
For be hath looked upon the low estate of his hand
maiden; For behold, from henceforth all generations shall
call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
And holy Is his name.
And hla mercy Is unto generations and generations
On them that fear him.
lie hath shewed strength with his arm;
lie hath scattered the proud in the Imagination of
their heart.,
He hath put down princes from their thrones.
And hath exalted them of low degree.
The hungry he hath filled with good things;
And the rich he hath aent empty away.
He hath holpen Israel his servant.
That he might remember mercy
(As he spake unto our fathers)
Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.
And Mary abode with her about three months, and
returned unto her house.
SONG OF A FATHER.
Now Elizabeth's time was fulfilled that she should
be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her
neighbours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord
had magnified his mercy towards her; .and they re
joiced with her. And it came to pass on the eighth
day that they came to circumcise the child; and -they
would have called him Zachaxlas, after the name of
his father.
And his mother answered and said. Not so; but
he shall be called John.
And they said tinto her. There Is none of thy
kindred that Is called by this name. And they
made signs to his father, what he would have him
called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote,
saving. Ills name is John. And they marveled all..
And hla mouth was opened Immediately, and his
tongue loosed, and he prophesied, saying:
Blessed be the Ixrd, the God of Israel;
For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his
people.
And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of his servant David
tAs he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets
which have been since the world began),
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of
all that hate us;
To shew mercy towards our fathers.
And to remember his holy covenant;
The oath which he aware tinto Abraham our father.
To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the
hand of our enemies
Should serve him wlthoTit fear.
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Most High;
For thou shalt go before the face of The Lord to
make ready his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
in the remission of their sins.
Because of the tender mercy of oar God,
Whereby the daysprlng from on high shall visit us.
To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the
shadow of death;
To guide our feet Into the way of peace. .
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
was In the deserts till the day of his shewing
ur:i larueL
son; and she
and laid him in
room for them in
SONG OF THE ANGELS.
Now it came to pass In those days there went out
a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world
should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment
made when Qulrinius was governor of Syria. And
all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own
city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the
city of Nazareth, Into Judea. to the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
house and family of David, to enrol liimselt with
Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with
child. And It came to pass, while they were there.
the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered
And she brought forth her first-born
wrapped him In swaddling clothes,
a manger, because there was
the inn.
And there were shepherds in the same country
abiding In the field, and keeping watch by night oi er
their flocks. . And an angel of the Lord stood by
ihem, and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them; aand they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for
behold. I bring you good tidings of great Joy which
shall be to all the people; for there is born to you
this day In the city of David, a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord. And this is the, sign unto you; Te
shall find a babe wrapped In swaddling clothes, and
lying In a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a' multi
tude of the heavenly host praising God and saying.
Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men in whom he is well
pleased.
And it came to pass, when the angels went away
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to
another. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and
see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord
hath made known unto us. And they came with
haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the
babe lying In the manger. And when they saw it,
they made known concerning the saying which was
spoken to them about this child. And all that heard
It wondered at the things which were spoken unto
them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these
sayings, pondering them In her heart. And the shep
herds returned, glorifying and praising God for all
the things that they had heard and seen, even as It
was spoken unto them.
SONG OF A SAINT.
And when the days of their purification "according
to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him
up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord, and to
offer a sacrifice according to that which is said In
the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two
young pigeons.
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose
name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and
devout, looking for the consolation or Israel, and the
Holy Spirit was upon him. And It had been revealed
unto him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see
death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he
came in the spirit Into the temple; and when the par
ents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do
concerning him after the custom of the law, then he
received him Into hla arms, and blessed God, and said.
Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord,
According to thy word. In peace; ,
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation.
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
peoples;
A light for revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of thy people Israel.
And his father and his mother were marveling at
the things which were spoken concerning him; and
Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother.
Behold, this child Is set for the falling and rising up
of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken
against; yea, and a sword shall pierce through thine
own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be
revealed. '
SONG OF THE STAR.
Now when Jesus was born In Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men
from ihe East came to Jerusalem, saying. Where is
he that Is born King of the Jews? for we bw his
star in the East, and are come to worship him. And
when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and
all Jerusalem with him. And gathering together all
the chief priests and scribes of the people, he Inquired
of them where the Christ should be born. And they
said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it Is
written by the prophet.
And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art In no wise least among the princes of Judah,
For out of thee shall come forth a governor.
Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
Then Herod privily called the wise men, and
learned of them carefully what time the star ap
peared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said.
Go and search out carefully concerning the young
child; and when ye have found him, bring me word,
that I also may come and worship him. And they,
having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the
star, which they saw In the East, went before them,
till It came and stood over where the young child
- was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great Joy. And they came Into the house
and saw the yonng child with Mary his mother; and
they fell down and worshiped him; and opening their
treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frank
incense and myrrh. And being warned of God in m
dream that they shonM not return to Herod, they de
parted Inter their wa country another way.
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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It came up -on the mid night clear. That glorious song of old,
SU11 thro' the clo - ven skies they come. With peace ful wings un furled,
O ye, be -neath life's cruh-ing load. Whose forms are bend ing low.
For lo! the dayg are hast-'nlng on, . By proph-et-bards fore told,
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From an - gels bend ing near the earth To touch their harps of gold;
And still ce-les-tial ma - sic floats O'er all the wea - ry world;
Who toil a - long the climb - lng way With pain - ful steps aDd slow,
When with the ev - er - cir - cling years Comes round the age of gold;
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Peace on the earth, good will
A ' - bore its sad -and- low
Look up! for glad and gold'
When peace shall o - ver all
to men, From henv'n's all - gra cious King."
ly plains They bend on hov'ring whip,
en hours Come swift-ly on the wing:
the earth Its fl - nal splen dors fling,
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The earth ln.sol-emn still - ness lay; To hear the an -gels sing.
And ev - er o'er its Ba - bel sounds The bless - ed an - gels sing.
O rest be - side the wea - ry road, And hear the an - gels sing!
And the whole world seno. back the song Which now the an -gel sing.
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SONG OF SORROW.
Now when they were departed, behold, an angel
of the Lord appeareth to Joseph In a dream, nayinir
Arise and take th young child and his mother, nd
flee Into Kgypt, and be thou there until I tell thee;
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy nun.
And ho arose and took the. young child wild ins
mother bv night, and departed into Egypt; mid wim
there until the death of Herod: that it might bo
fulfilled which was spoken by tho Lord through tlm
prophet, SHjingr. Out of Egypt did I call my sou.
Then Herod, when he saw thut ho wan mocked t
the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth
and slew all the male children that were In Hethle
hem. and In all the borders thereof, from two years
old and under, according to the time which lie hud
carefullv learned of the wise men. Then wus fulfilled
that which was spoken by Jeremiah t lie prophet,
saving,
A voice was heard in Hamali,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children:
And she would not be comforted because they arc not.
SONG OF THE AGES
In the beginning was the Word, and tho Word -was
With God. and the Word was God. Tho same was In
the beginning with God. All things wore made by
him; and without him was not anything made that
hath been made. In him was life;- and the life 'n.is
the light of men. And the light shincth in tlio
darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. Theie
came a man, sent from God. whose name was John.
The same came for witness, that ho might bear wit
ness of the light, that all might believe through him.
He was not the light, but came that he might bear
witness of the light. There was tho true light, even
the light which lighteth every man, coming into thn
world. He was In the world, and the world tvrfS
made by him. and the world knew him not. He came
unto his own. and they that were his own received
him not. But as many as received him, to them gave
he the right to become children of God, even to them
that believe on his name: which were born, not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor ot the will of
man. but of God. And the Word became flesh, and
dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of
the only begotten from the Father), full of grace
and truth. John beareth witness of him, and crieth.
saying, This was he of whom I said. He that comet Ii
after me is become before me; for he was before me.
For of his fullness we all received, and grace for
grace. For the law was given by Moses; grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God
at any time; tho onlv begotten Son, which is in the
bosom of tho Father, he hath declared him.