The book of sacred song . ss, Whereof the Gospel doth intreat. God in the flesh is manifest, And that which hath for ever beenInvisible, may now be seen, The eternal Deity new drest. Angels to shepherds brought the news :And wise men guided by a star,To seek the sun, are come from far : Gentiles have got the start of Jews. The stable and the manger hide His glory from His own; but these,Though strangers, His resplendent rays Of Majesty divine have spied. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh they give,And, worshipping Him, plainly showThat unto Him they all things owe, By whose free gift it is they li
The book of sacred song . ss, Whereof the Gospel doth intreat. God in the flesh is manifest, And that which hath for ever beenInvisible, may now be seen, The eternal Deity new drest. Angels to shepherds brought the news :And wise men guided by a star,To seek the sun, are come from far : Gentiles have got the start of Jews. The stable and the manger hide His glory from His own; but these,Though strangers, His resplendent rays Of Majesty divine have spied. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh they give,And, worshipping Him, plainly showThat unto Him they all things owe, By whose free gift it is they live. ELIZABETHAN: STUART. 17 Though clouded in a veil of flesh,The Sun of righteousness appears,Melting cold cares, and frosty fears, And making joys spring up afresh. Oh that his light and influence Would work effectually in me Another new Epiphany,Exhale and elevate me hence : That, as my calling doth require,Star-like I may to others shine,And guide them to that Sun divine, Whose daylight never shall expire. Ch. A HYMN TO THE FATHER. ]ILT Thou forgive that sin where I begun,Which was my sin, though it weredone before ?Wilt Thou forgive that sin, through which I run,And do run still, though still I do deplore ?When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done :For I have more. 2 Io THE BOOK OF SACRED SONG. Wilt Thou forgive *that sin, which I have wonOthers to sin, and made my sins their door ?Wilt Thou forgive that sin, which I did shunA year or two,—but wallowM in a score ? When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done;For I have more. I have a sin of fear, that when Pve spun My last thread, I shall perish on the shore;But swear by Thyself that at my death Thy SonShall shine as He shines now and heretofore;And having done that Thou hast done,I fear no more ! Donne. PSALM XLVI. OD is our refuge, our strong tower;Securing by his mighty power,When dangers threaten to devour. Thus armM, no fears shall chill our blood,Though earth no longer stedfast stood,And shook her hills into the
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