Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... FESTIVAL HYMNS, CELEBRATING THE MYSTERIES AND CHIEF FESTIVALS OF THE YEAR. -accorWng to tfje manner of rlie 'ancient djuttl). HYMNS FOR ADVENT, OR THE WEEKS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE BIRTH OP OUR BLESSED SAVIOUR. When, Lord, O -when shall we Our dear Salvation see ? Arise, arise: Our fainting eyes Have long'd all night, and 'twas a long one too. Man never yet could say He saw more than one day, One day of Eden's seven; The guilty hours there blasted with the breatb Of sin and death, Hath ever since worn a nocturnal hue. But Thou hast given us hopes that we At length another day shall see, Wherein each vile neglected place, Gilt with the aspect of Thy face, Shall be like that, the porch and gate of Heaven. How long, dear God, how long ! See how the nations throng: All human kind, Knit and combin'd Into one body, look for Thee their Head. Pity our multitude, Lord, we are vile and rude, Heedless and senseless without Thee, Of all things but the want of Thy blessed face. O haste apace; And Thy bright self to this our body wed, That, through the influx of Thy power, Each part that erst confusion wore May put on order, and appear Spruce as the childhood of the year, When Thou to it shalt so united be. Amen. THE SECOND HYMN FOE ADVENT, Or Christ's Coming To Jerusalem In Triumph. Lord, come away, Why dost Thou stay ? Thy road is ready, and Thy paths made straight j With longing expectation wait The consecration of Thy beauteous feet. Ride on triumphantly; behold we lay Our lusts and proud wills in Thy way. Hosanna ! welcome to our hearts. Lord, here Thou hast a temple too, and full as dear As that of Sion, and as full of sin, Nothing but thieves and robbers dwell therein, Enter, and chase them forth, and cleanse the floor; Crucify them, that...
