CHRISTIANS, AWAKE Christians awake! Salute the bappy morn Whereon the Saviour of man-kind was born; Rise to adore tbe mystery of love, Whicb hosts of angels cbanted from above; With tbem tbe joyful tidings first begun 0f God incarnate and tbe Virgin's Son. Then to the watcbful shepherds it was told, Who beard tbe angelic berald's voice, ' Behold, I bring good tidings of a Saviour's birth To you and all the nations upon eartb; This day hatb God fulfilled Ris promised word; This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord'. He spake, and straightway tbe celeBstial choir In hymns of joy unknown before conspire The praises of redeeming love they sang And beaven's whole orb with allelulas rang God's highest glory was their anthem sf11l Peace upon earth, and unto men good will To Bethlehem straight the enligbtened shepherds ran, To see the wonder God bad wvrought for man, And found witb Joseph and the Blessed Maid, Her son, the Saviour, in a manger laid; Then to their flocks, still praising God, return, And their glad bearts with holy rapture burn. 0 may we keep and ponder in our mind God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind; Trace we the Babe who bas retrieved our loss From His poor manger to bis bitter. çross. Tread in I-is steps assisted by His grace TilI man's first heavenly state again takes place. Then mnay we hope the angelic bosts among To sing, redeemed, a glad triuniphal song. He that was boni upon tbisjoyful day Around us al Ris glory shall display, Saved by RiEs love, incessant we shaîl sing Eternal praise to heaven's Almighty King. ONCE IN ROYAL DAVIfl'S CITY Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattie shed, Where a mother laid ber Baby In a manger for His bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her littie Child. H-e came down to earth from heaven Who is God and Lord of ail, And His sheter was a stable, And bis cradie was a stal With the poor and mean and lowly Lived on eartb our Saviour holy. WIILLE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEEIR FLOCKS While shepherds watched tbeir flocks by night, Ail seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down And glory shone around. "Fear not , said he, (for migbty dread Had seized their troubled minds). "Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and ail mankind." "To you in David's town tbis day Is born of David's lime The Saviour who is Christ, the Lord, And this shall be the sign." "The heav'nly Babe you there sball find To buman view displayed, Ail meanly wrapped in swathing bands And in a manger laid." Thus spoke the Seraph and fortbwith Appeared a sbining tbrong 0f angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song. Ail gory be to God on bigb, And to the eartb be peace, God will bence forth from beav'n to men, Begin and neyer cease. - -- - I , DFtý,"n