God of our Fathers! whom to know Is life e ter-nal, come, we pray, And, by thy love's transfiguring

When Israel, of the Lord be-loved, Out of the land of bondage came, Her fathers' God before her moved,

Hark! the song of ju bi-lee, Loud as mighty thunders' roar, Or the fulness of the sea When it breaks up

And heav'n and nature sing,

And heav'n and nature sing.

492.

1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.

2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make his blessings flow
As far as sin is found.

4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains The glories of his righteousness,

Repeat the sounding joy.

And wonders of his love.

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Lord, it be-longs not to my care Whether I die or live; To love and serve thee is my share, And this thy grace must give.

I LORD, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live;

To love and serve thee is my share,
And this thy grace must give.

2 If life be long, I will be glad
That I may long obey;

If short, yet why should I be sad

To soar to endless day?

3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than he went through before;

He that into God's kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.

494.

I JESUS! delightful, charming name!
It spreads a fragrance round;
Justice and mercy, truth and peace,
In union here are found.

2 He is our life, our joy, our strength;
In him all glories meet;

He is a shade above our heads,

A light to guide our feet.

3 When storms arise and tempests blow,

He speaks the stilling word;

The threatening billows cease to flow,
The winds obey their Lord.

4 Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet 4 The thickest clouds are soon dispersed

Thy blessèd face to see;

For, if thy work on earth be sweet,
What will thy glory be?

If Jesus shows his face;
To weary, heavy-laden souls

He is the resting-place.