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"Behold the Man"

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 50 hymnals First Line: Behold the man! how glorious he! Lyrics: 1 Behold the man! how glorious he! Before his foes he stands unaw'd, And, without wrong or blasphemy, He claims to be the Son of God. 2 Behold the man! by all condemn'd, Assaulted by a ost of foes; His person and his truths contemn'd A man of suff'rings and of woes. 3 Behold the man! so weak he seems, His awful word inspires no fear: But soon must he who now blasphemes, Before his judgment-seat appear. 4 Behold the man! though scorn'd below, He bears the greatest name above; The angels at his footstool bow, And all his royal claims approve. Topics: Christ His divinity

The Angel's Message to the Shepherds at Christ's Nativity

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 26 hymnals First Line: On Judah's plains as shepherds sat Lyrics: 1 On Judah’s plains as shepherds sat, Watching their flocks by night, The angel of the Lord appear'd, Clad in celestial light. 2 Awe-struck the vision they regard, Appall'd with trembling fear; When thus a cherub-voice divine Breath'd sweetly on their ear. 3 “Shepherds of Judah! cease your fears, And calm your troubled mind; Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. 4 This day almighty love fulfils Its great eternal word; This day is born in Bethlehem A Savior, Christ the Lord. 5 There shall you find the heav'nly babe In humblest weeds array'd; All meanly wrapp'd in swaddling clothes, And in a manger laid." 6 He ceas'd, and sudden all around Appear'd a radiant throng Of angels, praising God, and thus Warbling their choral song: 7 "Glory to God, from whom on high All-gracious mercies flow! Who sends His heav’n-descended peace To dwell with man below." Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Advent and the Birth of Christ

The Advent of the Savior

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 820 hymnals First Line: Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes Lyrics: 1 Hark, the glad sound, the Savior comes, The Savior promis'd long! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, And ev'ry voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire; Wisdom, and might, and zeal, and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes the pris'ners to release, In Satan's bondage held: The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray; And on the eyes, oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure, And, with the treasures of his grace T'enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace! Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heav'n's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Advent and the Birth of Christ

Mercy and Wrath results from the Mission of Christ

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 262 hymnals First Line: Raise your triumphant songs Lyrics: 1 Raise your triumphant songs, To an immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing, how eternal love Its chief beloved chose, And bade him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, Nor terror clothes his brow; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 'Twas mercy filled the throne, No wrath stood frowning by, When Christ was sent with pardon down To rebels doomed to die. 5 Now sinners dry your tears; Let hopeless sorrow cease; Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offer'd peace. Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Advent and the Birth of Christ

Christ comes to destroy Sin

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,858 hymnals First Line: Joy to the world; the Lord is come! Lyrics: 1 Joy to the world; the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King: Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth; the Savior reigns, Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love. Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Advent and the Birth of Christ

The divine Glory and Goodness in the Mission of Christ

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 57 hymnals First Line: High let us swell our tuneful notes Lyrics: 1 High let us swell our tuneful notes, And join th'angelic throng; For angels no such love have known, T'awake a cheerful song. 2 Good will to guilty men is shown, And peace on earth is giv'n For lo! th'incarnate Savior comes, With messages from heav'n. 3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord, His rising beams adorn: Let heav'n and earth in concert join, Now such a child is born. 4 Glory to God, in highest strains, In highest worlds be paid! His glory by our lips proclaim'd, And by our lives display'd! 5 When shall we reach those blissful realms, Where Christ exalted reigns, And learn of the celestial choir Their own immortal strains? Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Advent and the Birth of Christ

Christian Example of Benevolence

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 195 hymnals First Line: And is the gospel peace and love? Lyrics: 1 And is the gospel peace and love? Such let our conversation be; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life. 3 O how benevolent and kind! How mild! how ready to forgive! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heav'nly Father's will, Was his employment and delight: Humility and holy zeal Shone thro' his life divinely bright. 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labors of his life were love. If then we love the Savior's name, Let his divine example move! Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Christ His Life and Example

The Passion of Christ

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Come, let our mournful songs record Lyrics: 1 Come, let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he expir'd in shame and blood, Like one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laugh'd in scorn; "He rescu'd others from the grave; Now let him try himself to save." 3 O harden'd people! cruel priests! How they stood round like savage beasts! Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their pow'r! 4 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till streams of blood each other meet: By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 5 But, gracious God! thy pow'r and love Have made his death a blessing prove. Tho' once upon the cross he bled, Immortal honors crown his head. 6 Thro' Christ the Son our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live! The Lord will hear us in his name; Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Christ His Sufferings and Death

The Love of a dying Savior

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 387 hymnals First Line: Behold the Savior of mankind Lyrics: 1 Behold the Savior of mankind Nail'd to the shameful tree. How vast the love that him inclin'd To bleed and die for thee! 2 Hark, how he groans! while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend! The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. 3 'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid: "Receive my soul!" he cries: See where he bows his sacred head! He bows his head and dies! 4 But soon He'll break death's envious chain, And in full glory shine. O Lamb of God! was ever pain, Was ever love like thine! Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Christ His Sufferings and Death

Christ our Substitute

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 32 hymnals First Line: 'Twas for our sake, eternal God Lyrics: 1 'Twas for our sake, eternal God, Thy Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd him when he check'd their sin; While he fulfill'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause. 3 Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, expos'd his blood; Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn'd them as his own. 4 His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head; They nail him to the shameful tree; There hung my Lord, who died for me. 5 But God his Father heard his cry; Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. Topics: Christ His Mission and Works; Christ His Sufferings and Death