Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Hail the blest morn when the great Mediator
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Meter: PM
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Hymn Number: 339
Page Number: 367, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHail the blest morn, when the great Mediator,
Down from the region of glory descends!
Shepherds, go worship the Lord in the manger:
Lo! For his guards the bright angels attend.
CHORUS
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
Shine on our darkness, and lend us your aid,
Star in the East the horizon adorning,
Guides where the infant Redeemer was laid.
Lo! On his cradle, the dew-drops where shining,
Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall;
Angels adore him in slumbers reclining,
Lord and Redeemer, and Saviour of men.
Brightest, &c.
Say, shall we yield him, with costly devotion,
Odours of Eden, an offering divine;
Gems from the mountain and pearls from the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine.
Brightest, &c.
Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
Vainly with gold would his favour secure;
Richer by far is the heart's adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
Brightest, &c.
Low at his feet; we in humble prostration,
Lose all our sorrow, and trouble and strife;
There we receive his divine consolation,
Flowing afresh from the fountain of life.
Brightest, &c.
He is our friend in the midst of temptation,
Faithful supportor, whose love cannot fail,
Rock of our refuge and hope of salvation,
Light to direct us thro' death's gloomy vale.
Brightest, &c.
Star of the morning, thy brightness declining,
Shortly must fade when the sun doth arise,
Beaming refulgent, his glory eternal;
Shines on the children of love in the skies.
Brightest, &c.