Rejoice, rejoice,
Jerusalem, rejoice;
And sing with glee, right merrily,
Let every heart and voice.

II

To-day the chain is loosed
That long hath bound our race,
The condemnation is removed
Through God's abounding grace.
Rejoice, rejoice, etc.

III

The gates of heaven are wide,
And Satan's work undone;
For She[3] who fell beneath his power,
Now gives the world God's Son.
Rejoice, rejoice, etc.

IV

O depth of riches great!
O height of wisdom strong!
O knowledge of the Living God,
To right such grievous wrong!
Rejoice, rejoice, etc.

V

Now, let creation sing
And leap, nor brook control,
For Christ hath come to call it back,
And save each ruined soul.
Rejoice, rejoice,
Jerusalem rejoice;
And sing with glee, right merrily,
Let every heart and voice.

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[2]Music by Mr. Arthur Henry Brown.

[3]Woman.

I

The best that heaven could bring--
First fruits, an offering free--
Was brought from far, when, by the star,
The wise men came to Thee.

II

No sceptre, and no throne!
The magi were amazed,
As, with surprise, on humble guise
And poverty, they gazed.

III

But there Thy God-head shone,
Despite the manger bed;
O Christ, the Lord, Incarnate Word!
'Twas there Thou laid'st Thy head.

I

Out from the rising of the sun,
O'er tracts of desert wild,
The Magi came on journey lone,
To seek the heaven-born child;
The star o'erhead their footsteps led,
And hope their way beguiled.

II

They bore Him costly gifts of gold,
And myrrh and spices sweet:
"For He is King," they had been told,
Whom they would meekly greet;
And they would go, in reverence low,
And worship at His feet.

III

O humble Child, in manger laid!
The wise beheld Thee there,
And reverently their homage paid,
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