(S. John, Dec. 27; S. Mark, April 25; S. Matthew, Sept. 21;

S. Luke, Oct. 18.)

HYMN 260.

"Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace !”—Nahum i. 15.

2 The things through mists and shadows dim 2 Olim sub umbris condita

3 What CHRIST,true Man,divinely wrought, 3 Humana quae tulit DEUS,

HYMN 261.

"And a River went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads." Gen. ii. 10.

(The Hymn No. 109, Parts II. and III., may also be used on the festivals of Apostles or Evangelists between Easter Day and Trinity Sunday,-i.e. on S. Mark's Day, April 25; SS. Philip and James, May 1 [See Hymn 162]; S. John ante Port. Lat., May 6.)

HYMN 262.

"These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the LAMB."-Rev. vii. 14.

Nor sun with scorching ray;‡ ‡ Rev. vii. 16. Compare Psalm cxxi. 6.

GOD is their Sun, Whose cheering Beams

Diffuse eternal Day.§

5 The LAMB, Who reigns upon the Throne,
Shall o'er them still preside,

Feed them with nourishment Divine,

And all their footsteps guide.||

6 'Mid pastures green He'll lead His flock,¶

Where living streams appear;

And God the LORD from every eye

Shall wipe off every tear.**

§ Rev. xxi. 23.

|| Rev. vii. 17.

TPsalm xxiii. 2.

** Isa. xxv. 8. Rev. xxi. 4.

7 TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
The GOD Whom we adore,

Be glory, as it was, is now,

And shall be evermore. Amen.

WILLIAM E. CAMERON, 1770. Founded on ISAAC WATTS, D.D., 1709.

(Paraphrase of Rev. vii. 13-17. The fourth verse of the original omitted, Doxology added.)

HYMN 263.

"Fight the good fight of faith."-1 Tim. vi. 12.

Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew,‡‡

++ Acts vii. 60.

Heb. vi. 19.

And mocked the cross and flame. §§ §§ Heb. xi. 34; & xii, 2.

Y

They met the tyrant's brandished steel,*
The lion's gory mane, †

They bowed their necks, the death to feel:

Who follows in their train ?

* Acts xii. 2.

I Cor. xv. 32.

4 A noble army, men and boys,

The matron and the maid,

Around the SAVIOUR'S Throne rejoice, Rev. vii. 9. See Hymn

Right Rev. REGINALD HEBER, D.D., Bishop of Calcutta, b. 1783, d. 1826.

HYMN 264.

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the Crown of Life'

O GOD, Thy soldiers' great Reward,*
Their Portion,+ Crown, and faithful
LORD, &

From all transgressions set us free,
Who sing Thy Martyr's victory.

2 By wisdom taught he learned to know
The vanity of all below,||

The fleeting joys of earth disdained,
And everlasting Glory gained.¶

* Gen. xv, I.

§ Isa. xlix. 7.

James i. 12.

DEUS, Tuorum militum
Sorst et Corona, Praemium ;*

Laudes canentes Martyris
Absolve nexu criminis.

2 Hic nempe mundi gaudia,||
Et blanda fraudum pabula,
Imbuta felle deputans,
Pervenit ad Coelestia.T

T2 Cor. iv. 18. See Hymn 270, ver. 4. 66