3 They turned their eyes away,
And treated him with scorn;
But 'twas their grief upon him lay;
Their sorrows he has borne.

4 "But I'll prolong his days,

And make his kingdom stand; My pleasure," saith the God of grace, "Shall prosper in his hand."

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WATTS.

Christ's Sufferings and Kingdom. Ps. 22.

1 "NOW from the roaring lion's rage,
O Lord, protect thy Son,
Nor leave thy Darling to engage
The powers of hell alone.”

2 Thus did our suffering Savior pray,
With mighty cries and tears;
God heard him in that dreadful day,
And chased away his fears.

3 Great was the victory of his death -
His throne exalted high;

And all the kindreds of the earth
Shall worship, or shall die.

4 The meek and humble souls shall see
His table richly spread,

And all that seek the Lord shall be
With joys immortal fed.

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WATTS.

Christ's dying and reigning. Ps. 2.

1 WHY did the Gentiles rage,

And Jews, with one accord,
Bend all their counsels to destroy
The Anointed of the Lord?

2 Rulers and kings agree

To form a vain design;
Against the Lord their powers unite,
Against his Christ they join.

3 The Lord derides their rage,

And will support his throne;

He that hath raised him from the dead
Hath owned him for his Son.

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WATTS.

The Savior's Prayer.

1 MY God, if possible it be, Withhold this bitter cup; But I resign my will to thee,

And drink the sorrows up.

2 My heart dissolves with pangs unknown; In groans I waste my breath;

Thy heavy hand has brought me down
Low as the dust of death.

3 Father, I give my spirit up,
And trust it in thy hand;

My dying flesh shall rest in hope,
And rise at thy command.

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Christ our Example in Suffering.

1 GO to dark Gethsemane,

MONTGOMERY.

Ye that feel temptation's power;
Your Redeemer's conflict see;
Watch with him one bitter hour;
Turn not from his griefs away;
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.

2 Follow to the judgment-hall;

View the Lord of life arraigned;
O, the wormwood and the gall!

O, the pangs his soul sustained!
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss;
Learn of him to bear the cross.

3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb;
There, admiring at his feet,
Mark that miracle of time

God's own sacrifice complete ;
"It is finished," hear him cry ;
Learn of Jesus Christ to die.

4 Early hasten to the tomb,

Where they laid his breathless clay;

All is solitude and gloom;

Who has taken him away?

Christ is risen; he meets our eyes;
Savior, teach us so to rise.

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MRS. BARBAULD.

For Easter Sunday.

1 AGAIN the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray,

Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours increasing day.

2 O, what a night was that, which wrapt
The heathen world in gloom!

O, what a sun, which broke, this day,
Triumphant from the tomb!

3 This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung;
Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.

4 Ten thousand differing lips shall join
To hail this welcome morn,
Which scatters blessings from its wings
To nations yet unborn.

5 Jesus, the Friend of human kind
With strong compassion moved,
Descended, like a pitying God,

To save the souls he loved.

6 The powers of darkness leagued in vain
To bind his soul in death;
He shook their kingdom, when he fell,
With his expiring breath.

7 And now his conquering chariot wheels
Ascend the lofty skies;

While broke beneath his powerful cross
Death's iron sceptre lies.

8 Exalted high at God's right hand, The Lord of all below,

Through him is pardoning love dispensed, And boundless blessings flow.

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DODDRIDGE.

The Resurrection of Christ.

1 YES, the Redeemer rose, The Savior left the dead,

And o'er our hellish foes

High raised his conquering head;
In wild dismay,

The guards around
Fell to the ground,

And sunk away.

2 Lo, the angelic bands

In full assembly meet,

To wait his high commands,
And worship at his feet:
Joyful they come,

And wing their way
From realms of day
To such a tomb.

3 Then back to heaven they fly,
And the glad tidings bear:
Hark! as they soar on high,
What music fills the air!
Their anthems say,
"Jesus, who bled,
Hath left the dead;
He rose to-day."