3 Yet soon reviving plants and flowers
Anew shall deck the plain;

The woods shall hear the voice of spring,
And flourish green again.

4 So, to the dreary grave consigned,
Man sleeps in death's dark gloom,
Till the eternal morning wake
The slumbers of the tomb.

5 O

may the grave become to us
The bed of peaceful rest,

Whence we shall gladly rise at length,
And mingle with the blest.

HYMN 202. L. P. M. [#]

Life, Death, and Resurrection.
1 ETERNAL GOD, how frail is man!
Few are the hours, and short the span,
Between the cradle and the grave:
Who can prolong his vital breath?
Who from the bold demands of death
Hath skill to fly, or power to save ?
2 But let no murmuring heart complain,
That, therefore, man is made in vain,
Nor the Creator's grace distrust;
For though his servants, day by day,
Go to their graves, and turn to clay,
A bright reward attends the just.
3 Jesus hath made thy purpose known,
A new and better life hath shown,
And we the glorious tidings hear:

Eternal praises to the Lord,
That we can read his holy word,
And find a resurrection there.

HYMN 203. P. M. [#]
Hymn for Easter.

1 LIFT your glad voices in triumph on high, For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die : Vain were the terrors that gathered around him, And short the dominion of death and the grave; He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound

hiin,

Resplendent in glory, to live and to save :
Loud was the chorus of angels on high,—
The Saviour hath risen, and man shall not die.
2 Glory to God in full anthems of joy,

The being he gave us death cannot destroy :
Sad were the life we must part with to-morrow,
If tears were our birthright, and death were our

end;

But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow,
And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend :

Lift, then, your voices in triumph on high,
For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die.

EMPIRE OF CHRIST.

HYMN 204. H. M. [#]

Christ Victorious.

1 ALL hail, redeeming Lord!
The wondrous things foretold
Of thee, in sacred writ,

With joy our eyes behold:

Still does thy arm new trophies wear,
And monuments of glory rear.

2 To thee the hoary head

Its silver honours pays;
To thee the blooming youth
Devotes his brightest days;

All ages grateful tributes bring,
And bow to thee, all-conquering King.
3 O haste, triumphant Prince,
That happy, glorious day,
When souls, like drops of dew,
Shall own thy gentle sway;

O, may it bless our longing eyes,
And bear our shouts beyond the skies!

4 All hail, ascended Lord!

Eternal be thy reign;

Behold the nations sue

To wear thy gentle chain :

When earth and time are known no more,

Thy throne shall stand forever sure.

HYMN 205. L. M. [#]

Kingdom of Christ.

1 GREAT God, whose universal sway
The known and unknown worlds obey,
Extend the kingdom of thy Son,
Display his power, exalt his throne.
2 As rain on meadows newly mown
Shall Jesus send his blessings down:
His grace on fainting souls distils
Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills.
3 The heathen lands, that lie beneath
The shades of overspreading death,
Revive amid his dawning light,
And deserts blossom at the sight.

4 The saints shall flourish in his days,
Dressed in the robes of joy and praise;
Peace, like a river, from his throne,
Shall flow to nations yet unknown.

HYMN 206. H. M. [#]

Empire of Righteousness.

1 COME, sing a Saviour's power,
And praise his mighty name;
His wondrous love adore,

And chant his growing fame : Wide o'er the world a King shall reign, And righteousness and peace maintain.

2 The sceptre of his grace

He shall forever wield;

His foes, before his face,

To strength divine shall yield: The conquest of his truth shall show What an almighty arm can do.

3 His alienated sons,

By sin beguiled, betrayed,
Shall then be born at once,

And willing subjects made: Such numbers shall his courts adorn, As dew-drops of the vernal morn.

4 His realm shall ever stand,
By liberal things upheld,
And, from his bounteous hand,
All hearts with joy be filled;

A universe with praise shall own
The countless honours of his throne.

HYMN 207. C. M. [#]
Reign of Christ.

1 JESUS his empire shall extend ;
Beneath his gentle sway

Kings of the earth shall humbly bend,
And his commands obey.

2 From sea to sea, from shore to shore, All nations shall be blest:

We hear the noise of war no more; He gives his people rest.

3 As rain descends in gentle showers
In each returning spring,

Awakes to life the fragrant flowers,
And makes creation sing,-