48.

Can thy terrors, Death, appal us;
JESUS lives! and this we know,

Thou, O Grave, canst not enthral us.
Alleluia !

JESUS lives! henceforth is death
But the gate of Life immortal;
This shall calm our trembling breath,
When we pass its gloomy portal.

Alleluia!

JESUS lives! for us He died:
Then, alone to JESUS living,
Pure in heart may we abide,
Glory to our SAVIOUR giving.

Alleluia!

JESUS lives! our hearts know well
Nought from us His Love shall sever;
Life, nor death, nor powers of hell
Tear us from His keeping ever.

Alleluia!

JESUS lives! to Him the Throne

Over all the world is given:

May we go where He is gone,

Rest and reign with Him in Heaven.

Alleluia!

Ebening.

49. JESU, the world's Redeeming LORD,

The FATHER'S Co-eternal WORD,
Of LIGHT Invisible True LIGHT,
Thine Israel's Keeper day and night;

Our great CREATOR and our Guide,
Who times and seasons doth divide,
Refresh at night with quiet rest
Our limbs by daily toil oppress'd.

That, while in weary house of clay
A little longer here we stay,
Our flesh in Thee may sweetly sleep,
Our souls with Thee their vigils keep.

We pray Thee, while we dwell below,
Preserve us from our ghostly foe;
Nor let his wiles victorious be
O'er them that are redeem'd by Thee.

O LORD of all, with us abide
In this our joyful Easter-tide :
From every weapon death can wield
Thine own redeem'd for ever shield.

All praise be Thine, O Risen LORD,
From death to endless Life restored:
All praise to GOD the FATHER be,
And HOLY GHOST, eternally. Amen.

Rogation Days.

50. LORD, in this Thy Mercy's day,

'Ere it pass for aye away,

On our knees we fall and pray.

Holy JESU, grant us tears,

Fill us with heart-searching fears,
'Ere that awful doom appears.

LORD, on us Thy SPIRIT pour,
Kneeling lowly at the door,
'Ere it close for evermore.

By Thy night of Agony,
By Thy supplicating Cry,
By Thy willingness to die.

By Thy bitter Tears of woe
For Jerusalem below,

Let us not Thy Love forego.

Grant us 'neath Thy wings a place,

Lest we lose this day of Grace,

'Ere we shall behold Thy Face. Amen.

He, the First-fruits of our race.

THOU eternal King most high!
Who didst the world redeem;

And conquering death and hell, receive
A dignity supreme.

Thou, through the starry orbs, this day, Didst to Thy Throne ascend:

Thenceforth to reign in sovereign power And glory without end.