



Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and Charles Coulston









                       HYMNS FROM THE MORNINGLAND




                                  HYMNS
                          FROM THE MORNINGLAND


                                  BEING
                          TRANSLATIONS, CENTOS
                             AND SUGGESTIONS
                        FROM THE SERVICE BOOKS OF
                         THE HOLY EASTERN CHURCH

                            WITH INTRODUCTION
                                   BY
                           JOHN BROWNLIE, D.D.

                               _Author of_
            "_Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary_"
  "_Hymns of the Greek Church_," "_Hymns from the Greek Office Books_"
                  "_Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church_"
                               _&c., &c._

                            _(SIXTH SERIES)_

                       PAISLEY: ALEXANDER GARDNER
          _Publisher by Appointment to the late Queen Victoria_
                                  1911

                                 LONDON:
              SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., LMD.

                 PRINTED BY ALEXANDER GARDNER, PAISLEY.




                                 PREFACE


This sixth series of hymns from the Greek Offices is sent forth in the
hope that some of the flowers that bloom in the gardens of the East, in
which our Lord prayed and His Apostles tilled, may serve to beautify the
homes of the faithful in Western lands. Cut flowers lose their beauty and
freshness soon, but not infrequently their perfume remains; and roots
transplanted do not always continue to put forth leaves and blossoms in
that richness which adorns them in their native soil; but if in the case
of the culled flowers, which are here presented, some of their perfume
may chance to linger, it will probably serve to suggest their original
attractiveness. That they may, in some capacity, be used to adorn the
worship of Christ in our sterner clime, is the earnest prayer of the
translator.

                                                               J. B.

Trinity Manse,
Portpatrick, _July, 1911_.




                          INDEX OF FIRST LINES




                                                                     PAGE
  Introduction                                                         xi
                                  HYMNS
  My God, shall sin its power maintain                                  3
  Christmas--
      Hark! upon the morning breezes                                    9
      Hail to the morn that dawns on eastern hills                     11
      Hail to the King, who comes in weakness now                      13
      Ye saints, exult with cheerful song                              15
      He came because the Father willed                                17
      Now the King Immortal                                            19
      When o'er the world Augustus reigned                             21
      O Light resplendent of the morn                                  23
  Passiontide--
      O wounded hands and feet                                         27
      When Jesus to the judgment hall                                  29
      They brought Him to the hill of death                            31
      "Watch with Me," the Master said                                 33
      They cried, "Let Him be crucified!"                              35
      O darkest night that ever fell                                   37
      Nailed to the cross the Saviour dies                             39
      O Son of God, afflicted                                          41
      This be our prayer, O Saviour of our souls,                      43
  Easter--
      Lo, in its brightness the morning arising                        49
      In the dark of early morn                                        51
      Glory to God! The morn appointed breaks                          53
      Glory to God! The Christ hath left the tomb                      55
      Rise, O glorious orb of day                                      58
  Ascension--
      Borne on the clouds, the Christ arose                            63
      Lift up the gates                                                65
      Borne on the wings of light                                      67
  Pentecost--
      Like the beams that from the sun                                 71
      Come, Holy Ghost, in might                                       73
      Spirit of God, in love descend                                   75
      Lord, may Thy Holy