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Rh “E J! Lord of the heavens and of the earth, God of glory, we bend before thy thone, Thy children prostrate themselves with holy adoration at thy footstool. The heavens are bright with thy glory, The earth is full of thy praise. The great universe is thy temple. Thy name is J, who alone hast, of thyself, being and immortality.

“Thou mighest have continued for ever alone in the enjoyment of thine own perfections, though angels and men had never been. But to extend life, to communicate happiness, and to diffuse joy, thou didst rise from thy throne, thou raisedst thine arm over the void, thou spakest this earth into existance, thou madest us after thine own image, and has watched ever us from the beginning of time, even until this day.

“When we transgressed against thy commandments, and last our original innocence, thy mercy forsook us not. Thou hadst compassion upon the offspring of Adam. Thine eye looked with, pity; thou didst lay our help upon One who was mighty to save. Him, in the fullness of time, the Ambassador of peace and reconciliation, and love, thou didst send. Our ears have heard the joyful sound; our eyes have seen the salvation of our God. This isaa day of the Son of Man!

“Glory be to God, that peace is proclaimed on earth, and good-will to the