38    S.M.     Isaac Watts
“Jesus.” Luke 1. 31-33; 2. 10-14

1 Behold! the grace appears,
  The promise is fulfilled!
  Mary, the wondrous virgin, bears,
  And Jesus is the child.

2 [The Lord, the highest God,
  Calls him his only Son;
  He bids him rule the lands abroad,
  And gives him David’s throne.]

3 [O’er Jacob shall he reign
  With a peculiar sway;
  The nations shall his grace obtain,
  His kingdom ne’er decay.]

4 To bring the glorious news
  A heavenly form appears;
  He tells the shepherds of their joys,
  And banishes their fears.

5 “Go, humble swains,” said he,
  “To David’s city fly,
  The promised Infant born today
  Does in a manger lie.

6 “With looks and hearts serene,
  Go visit Christ, your King”;
  And straight a flaming troop was seen;
  The shepherds heard them sing:

7 “Glory to God on high,
  And heavenly peace on earth;
  Good will to men, to angels joy,
  At the Redeemer’s birth!”

8 [In worship so divine
  Let saints employ their tongues;
  With the celestial host we join,
  And loud repeat their songs:

9 “Glory to God on high,
  And heavenly peace on earth;
  Good will to men, to angels joy,
  At the Redeemer’s birth!”]