By A Collection of Hymns

      6-8s. Isaiah ix. 2 - 5.
      1 THE people that in darkness lay,
      The confines of eternal night,
      We, we have seen a gospel day,
      The glorious beams of heavenly light,
      His Spirit in our hearts hath shone,
      And showed the Father in the Son.

      2 Father of everlasting grace,
      Thou hast in us thy arm revealed,
      Hast multiplied the faithful race,
      Who, conscious of their pardon sealed,
      Of joy unspeakable possest,
      Anticipate their heavenly rest.

      3 In tears who sowed, in joy we reap,
      And praise thy goodness all day long:
      Him in our eye of faith we keep,
      Who gave us our triumphal song,
      And doth his spoils to all divide,
      A lot among the sanctified.

      4 Thou hast our bonds in sunder broke,
      Took all our load of guilt away;
      From sin, the world, and Satan's yoke,
      (Like Israel saved in Midian's day)
      Redeemed us by our conquering Lord,
      Our Gideon, and his Spirit's sword.

      5 Not like the warring sons of men,
      With shouts, and garments rolled in blood,
      Our Captain doth the fight maintain;
      But, lo! the burning Spirit of God
      Kindles in each a secret fire;
      And all our sins as smoke expire.