That all of woman born may see
The glory of Thy face.
7 Spirit Divine! attend our prayers,
Make a lost world Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers,
O come, great Spirit, come!
ANDREW REED. 1812.
1073 The Spirit of truth... He shall testify of
Me.-John 15. 26.
COME, Holy Ghost, in love,
Shed on us from above
Thine own bright ray :
Divinely good Thou art;
Thy sacred gifts impart
To gladden each sad heart:
O come to-day.
2 Come, tenderest Friend and best,
Our most delightful Guest,
With soothing power:
Rest, which the weary know,
Shade, 'mid the noontide glow,
Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow,
Cheer us this hour.
3 Come, Light serene and still,
Our inmost bosoms fill;
Dwell in each breast:
We know no dawn but Thine;
Send forth Thy beams Divine,
On our dark souls to shine,
And make us blest.
4 Come, all the faithful bless:
Let all who Christ confess
His praise employ;
Give virtue's rich reward;
Victorious death accord,
And with our glorious Lord,
Eternal Joy.
KING ROBERT ÍI. OF FRANCE. 997.
TR. BY RAY PALMER. 1858.
1074 It is the Spirit that quickeneth.-John 6. 63.
[IGHTY Quickener, Spirit blest,
Who to life didst wake me,
Wilt Thou not become my Guest,
For Thy dwelling take me?
Evermore in me abide,
To all truth become my Guide,
And for spirits glorified
Meet companion make me.
2 Lord, along this earthly way
Thou Thy pilgrim greetest:
To Thy thankful child each day
Thou Thy love repeatest:
Thou dost bid me weep no more,
Thou dost teach my song to soar,
Thou, from Thine exhaustless store,
Giv'st whate'er is meetest.
3 Here, while yet my race I run,
Thou wilt never leave me:
my Shield and of my Sun
What can e'er bereave me?
There, with all the heirs of grace,
Grant me to behold Thy face;
To the bliss of Thine embrace
Evermore receive me.
T. H. GILL. 1872.
The Comforter, the Holy Ghost
shall teach you.-John 14. 26.
PIRIT of Truth, indwelling Light,
ever in our souls abide;
Open our eyes to see aright,
Into all truth our footsteps guide!
2 Spirit of Comfort and of Love,
Come to our hearts with soothing spell!
Our troubled thoughts, our fears remove,
With us for ever deign to dwell!
3 Sent from the Father by the Son,
Come forth, our Guide to Them to be,
For Thou, we know, with Them art One,
And we have Them in having Thee.
4 A peace the world has not to give
Is theirs, who do the Saviour's will;
Help Thou us more to Him to live,
And with His peace our spirits fill!
J. E. BODE. 1869.
1076 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come
O Thee, O Comforter Divine,
For all Thy grace and power benign,
Sing we Hallelujah!
2 To Thee, whose faithful voice doth win
The wandering from the ways of sin,
Sing we Hallelujah!
3 To Thee, whose faithful power doth heal,
Enlighten, sanctify, and seal,
Sing we Hallelujah!
4 To Thee, whose faithful truth is shown
By every promise made our own,
Sing we Hallelujah!
5 To Thee, our Teacher, and our Friend,
Our faithful Leader to the end,
Sing we Hallelujah!
6 To Thee, by Jesus Christ sent down,
Of all His gifts the sum and crown,
Sing we Hallelujah!
7 To Thee, who art with God the Son
And God the Father ever one,
Sing we Hallelujah!
F. R. HAVERGAL. 1876.
1077 The name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost.-Matt. 28. 19.
GOD of Life, whose power benign
GOD
Doth o'er the world in mercy shine!
Accept our praise, for we are Thine.
2 O Father, uncreated Lord!
Be Thou in every land adored;
On every soul Thy love be poured.
3 O Son of God, for sinners slain ;
We bless Thee, Lord, whose dying pain
For us did endless life regain.
4 O Holy Ghost, whose guardian care
Doth us for heavenly joys prepare;
May we in Thy communion share.
5 Father, protect us here below;
Jesus, Thy mercy may we know ;
O Holy Ghost, Thy power bestow.
6 O Holy blessed Trinity;
With faith we sinners bow to Thee;
In us, O God! exalted be.
God is light.-1 John 1. 5.
IVER blessed Trinity,
Source of life and purity,
Hear us, while we lift to Thee
Holy chant and psalm.
2 With the beams of morning shine,
Lift on us Thy light Divine,
And let charity benign,
Breathe on us her balm.
3 When around us falls the even,
Let it close on sin forgiven;
Fold us in the peace of heaven,
Shed a holy calm.
4 Ever blessed Trinity,
Dimly here we worship Thee;
With the saints hereafter we
Hope to bear the palm.
Let there be light.-Gen. 1. 3.
1 нOU, whose almighty word
Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight,
Hear us, we humbly pray;
And where the Gospel day,
Sheds not its glorious ray,
"Let there be light!"
|