1 THIS is the day the Lord hath made,
He calls the hours his own;
Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise surround the throne.
2 To-day Christ rose, and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;
To-day the saints his triumph spread,
And all his wonders tell.
3 Hosanna to th' anointed King,
To David's holy son:
Help us, O Lord! descend and bring
Salvation from thy throne.
4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men
With messages of grace;
Who comes in God the Father's name,
To save our sinful race.
5 Hosanna in the highest strains
The church on earth can raise ;
The highest heav'ns in which he reigns,
Shall give him nobler praise.
1 COME Holy Spirit, calm our minds,
And fit us to approach our God:
Remove each vain, each worldly thought,
And lead us to thy bless'd abode.
2 Hast thou imparted to our souls
A living spark of heav'nly fire?
O kindle now the sacred flame,
That we thy presence may desire!
3 Impress upon our wand'ring hearts
The love that Christ to sinners bore;
Then mourn the wounds our sins produc'd,
And our redeeming God adore.
1 COME sound his praise abroad
And hymns of glory sing;
Jehovah is the sov'reign Lord,
The universal King.
2 He form'd the deeps unknown,
He gave the seas their bounds,
The wat'ry worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.
3 Come worship at his throne,
Come bow before the Lord;
We are his works and not our own,
He form'd us by his word.
4 To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod;
Come as the people of his choice,
And seek your gracious God.
1 NOW may the Spirit's holy fire,
Descending from above,
His waiting family inspire
With joy, and peace, and love.
2 Wake heavenly spirit, wake and breathe Upon the drooping field,
That all the church of Christ beneath
May fragrant incense yield.
3 Thee we the Comforter confess;
Without thy presence here,
Our songs of praise are vain address,
We utter heartless prayer.
1 IN thy presence we appear;
Lord, we love to worship here:
Here thy faithful people meet
Thee upon thy mercy-seat!
2 While to thee our prayers ascend,
Let thine ear in love attend;
Hear us when thy spirit pleads,
Hear, for Jesus intercedes!
3 While thy glorious name is sung,
Touch our lips, unloose our tongue;
Then our joyful souls shall bless
Thee, the Lord, our righteousness.
4 While thy ministers proclaim
Peace and pardon through thy name,
In their voices let us own,
Jesus speaking from his throne!
1 LORD God, the Holy Ghost!
In this accepted hour,
the day of Pentecost,
Descend in all thy pow'r.
2 We meet with one accord,
In this thy holy place,
And wait the promise of our Lord,
The spirit of all grace.
3 Spirit of Light! explore
And chase our gloom away,
With brightness shining more and more,
Unto the perfect day.
4 Spirit of Truth! be thou
In life and death our guide;
O Spirit of Adoption! now
May we be sanctified.
1 JESUS, thy people love to meet,
And bow before thy mercy-seat:
Whene'er they seek thee, thou art found
Within thy temple's hallow'd ground.
2 Great Shepherd of thy faithful few!
Thy former mercies here renew:
Here to our waiting souls proclaim
The glories of thy saving name.
3 Now may we prove the pow'r of pray'r,
To strengthen faith and banish care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heav'n before our eyes.
4 Lord, we are weak, but thou art near;
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear;
Oh! rend the heav'ns, thyself make known
And make our sinful hearts thine own.
1 BEHOLD us, Lord, with humble fear,
Approach thy temple gate;
Though most unworthy to draw near,
Or in thy courts to wait.
2 But trusting in thy boundless grace,
To all so freely giv'n,
We worship in thy holy place,
And lift our souls to heav'n.
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