151LORD, pour Thy SPIRIT from on high, And Thy commission'd servants bless; Graces and gifts to each supply,
And clothe them with Thy Righteousness.
Within Thy temple when they stand
To teach Thy Truth as taught by Thee,
SAVIOUR, like stars in Thy Right Hand
Let all Thy Church's Pastors be.
Wisdom and zeal and love impart,
Firmness and meekness from above,
To bear Thy people on their heart,
And love the souls whom Thou dost love:
To watch and pray and never faint,
By day and night their guard to keep,
To warn the sinner, form the saint,
To feed Thy lambs, to tend Thy sheep.
So, when their work is finish'd here,
They may in hope their charge resign:-
So, when their MASTER shall appear,
They may with crowns of glory shine.
TO GOD the FATHER, and the SON,
All honour, praise and glory be,
With HOLY SPIRIT, THREE in ONE,
Now, and through all eternity. Amen.
152 O KING of Kings, and PRINCE of peace,
Bid strife among Thy subjects cease;
ONE is our FATHER, ONE our LORD,
ONE BODY, SPIRIT, Hope, Reward.
Thou ONE SOLE FATHER of us all,
On Whom Thy Church and People call!
O may we one Communion be,
One with each other, one with Thee.
Bless those whose voice Salvation brings,
Who minister in Holy Things:
Thy Bishops, Priests, and Deacons bless,
And clothe with zeal and righteousness.
Let many in the Judgment-Day,
Turn'd from the evil of their way,
Their hope, their joy and crown appear:-
Save those who preach,and those who hear.
So, may all join the song of love,
Which saints and angels sing above,―
Praise, honour, glory, be to Thee,
Great TRINITY in UNITY. Amen.
Hymn 143,"CHRIST is gone up, &c."
(See page 146.)
Rogation Bays.
Hymns 35, 124, and 125.
153 WITH CHRIST we share a mystic grave;
With Him we buried lie;
But 'tis not in the darksome cave,
By mournful Calvary.
The pure and bright baptismal flood
Entombs our nature's stain;
New creatures from the cleansing wave,
With CHRIST we rise again.
Happy, if through this world of strife,
And sin, and selfish care,
This bridal robe of righteousness
We undefil'd shall wear!
Happy, if, through the gate of death,
Glorious at last, and free,
We to our joyful rising pass,
O Risen LORD, with Thee!
Praise to the SoN, through Whom alone
Our stains of guilt are lost;
Like praise be to the FATHER done,
And to the HOLY GHOST. Amen.
154 Now JESUS lifts His prayer on high,
Emerging from the stream;
And lo! descending from the sky,
The SPIRIT's radiant beam.
Swift moving like a beauteous dove,
It rests on Him alone;
"This," saith the Voice of God above,
"Is My Beloved SON."
So they on whom is duly pour'd
The blest baptismal wave,-
These too are children of the LORD,
And His Own SPIRIT have.
Their's is the holy purity
And meekness of the Dove;
To them the HOLY GHOST is nigh,
To fill their souls with love.
LORD, since Thou hast remov'd our stain
In that most holy flood,
May no fresh sin defile again
The cleansing of Thy Blood.
Praise to the SON, through Whom alone
Our stains of guilt are lost;
Like praise be to the FATHER done,
And to the HOLY GHOST.
155 SOLDIERS of CHRIST, arise,
And put your armour on,
Strong in the strength which God supplies,
Through His Eternal SoN:-
Strong in the LORD of Hosts,
And in His mighty Power :-
Who in the Strength of JESUS trusts,
Is more than conqueror.
Stand then in His great Might,
With all His Strength endued;
And take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of GOD.
From strength to strength go on,
Wrestle, and fight, and pray;
Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day :-
That, having all things done,
And all your conflicts past,
Ye may obtain, through CHRIST alone,
A crown of joy at last.
JESU, Eternal SON,
To Thee all glory be,
With FATHER, SPIRIT, THREE in ONE,
Through all eternity. Amen.
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