319

THE OFFERTORY

WE give thee but thine own,

Whate'er the gift may be:

All that we have is thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from thee.

2 May we thy bounties thus
As stewards true receive,
And gladly, as thou blessest us,
To thee our first-fruits give.

S.M.

3 O hearts are bruised and dead,
And homes are bare and cold,
And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled
Are straying from the Foldi

4 To comfort and to bless,
To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless
Is angels' work below.

5 The captive to release,

To God the lost to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace,
It is a Christ-like thing.

6 And we believe thy word,

Though dim our faith may be; Whate'er for thine we do, O Lord, We do it unto thee. Amen.

W. Walsham How, 1858

Also the following

339 Let all mortal flesh keep silence

320

A

THE COMMUNION

C.M.

CCORDING to thy gracious word,
In meek humility,

This will I do, my dying Lord,

I will remember thee.

2 Thy Body, broken for my sake,
My bread from heaven shall be;
The cup, thy precious Blood, I take,
And thus remember thee.

3 Gethsemane, can I forget?
Or there thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,
And not remember thee?

4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes,
And rest on Calvary,

O Lamb of God, my sacrifice,

I must remember thee.

5 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and memory flee,

When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, Then, Lord, remember me.

Amen.

321

James Montgomery, 1825

C.M.

GOD, unseen yet ever near,

And thus inspired with holy fear,
Before thine altar kneel.

2 Here may thy faithful people know
The blessings of thy love,

The streams that through the desert flow, The manna from above.

3 We come, obedient to thy word,
To feast on heavenly food;
Our meat the Body of the Lord,
Our drink his precious Blood.

4 Thus may we all thy word obey, For we, O God, are thine;

And go rejoicing on our way,

Renewed with strength divine. Amen.

322

Edward Osler, 1836, ali.

6.5.6.5

ESUS, gentlest Saviour,
God of might and power,

Thou thyself art dwelling
With us at this hour.

2 Nature cannot hold thee,
Heaven is all too strait
For thine endless glory
And thy royal state.

3 Out beyond the shining
Of the farthest star,
Thou art ever stretching
Infinitely far.

4 Yet the hearts of children
Hold what worlds cannot,
And the God of wonders
Loves the lowly spot.

5 Jesus, gentlest Saviour,
Thou art with us now;
Fill us with thy goodness
Till our hearts o'erflow.

6 Multiply our graces;

Give us love and fear,
And, dear Lord, the chiefest,
Grace to persevere!

7 O how can we thank thee
For a gift like this,
Gift that truly maketh
Heaven's eternal bliss?

Amen.

Frederick W. Faber, 1854, alt.

323

C.M.

I

AM not worthy, holy Lord,

That thou shouldst come to me; Speak but the word: one gracious word Can set the sinner free.

2 I am not worthy; cold and bare
The lodging of my soul;

How canst thou deign to enter there?
Lord, speak, and make me whole.

3 I am not worthy; yet, my God,
How can I say thee nay;

Thee, who didst give thy Flesh and Blood My ransom price to pay?

4 O come! in this sweet morning hour
Feed me with food divine;

And fill with all thy love and power
This worthless heart of mine.

Amen.

324

Henry W. Baker, 1875

C.M.

HEPHERD of souls, refresh and bless
Thy chosen pilgrim flock,

With manna in the wilderness,
With water from the rock.

2 Hungry and thirsty, faint and weak,
As thou when here below,
Our souls the joys celestial seek
Which from thy sorrows flow.

3 We would not live by bread alone,
But by thy word of grace,

In strength of which we travel on
To our abiding-place.

4 Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Saviour, abide with us, and spread
Thy table in our heart.

5 Lord, sup with us in love divine;
Thy Body and thy Blood,

That living bread, that heavenly wine,
Be our immortal food. Amen.

James Montgomery, 1825, alt., cento

325

I

Jesus, my Manna be:

Ye living Waters, burst
Out of the rock for me.

2 Thou bruised and broken Bread,

My life-long wants supply;
As living souls are fed,

O feed me, or I die!

3 Thou true life-giving Vine,
Let me thy sweetness prove;
Renew my life with thine,
Refresh my soul with love.

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