(Before the laying on of hands.)
E come to be confirmed, good LORD!

WE Called by Thy Holy Name,

In Thee baptized, with one accord
Thy fuller grace we claim.

We come-Thy Promise from on high,
As Thou hast said, pour down!
Safe in Thy sheltering Arms we lie
Whom Thou hast made Thine Own.
Thou on Thy Father's Throne above
Thy sacrifice dost plead,

And for Thy Church in ceaseless love
Dost ever intercede :
But by the Blessed Comforter
With us Thou dwellest still,

This is the Light we walk by here,
He makes us know Thy Will.

O Holy Spirit, come we pray,
In us make Thy abode,
And show us clearer day by day,

The hidden things of GOD;
That in Thy Wisdom we may grow

Still upwards unto Thee,

And all our onward path may glow

In light which shines from Thee! True Understanding, Counsel give,

Thy Knowledge, Strength impart ; True Godliness by which to live; Thy Fear in every heart.

So more than conquerors in the strife, O'ercoming self and sin,

The Great Reward, the Crown of Life, Grant us at last to win. Amen.