Thy mercy and thy truth reveal,
And lend a gracious ear.
3 Lord, teach our hearts to pray,
And tune our lips to sing;
Nor from thy presence cast away
The sacrifice we bring.
ABBA, Father, hear each child,
Now in Jesus reconciled;
Hear, and all the graces shower,
All the joy, and peace, and power;
All our Saviour asks above,
All the life and heaven of love.
2 Heavenly Father, life divine,
Change our nature into thine;
Move and spread throughout our soul,
Actuate and fill the whole:
Lord, we cannot let thee go
Till the blessing thou bestow.
3 Holy Ghost, no more delay;
Come, and in thy temples stay:
Now thine inward witness bear,
Strong, and permanent, and clear:
Spring of life, thyself impart;
Rise eternal in our heart.
ATHER of all, in whom, alone, We live, and move, and breathe, One bright, celestial ray send down, And cheer thy sons beneath.
2 While in thy word we search for thee,
O, fill our souls with awe;
Thy light impart, that we may see
The wonders of thy law.
3 Now let our darkness comprehend
The light that shines so clear;
Now thy revealing Spirit send,
And give us ears to hear.
4 Before us make thy goodness pass,
Which here, by faith, we know:
Let us in Jesus see thy face,
And die to all below.
LORD, before thy throne we bend;
Lord, to thee our eyes ascend;
Servants to our Master true,
Lo! we yield the homage due:
Children, to our Sire we fly,
Abba, Father, hear our cry
2 To the dust our knees we bow,
We are weak, but mighty thou.
Sore distressed, yet suppliant still,
We await thy holy will;
Bound to earth and rooted here,
Till our Saviour God appear.
3 Leave us not beneath the power
Of temptation's trying hour:
Swift to seal their captives' doom,
See, our foes exulting come!
Jesus, Saviour, be thou nigh,
ord of life and victory!
WE come to sing thy praise;
We meet to offer prayer:
We come to learn of wisdom's ways;
Blest Saviour! meet us here!
2 Thy Spirit, Lord, impart,
That, while we raise the voice,
In sacred melody, the heart
In praises may rejoice.
3 And when the offer'd prayer
Goes upward to thy throne,
May we in each petition share,
And make each want our own!.
4 And as thy holy word
We study and are taught,
Let every truth and precept, Lord,
Be with thy blessing fraught.
GAIN we meet, O Lord,
Again we fill this place,
To hear thy holy word,
To ask thy promised grace;
To thank thee for the gifts we share,
The children of thy love and care.
2 Grant us the listening ear,
The understanding heart,
The mind and will sincere,
To choose the better part;
To take the learner's lowly seat,
And gather wisdom at thy feet.
3 Through this, and every day, Teach us thy paths to tread; Nor let our feet astray,
By Satan's wiles be led;
But keep us in the narrow road-
The way to glory and to God.
ORD, behold thy people here,
Come to learn what thou wilt say;
O, in mercy now draw near;
Meet thy people when they pray;
Thou art God, and thou alone,
Lord, we worship at thy throne.
2 Jesus, 'tis on thee we call,
Israel's Saviour, Israel's King;
Low before thy feet we fall;
Thee, whom angels love, we sing;
Saviour, lead us in the
way,
Only thee would we obey.
3 Teach us what we do not know,
Lord, instruct us in thy will;
What we learn, O may we do!
To thy voice obedient still;
Close to thee may we abide,
Thee, our Saviour and our Guide.
ORD! when we bend before thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
O may we feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.
2 Our contrite spirits pitying see;
True penitence impart:
And let a healing ray from thee
Beam peace into each heart.
3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, O let our wills resign;
And not a thought our bosom share,
Which is not wholly thine.
4 And when with heart and voice we strive,
Our grateful hymns to raise,
Let love divine within us live,
And fill our souls with praise.
ESUS Christ we bow before thee,
Trusting in thy holy word;
Thee we own the Lord of glory,
Thee we own our sovereign Lord.
While our evil foes contending
Threaten our eternal loss;
Be with heavenly grace defending,
And protect us with thy cross.
2 From thy Father's throne descending,
Thou becom'st our daily bread;
Midst celestial hosts attending,
With thy flesh our souls are fed.
Come, thou source of every blessing,
Warm our hearts with love divine:
Let thy grace, our souls possessing,
Make us be for ever thine.
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