The Church Hymnal

mf 2 Lord, it is good for us to be
Entranced, enwrapt, alone with Thee ;
And watch Thy glistering raiment
glow

Whiter than Hermon's whitest snow,
The human lineaments that shine
Irradiant with a light divine:
Till we too change from grace to grace,
Gazing on that transfigured face.
mf 3 Lord, it is good for us to be

Here on the holy mount with Thee;
p When darkling in the depths of night,
cr When dazzled with excess of light,

We bow before the heavenly voice f That bids bewildered souls rejoice, p Though love wax cold, and faith be dim,

cr This is My Son; O hear ye Him!" A. P. Stanley, 1870.

167

L.M.

169

J. Ellerton, 1871.

St. Matthew.

L.M.

mf O WONDROUS type! O vision fair mf BEHOLD, the Master passeth by!

Of glory that the. Church shall
share,
[shows,
Which Christ upon the mountain
Where brighter than the sun He glows!
mf 2 From age to age the tale declare,
How with the three disciples there,
Where Moses and Elias meet, [sweet.
The Lord holds converse high and
f 3 With shining face and bright array,
Christ deigns to manifest to-day
What glory shall be theirs above,
Who joy in God with perfect love.
mf 4 And faithful hearts are raised on
p By this great vision's mystery; [high
cr For which in joyful strains we raise

The voice of prayer, the hymn of praise.
mf 5 O Father, with the eternal Son,
And Holy Spirit ever One,
Vouchsafe to bring us by Thy grace
To see Thy glory face to face.
TR. J. M. Neale, 1851

Р O seest thou not His pleading eye?
With low sad voice He calleth thee,
cr "Leave this vain world, and follow
Me."

p 2 O soul, bowed down with harrowing
care,
[spare?
Hast thou no thought for heaven to
cr From earthly toils lift up thine eye;
mf 3 One heard Him calling long ago,
Behold, the Master passeth by!

And straightway left all things below,
Counting his earthly gain as loss
For Jesus and His blessèd Cross.
f 4 That "follow Me" his faithful ear
Seemed every day afresh to hear:
Its echoes stirred his spirit still,
And fired his hope, and nerved his will.
p 5 God gently calls us every day:
cr Why should we then our bliss delay?
f He calls to heaven and endless light:
p Why should we love the dreary night?
f 6 Praise, Lord, to Thee for Matthew's
At which he rose and left his all: [call,
p Thou, Lord, e'en now art calling me;
cr I will leave all, and follow Thee.
Bishop W. W. How, 1871.
St. Michael and all Angels.

These that, where night never follow

eth day,

[and aye: Raise the Thrice Holy" song ever f 2 These are Thy ministers, these dost

Thou own,
[throne;
God of Sabaoth, the nearest Thy
These are Thy messengers, these dost
Thou send,

[fend. p Help of the helpless ones! man to def 3 These keep the guard amid Salem's dear bowers, [Powers, Thrones, Principalities, Virtues, and Where, with the living Ones, mystical Four,

Cherubim, Seraphim bow and adore. mf 4 Still let them succour us; still let them fight,

cr Lord of angelic hosts, battling for right; [lessly pour, Till, where their anthems they ceasef We with the angels may bow and adore. TR. J. M. Neale, 1862.

171

8.7.8.7. HERE the angel-hosts adore Thee, Thou, O God, in heaven dost reign;

At Thy word they rose around Thee, And Thy word doth them sustain." f 2 Thousand times ten thousand, bendAt Thy throne, their homage pay ;[ing Flames of fire in strength excelling, Swift Thy pleasure to obey.

mf 3 Fashioned in a wondrous order, Thee they serve, their Lord and King;

Grant that in our cares and dangers They may timely succour bring. f 4 Praise to Thee Who hast created Earth and heaven with all their host; Praise to Thee, O God most mighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. TR. I. Williams, 1839. St. Luke.

And for a moment lift the veil
That hides Thy boyhood's spotless

years.

3 And still the Church through all her days

Uplifts the strains that never cease, The blessed Virgin's hymn of praise, The aged Simeon's words of peace. 4 O happy saint! whose sacred page, So rich in words of truth and love, Pours on the Church from age to age This healing unction from above; 5 The witness of the Saviour's life, The great Apostle's chosen friend p Through weary years of toil and strife, And still found faithful to the end." mf 6 So grant us, Lord, like him to live, Beloved by man, approved by Thee, Till Thou at last the summons give, And we with him, Thy face shall see. Bishop Maclagan, 1875.

Whom our hymns to-day proclaim mf One, whose zeal by Thee enlightened Burned anew with nobler flame; One, the kinsman of Thy childhood, Brought at last to know Thy Name. f 3 Praise to Thee! Thy fire within them Spake in love, and wrought in power; Seen in mighty signs and wonders In Thy Church's morning hour; mf Heard in tones of sternest warning p When the storms began to lower. p 4 Once again those storms are breaking;

p 5

Hearts are failing, love grows cold; Faith is darkened, sin abounding; Grievous wolves assail Thy fold': Save us, Lord, our one Salvation; Save the Faith revealed of old. Call the erring by Thy pity; Warn the tempted by Thy fear;

O Priest and Sacrifice divine, [know For Thy dear saint through whom we So many a gracious word of Thine; cr mf 2 Whom Thou didst choose to tell the tale [tears, Of all Thy manhood's toils and

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST.

f 5 Praise for the loved disciple, (mf) exile on Patmos' shore;

f Praise for the faithful record, he to Thy Godhead bore,

Praise for the mystic vision, through him to us revealed.

mf May we, in patience waiting, with Thine elect be sealed.

THE HOLY INNOCENTS.

f 6 Praise for Thine infant martyrs, (p) by Thee with tenderest love p Called early from the warfare to share the rest above.

cr O Rachel! cease thy weeping; they rest from pains and cares.

p Lord, grant us hearts as guileless, (cr) and crowns as bright as theirs. THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL. f7 Praise for the light from heaven, praise for the voice of awe, Praise for the glorious vision the persecutor saw. [glorify to-day; Thee, Lord, for his conversion, we mf So lighten all our darkness with Thy true Spirit's ray.

ST. MATTHIAS.

mf 8 Lord, Thine abiding presence directs the wondrous choice;

For one in place of Judas the faithful now rejoice. [evermore defend, Thy Church from false apostles for And by Thy parting promise be with her to the end.

ST. MARK.

f 9 For him, O Lord, we praise Thee, the weak by grace made strong, Whose labours and whose Gospel enrich our triumph-song.

mf May we in all our weakness find

strength from Thee supplied, And all, as fruitful branches, in Thee, the Vine, abide.

ST. PHILIP AND ST. JAMES.

f 10 All praise for Thine Apostle, blest guide to Greek and Jew,

And him surnamed Thy brother; (mf) keep us Thy brethren true, And grant us grace to know Thee, the Way, the Truth, the Life; p To wrestle with temptations (cr) till victors in the strife.

p For these passed on before us, (r
Saviour, we Thee adore,
And, walking in their footsteps,
would serve Thee more and m
20 Then praise we God the Fathe
and praise we God the Son,

f 14 For him, O Lord, we praise Thee,
(mf) who, slain by Herod's sword,
Drank of Thy cup of suffering, fulfil-f
ing thus Thy word.

Curb we all vain impatience to read
Thy veiled decree,

And count it joy to suffer, (cr) if so
brought nearer Thee.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW.

f 15 All praise for thine Apostle,
the faithful, pure, and true,
Whom underneath the fig tree Thine
eye all-seeing knew.

mf Like him may we be guileless, true
Israelites indeed,

cr That Thy abiding presence our longing souls may feed.

ST. MATTHEW.

f 16 Praise, Lord, for him whose Gospel Thy human life declared,

Who, worldly gains forsaking (p) Thy path of suffering shared.

And God the Holy Spirit, eternal
Three in One;

Till all the ransomed number fall
down before the throne,

And honour, power, and glory ascribe to God alone.

175

Earl Nelson, 1864.

All Saints.

8.8.8.8.8.8.

THE saints of God! Their conflict

past,

And life's long battle won at last,
No more they need the shield or sword,
They cast them down before their
O happy saints! for ever blest, [Lord:
At Jesus' feet how safe you rest!
2 The saints of God! Their wander-

ings done,

No more their weary course they run,

west;

No more they faint, no more they fall, | mf 6 The golden evening brightens in the No foes oppress, no fears appal: cr O happy saints! for ever blest, [rest! In that dear home how sweet your

[rest; p Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh Sweet is the calm of Paradise the Alleluia.

blest.

mfOKING of saints, we give Thee

praise and glory

[unseen, For the bright cloud of witnesses Whose names shine forth like stars, in sacred story, [serene;

Guiding our steps to realms of light mf 2 And for Thy hidden saints, our praise adoring, [yield, Fount of all sanctity, to Thee we Who in Thy treasure-house on high, art storing [concealed. Jewels whose lustre was, on earth, mp3 Thine arm sustained them all in conflict mortal [ers of hell; With sin, the world, and all the powcr Thy hand hath oped for all, the shining portal [ever dwell. To realms where peace and joy for mf 4 There are the throned and whiterobed elders, casting

[shine;

p We feebly struggle, they in glory mf Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.

Thee, Alleluia.

mf 5 And when the strife is fierce, the

warfare long,

Before the King of kings, their crowns of gold;

And there are crowns and mansions everlasting, [untold.

And palms and harps for multitudes 5 Though, in Thy service, we too oft have slumbered, [wise; Like the ten virgins, foolish ones and Yet with Thy saints, may we at last be numbered, [arise. And at Thy call with burning lamps M. A. Thomson, 1890.

[song, 178

8.7.8.7.7.7.

cr Steals on the ear the distant triumph-mf WHO are these like stars appearing, ƒ And hearts are brave again, and arms

are strong.

Alluluia.

These, before God's throne who stand?

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