Its home, when time shall be no more, O Father, bless, for they are Thine, O Holy Ghost, with grace endue Amen. ALMIGHTY God, Thy word is cast, Let not the foe of Christ and man But give it root in every heart Let not the world's deceitful cares Where'er the precious seed is sown To God the Father, God the Son, All honour by the church be done, THERE is a book who runs may read, The works of God above, below, Are pages in that book to show The glorious sky, embracing all, The moon above, the church below, But all their radiance, all their glow, The Saviour lends the light and heat The saints, like stars, around His seat Thou who hast given me eyes to see JESU, Creator of the world! Of all mankind Redeemer blest! True God of God, in whom we see The Father's image clear express'd! Thee, Saviour, love alone constrained For the first Adam to atone. That self-same love, which made the sky, Which made the sea, and stars and earth, Took pity on our misery, And broke the bondage of our birth. O Jesu, in Thy breast divine. That self-same love doth ever glow; For ever mercy to mankind Shall from that ceaseless fountain flow. For this Thy pierced and wounded heart Poured forth the water and the blood, To cleanse us from the stains of guilt And reconcile the world to God. To God the Father and the Son 51. Amen. 8, 8, 6. GREAT mover of all hearts, Whose hand Thou, since the world was made, dost bless Their order to fulfil. Faith, hope, and love here weave one chain, O Love, O Truth, O endless Light, We sow 'mid perils here and tears; With heavenly glory crown. Amen. LORD, when we bend before Thy throne, And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore. Our broken spirits pitying see; Then let a kindling glance from Thee When we disclose our wants in prayer May faith each weak petition fill, And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still All glory to the Father be, All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, While endless ages run. 53. Amen. 8-7, 6-7, 4-7. JESU LORD, we kneel before Thee, Bend from heaven Thy gracious ear ; |