NOX PRÆCESSIT. C.M. J. BAPTISTE CALKIN. Hell A-men. 148 "How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?" Thy fertilising power. ImfSPIRIT Divine! attend our prayers, cres May barrenness rejoice to own 2mf Come as the light: to us reveal Our emptiness and woe; cres And lead us in those paths of life Where all the righteous go. 3mfCome as the fire: and purge our hearts, Like sacrificial flame; cres Let our whole soul an offering be To our Redeemer's name. 4 Come as the dew: and sweetly bless This consecrated hour; 5 Come as the dove: and spread Thy The wings of peaceful love; [wings, cres And let Thy Church on earth become Blest as the Church above. 6mf Come as the wind: with rushing sound And Pentecostal grace, That all of woman born may see 7mf Spirit Divine ! attend our prayers, Make a lost world Thy home; Descend with all Thy gracious powers ff Oh, come, great Spirit, come! Amen SUDELEY. C.M. JOHN STAINER, Mus. Doc. A-inen. 149 "Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind." I ƒ WHEN God of old came down from heaven, In power and wrath He came ; 2 But when He came the second time, 3 The fires, that rushed on Sinai down 4 f And as on Israel's awe-struck ear PARACLETE. The trump, that angels quake to hear 6 f It fills the Church of God; it fills 7mf Come, Lord! come, Wisdom, Love, Open our ears to hear; cres Let us not miss the accepted hour; f Save, Lord, by love or fear. Amen. 150 "That Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance." ImfTO Thee, O Comforter Divine, For all Thy grace and power benign, Sing we (f) Hallelujah! mf To Thee, whose faithful love had place In God's great covenant of grace, Sing we (f) Hallelujah! 2mfTo Thee, whose faithful voice doth win The wandering from the ways of sin, Sing we (f) Hallelujah! mf To Thee, whose faithful power doth Enlighten, sanctify, and seal, [heal, Sing we (f) Hallelujah! 3mfTo Thee, whose faithful truth is shown CONSOLATOR. 7,7,7,5. рр A. CROIL FALCONER. A-men. 151 "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My Imf COME to our poor nature's night 4 2 Orphans are our souls, and poor; 3mf Like the dew, Thy peace distil; Guide, subdue our wayward will, Things of Christ unfolding still, p Comforter Divine ! ST. DAVID. Gentle, awful, holy Guest, Make Thy temple in each breast; 5 In us, for us, intercede, And with voiceless groanings plead Comforter Divine ! 6mfIn us "Abba, Father!" cry; 7mf Search for us the depths of God; dim Comforter Divine! Amen. V.-The Gospel. C.M. RAVENSCROFT'S Whole Booke of Psalmes, 1621, Amen. 152 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up." mfCOME to Calvary's holy mountain, 3 Come, in sorrow and contrition, Sinners ruined by the fall; Here a pure and healing fountain cres Flows to you, to me, to all, In a full, perpetual tide, Opened when our Saviour died. p Come, in poverty and meanness, Come, defiled without, within; From infection and uncleanness, From the leprosy of sin, [white: cres Wash your robes, and make them Ye shall walk with God in light. Wounded, impotent, and blind; cres Here the guilty, free remission, Here the troubled, peace may find; mf Health this fountain will restore, He that drinks shall thirst no more, 4mf He that drinks shall live for ever; 'Tis a soul-renewing flood: f God is faithful; God will never Break His covenant in blood, Signed when our Redeemer died, cres Sealed when He was glorified. Amen. 154 "If any man serve Me, let him follow Me." 1 ART thou weary, art thou languid, 4 mf If I find Him, if I follow, Art thou sore distrest? cres "Come to Me," saith One, "and com Be at rest!" [ing, What His guerdon here? "Many a sorrow, many a labour, Many a tear.' 2 mf Hath He marks to lead me to Him, 5 mf If I still hold closely to Him, If He be my Guide? What hath He at last? dim "In His feet and hands are wound- f "Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, And His side." 3 mf Is there diadem, as Monarch That His brow adorns? cres "Yea, a crown, in very surety, But of thorns!" [prints, cres Jordan past!" " 6 mf If I ask Him to receive me, f"Not till earth, and not till heaven 7 mf Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is He sure to bless? f" Angels, martyrs, prophets, virgins, ff Answer, Yes!" Amen. |