SANCTUARY. 8.7.8.7. D. REV. DR. J. B. DYKES. Amen. 308 (CONSECRATION.) "Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for I LORD, whose Temple once did glisten To our humbler praises listen, Than the scents of Lebanon ! 3 Hither on each holy morning Guide us on our churchway path; Here, O Lord, in life's first dawning Sprinkle every child of wrath : Here around Thy Table bending, Feed us with the Living Bread; Here, to wait their Lord's descending, 2 Clouds and darkness veiled Thy dwell- P 4 When our Israel's sore transgression [ing In Thy chosen home of old, Though the hymn of praise was swelling 'Mid the pomp of Ophir's gold: Here Thy love our hearts shall brighten : Hence, ye earthborn clouds, away! Here Thy Spirit shall enlighten, cres. Shining to the perfect day. Stops the windows of the sky; mf ST. ANN. 309 "Hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place: and when Thou I O GOD, who lovest to abide More than the thousand tents beside, 2 Accept our works, and hear our vows, And look in mercy on the house 3 Here answer Thou, as Thou art wont, 4 Here set Thy Confirmation's seal 5 If after sin they seek Thy face, Hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place, And when Thou hear'st, forgive! 6 If there be famine in the land, Or pestilence, or foe, Stretch out from heaven Thy strong right hand, 7 Bless those, O Lord, and hear their cry, That in Thy house beyond the sky 8 Wisdom and power to God alone! And to the precious Corner-stone, A - men. 310 (CONSECRATION.) "The Lord is in His holy Temple: let all the earth keep FI When the Architect Almighty had created heaven and earth, And the whole creation chanted, "Alleluia, Lord, to Thee!" 2 In a moving Tabernacle Thou of old didst deign to dwell, In the darkness and the stillness of the holy oracle; In the cloud Thy power was shrouded, in the fire Thy glory shone, 3 In that holy place Isaiah did Thy throne of glory see, And he heard the voice of Seraphs singing hymns of praise to Thee: " Sing they in the heavenly Temple to the Blessed Trinity. 4 God in human flesh appearing, shrining Man in Deity, In the Temple was presented; and the Temple's Lord was He : M 5 O'er the font's baptismal waters may the Holy Spirit move, May Thy people bear abundant fruits of faith and love to Thee, 8 So when earthly temples shall be all dissolvèd in the dust, 8.7.8.7. D. JOSEPH HAYDN, d. 1809. 311 (CHURCH RESTORATION.) "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house FI LIFT the strain of high thanksgiving! Holy ground, while time shall last. M 2 When the years had wrought their changes, He, our own unchanging God; Thought on this His habitation, Looked on His decayed abode; Heard our prayers, and helped our counsels, Blessed the silver and the gold, cres. Till once more His house is standing f Firm and stately as of old. 3 Ent'ring then Thy gates with praises, Lord, be oursThine Israel's prayer ;"Rise into Thy place of resting, Show Thy promised Presence there!" Let the gracious word be spoken Here, as once on Sion's height, "This shall be My rest for ever, This My dwelling of delight." 4 Fill this latter house with glory Greater than the former knew; [hood, Clothe with righteousness its PriestGuide its Choir to reverence true; Let Thy Holy One's anointing Here its sevenfold blessing shed; FF 5 Praise to Thee, Almighty Father! dim. Moulding out of sinful clay f Amen. MELCOMBE. L.M. SAMUEL WEBBE, sen., 1792. Amen. (CHURCH RESTORATION.) 312 "Do all that is in thine heart, for the Lord is with thee."-2 Sam. vii. 3. I JESU! where'er Thy people meet, 2 For Thou, within no walls confined, Such ever bring Thee where they come, 3 Yet everywhere Thou guid'st Thine own 4 Great Shepherd of Thy chosen few, 5 Here may we prove the might of prayer cres. To teach our faint desires to rise, 6 Behold, obedient to Thy word, We stretch the curtain and the cord; f Come, with Thy glory fill the place; Let all around be light and grace! Amen. |