tor! by thy hand, Won-drously and wise-ly planned, This grand un - i b54 4 Gra-cious Spirit, Holy Ghost, Taught by thee, we covet most, of thy gifts at 587. Pen-te-cost, Holy, heavenly Love. I GRACIOUS Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy, heavenly Love. 2 Love is kind, and suffers long; 3 Prophecy will fade away, 4 Faith will vanish into sight; Hope be emptied in delight; Love in heaven will shine more bright: 5 Faith and Hope and Love we see, 6 From the overshadowing I STILL will we trust, though earth seem dark and dreary, And the heart faint beneath his chastening rod; Though rough and steep our pathway, worn and weary, Still will we trust in God! 2 Our eyes see dimly till by faith anointed, And our blind choosing brings us grief and pain; Through him alone, who hath our way appointed, We find our peace again. 3 Choose for us, God, nor let our weak preferring Cheat our poor souls of good thou hast designed; Choose for us, God: thy wisdom is unerring, And we are fools and blind. 4 Let us press on; in patient self-denial Accept the hardship, shrink not from the loss : Our guerdon lies beyond the hour of trial, Our crown beyond the cross. 589. I WHEN on my day of life the night is falling, And in the winds from unsunned spaces blown, I hear far voices out of darkness calling 2 Thou, who hast made my home of life so pleasant, Leave not its tenant when its walls decay; O Love Divine, O Helper ever present, Be thou my strength and stay! 3 Be near me when all else is from me drifting, Earth, sky, home's pictures, days of shade And kindly faces to my own uplifting 4 I have but thee, O Father! let thy spirit 5 Suffice it if my good and ill unreckoned, And both forgiv'n through thy abounding |