445 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
BLESS'D are the pure in heart,
The secret of the LORD is theirs,
Their soul is CHRIST'S abode.
The LORD, Who left the heavens
Our life and peace to bring,
To dwell in lowliness with men,
Their Pattern and their King;
He to the lowly soul
Doth still Himself impart,
And for His dwelling and His throne
Chooseth the pure in heart.
LORD, we Thy presence seek;
May ours this blessing be;
Give us a pure and lowly heart,
A temple meet for Thee. Amen.
446 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
LIGHT, Whose beams illumine all
From twilight dawn to perfect day,
Shine Thou before the shadows fall
That lead our wandering feet astray :
At morn and eve Thy radiance pour,
That youth may love, and age adore.
O Way, through Whom our souls draw near
To yon eternal home of peace,
Where perfect love shall cast out fear,
And earth's vain toil and wandering cease, In strength or weakness may we see
Our heav'nward path, O LORD, through Thee.
O Truth, before Whose shrine we bow,
Thou priceless Pearl for all who seek,
To Thee our earliest strength we vow,
Thy love will bless the pure and meek;
When dreams or mists beguile our sight,
Turn Thou our darkness into light.
O Life, the well that ever flows
To slake the thirst of those that faint,
Thy power to bless what Seraph knows?
Thy joy supreme what words can paint?
In earth's last hour of fleeting breath
Be Thou our Conqueror over death.
O Light, O Way, O Truth, O Life,
O JESU, born mankind to save,
Give Thou Thy peace in deadliest strife,
Shed Thou Thy calm on stormiest wave;
Be Thou our hope, our joy, our dread,
LORD of the living and the dead. Amen.
447 Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Supreme motor cordium.
REAT Mover of all hearts, Whose hand
Doth all the secret springs command
Of human thought and will,
Thou, since the world was made, dost bless
Thy Saints with fruits of holiness,
Their order to fulfil.
Faith, hope, and love here weave one chain;
But love alone shall then remain
When this short day is gone:
O Love, O Truth, O endless Light,
When shall we see Thy Sabbath bright
With all our labours done?
We sow 'mid perils here and tears ;
There the glad hand the harvest bears,
Which here in grief hath sown :
Great THREE in ONE, the increase give ;
Thy gifts of grace, by which we live,
With heav'nly glory crown.
448 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ
LORD, as to Thy dear Cross we flee,
And plead to be forgiven,
So let Thy life our pattern be,
And form our souls for heaven.
Help us, through good report and ill,
Our daily cross to bear;
Like Thee, to do our FATHER'S will,
Our brethren's griefs to share.
Let grace our selfishness expel,
Our earthliness refine,
And kindness in our bosoms dwell,
As free and true as Thine.
If joy shall at Thy bidding fly,
And grief's dark day come on,
We in our turn would meekly cry,
"FATHER, Thy will be done."
Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven,
O may we lead the pilgrim's life,
And follow Thee to heaven. Amen.
449 The breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
REATHE on me, Breath of GOD,
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Until my heart is pure;
Until with Thee I will one will
To do and to endure.
Breathe on me, Breath of GOD,
Till I am wholly Thine;
Until this earthly part of me
Glows with Thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
So shall I never die,
But live with Thee the perfect life
Of Thine eternity. Amen.
H for a heart to praise my GOD,
A heart from sin set free;
A heart that's sprinkled with the Blood
So freely shed for me:
A heart resign'd, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne;
Where only CHRIST is heard to speak,
Where JESUS reigns alone :
A humble, lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From Him that dwells within:
A heart in every thought renew'd,
And full of love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, LORD, of Thine.
Thy nature, gracious LORD, impart,
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new Name upon my heart,
Thy new best Name of Love. Amen.
451 The things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
THE roseate hues of early dawn,
The brightness of the day,
The crimson of the sunset sky,
How fast they fade away!
Oh for the pearly gates of heaven,
Oh for the golden floor,
Oh for the Sun of righteousness
That setteth nevermore !
The highest hopes we cherish here,
How fast they tire and faint ;
How many a spot defiles the robe
That wraps an earthly saint!
Oh for a heart that never sins,
Oh for a soul wash'd white,
Oh for a voice to praise our King,
Nor weary day or night!
Here faith is ours, and heav'nly hope,
And grace to lead us higher;
But there are perfectness and peace,
Beyond our best desire.
O by Thy love and anguish, LORD,
And by Thy life laid down,
Grant that we fall not from Thy grace,
Nor cast away our crown.
Until Christ be formed in you.
SAVIOUR, may we never rest
Till Thou art form'd within,
Till Thou hast calm'd our troubled breast,
And crush'd the power of sin.
O may we gaze upon Thy Cross,
Until the wondrous sight
Makes earthly treasures seem but dross,
And earthly sorrows light:
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