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God, the Ghost,

In this accepted hour,
As on the day of Pentecost,
Descend in all Thy power;
We meet with one accord
In our appointed place,
And wait the promise of our Lord,
The Spirit of all grace.

Like mighty rushing wind

Upon the waves beneath,

Move with one impulse every mind,

One soul, one feeling breathe :
The young, the old, inspire
With wisdom from above;

And give us hearts and tongues of fire,
To pray, and praise, and love.

Spirit of light, explore,

And chase our gloom away,

With lustre shining more and more
Unto the perfect day:

Spirit of truth, be Thou

In life and death our Guide;
O Spirit of adoption, now
May we be sanctified.

154 LORD in Thy name Thy servants plead,

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And Thou hast sworn to hear;

Thine is the harvest, Thine the seed,
The fresh and fading year.

2 Our hope, when autumn winds blew wild,
We trusted, Lord, with Thee;

And now, that spring has on us smiled,
We wait on Thy decree.

3 The former and the latter rain,
The summer sun and air,

The green ear, and the golden grain,
All Thine, are ours by prayer.

4 Thine too by right, and ours by grace,
The wondrous growth unseen,

The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace,
The love that shines serene.

5 So grant the precious things brought forth
By sun and moon below,

That Thee, in Thy new heaven and earth,
We never may forego.

ORD Jesus, we believing,

LORD

155 L In Thee have peace with God;

7s. 68. Eternal life receiving,

As given us through Thy blood:
Our curse and condemnation

Thou barest in our stead;
Secure is our salvation

In Thee, our risen Head.

2 The Holy Ghost, revealing
Thy work, has made us blest;
Thy stripes have given us healing,
Upon Thy love we rest.

In Thee the Father sees us

Accepted and complete;

Thy blood, from sin which frees us,
For glory makes us meet.

3 We know that nought can sever
Our souls, O Lord, from Thee;
And thus united ever

To all Thy saints are we.
We know Thy word declaring
The Father's wondrous love,
In which we all are sharing

With Thee, our Head above.
4 May we this love be showing
To all Thy members here,
For Thy sake freely flowing,
Until Thou shalt appear;
Till all the Church in union
Around the Father's throne,
Shall stand in blest communion,
For ever joined in one.

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156 L Father of love and light,

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Speed on Thy Word;

6,6,4. O let the Gospel sound

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All the wide world around,
Wherever man is found,
God speed His Word.

2 Hail, blessèd Jubilee :
Thine, Lord, the glory be,
Hallelujah ;

Thine was the mighty plan,
From Thee the work began;
Away with praise of man,
Glory to God.

3 Lo, what embattled foes,
Stern in their hate, oppose
God's holy Word:

One for His truth we stand,
Strong in His own right hand,
Firm as a martyr band;
God shield His Word.

4 Onward shall be our course,
Despite of fraud or force;
God is before;

His Word ere long shall run
Free as the noonday sun;
His purpose must be done:
God bless His Word.

157 L Here a house of prayer and praise:

ORD of hosts, to Thee we raise

7s. Thou, Thy people's hearts prepare, Here to meet for praise and prayer.

2 Let the living here be fed

With Thy Word, the heavenly bread;
Here, in hope of glory blest,

May the dead be laid to rest.

3 Here to Thee a temple stand
While the sea shall gird the land,
Here reveal Thy mercy sure,
While the sun and moon endure.

4 Hallelujah, earth and sky
To the joyful sound reply;
Hallelujah, hence ascend

Prayer and praise till time shall end.

158 L LORD of mercy and of might

Of mankind the life and light,

7,7,7,5. Maker, Teacher infinite,
Jesus, hear and save.

2 Strong Creator, Saviour mild,
Humbled to a mortal child,
Captive, beaten, bound, reviled,
Jesus, hear and save.

3 Throned above celestial things,
Borne aloft on angels' wings,
Lord of lords, and King of kings,
Jesus, hear and save.

4 Soon to come to earth again,
Judge of angels and of men,
Hear us now, and hear us then,
Jesus, hear and save.

159 LORD of our life, and God of our salva

tion,

11,11,11, Star of our night, and hope of every nation, 5. Hear and receive Thy Church's supplica

tion,

Lord God Almighty.

2 See round Thine ark the hungry billows

curling,

See how Thy foes their banners are unfurling ;

Lord, while their darts envenomed they are hurling,

Thou canst preserve us. 3 Lord, Thou canst help when earthly armour

faileth;

Lord, Thou canst save though every sin assaileth;

Lord, o'er Thy Rock, nor death nor hell

prevaileth:

Grant us Thy peace, Lord.

4 Grant us Thy help till foes are backward driven;

Grant them Thy truth, that they may be forgiven;

Grant peace on earth, and, after we have striven,

Peace in Thy heaven.

160 LORD of the harvest, once again

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We thank Thee for the ripened grain,
For crops safe carried, sent to cheer
Thy servants through another year:
For all sweet, holy thoughts, supplied
By seed-time and by harvest-tide.

2 The bare, dead grain, in autumn sown,
Its robe of vernal green puts on;
Glad from its wintry grave it springs,
Fresh garnished by the King of kings;
So, Lord, to those who sleep in Thee,
Shall new and glorious bodies be.
3 Nor vainly of Thy Word we ask
A lesson from the reaper's task:
So shall Thine angels issue forth;
The tares be burnt; the just of earth,
The sport of sun and storm no more,
Be gathered to their Father's store.
4 Daily, O Lord, our prayer be said,
As Thou hast taught, for daily bread:
But not alone our bodies feed;
Supply our fainting spirits' need:
O Bread of life, from day to day,
Be Thou our comfort, food, and stay.

161 That whitens o'er the plain,
LORD of the living harvest,

7s. 6s.

Where angels soon shall gather
Their sheaves of golden grain;
Accept these hands to labour,
These hearts to trust and love,
And deign with them to hasten
Thy kingdom from above.

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