FOR all thy saints, O Lord,
Who strove in Thee to live,
Who follow'd Thee, obey'd, adored,
Our grateful hymn receive.
For all thy saints, O Lord,
Accept our thankful cry,
Who counted Thee their great reward,
And strove in Thee to die.
They all, in life and death,
With Thee, their Lord, in view,
Learn'd from thy Holy Spirit's breath
To suffer and to do.
For this thy name we bless, And humbly pray that we May follow them in holiness, And live and die in Thee.
COME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And lighten with celestial fire.
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
Who dost thy seven-fold gifts impart.
Thy blessed unction from above,
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
The dulness of our blinded sight.
Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of thy grace.
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where Thou art guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And Thee, of both, to be but One.
That, through the ages all along,
This may be our endless song;
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
COME, Holy Ghost, eternal God,
Proceeding from above,
Both from the Father and the Son,
The God of peace and love;
Visit our minds, into our hearts
Thy heavenly grace inspire;
That truth and godliness we may
Pursue with full desire.
Thou in thy gifts art manifold,
By them Christ's Church doth stand:
In faithful hearts Thou writ'st thy law,
The Finger of God's hand.
According to thy promise, Lord,
Thou givest speech with grace;
That through thy help, God's praises may
Resound in every place.
O Holy Ghost, into our minds
Send down thy heavenly light;
Kindle our hearts with faithful zeal,
To serve God day and night.
Our weakness strengthen and confirm ;
For, Lord, Thou know'st us frail;
That neither devil, world, nor flesh,
Against us may prevail.
IN token that thou shalt not fear
Christ crucified to own,
We print the cross upon thy brow,
And mark thee his alone.
In token that thou shalt not fear
Christ's conflict to maintain,
But 'neath his banner manfully
Firm at thy post remain ;
In token that thou too shalt tread
The path He travell'd by;
Endure the cross, despise the shame,
And sit with Him on high;
Thus outwardly and visibly
We seal thee for his own;
And may the brow that wears his cross
Hereafter share his crown.
SAVIOUR, Who thy flock art feeding
With the Shepherd's kindest care,
All the feeble gently leading,
While the lambs thy bosom share :
Now, these little ones receiving,
Fold them in thy gracious arm;
There, we know, thy word believing,
Only there, secure from harm.
Never, from thy pasture roving,
Let them be the lion's prey;
Let thy tenderness so loving
Keep them all life's dangerous way:
Then, within thy fold eternal,
Let them find a resting-place;
Feed in pastures ever vernal,
Drink the rivers of thy grace.
CAPTAIN of our salvation, take
The souls we here present to Thee,
And fit for thy great service make
These heirs of immortality;
And let them in thine image rise,
And then transplant to Paradise.
Unspotted from the world and pure,
Preserve them for thy glorious cause,
Accustom'd daily to endure
The welcome burden of thy cross :
Inured to toil and patient pain,
Till all thy perfect mind they gain.
Train up thy hardy soldiers, Lord,
In all their Captain's steps to tread ! Or send them to proclaim thy Word,
Thy Gospel through the world to spread, Freely as they receive to give,
And preach The Death by which we live!
My God, and is thy table spread,
And doth thy cup with love o'erflow?
Thither be all thy children led,
And let them all thy sweetness know.
Hail, sacred feast, which JESUS makes,
Rich banquet of his flesh and blood!
Thrice happy he who here partakes
That sacred stream, that heav'nly food.
Oh! let thy table honour'd be,
And furnish'd well with joyful guests!
And may each soul salvation see,
That here its sacred pledges tastes.
Revive thy dying Churches, Lord,
Bid all our drooping graces live;
And more, that energy afford,
A Saviour's blood alone can give.
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