3 Come, of comforters the best,
Of the soul the sweetest Guest,
Come in toil refreshingly.
4 Thou in labour rest most sweet,
Thou art shadow from the heat,
Comfort in adversity.
5 0 thou Light, most pure and blest,
Shine within the inmost breast
Of thy faithful company.
6 Where thou art not, man hath nought;
Every holy deed and thought
Comes from thy Divinity.
7 What is soiled, make thou pure;
What is wounded, work its cure;
What is parched, fructify.
8 Cold and hard hearts quicken thou,
Stubborn necks to Jesus bow,
Draw the wanderer tenderly.
9 Fill thy faithful, who confide
In thy power to guard and guide,
With thy sevenfold mystery.
10 Here thy grace and virtue send;
Grant salvation to the end,
And in heaven felicity.
I am he that comforteth you.-Isa. li. 12.
1 COME to our dark nature's night
With thy blessed inward light,
Holy Ghost, the Infinite,
Comforter Divine.
2 We are sinful; cleanse us, Lord:
Sick and faint; thy strength afford:
Lost, until by thee restored,
Comforter Divine.
3 Orphan are our souls and poor;
Give us, from thy heavenly store,
Faith, love, joy, for evermore,
Comforter Divine.
4 Like the dew, thy peace distil;
Guide, subdue our wayward will,
Things of Christ unfolding still,
Comforter Divine.
5 Gentle, awful, holy Guest,
Make thy temple in each breast,
There supreme to reign and rest,
Comforter Divine.
6 In us, for us, intercede,
And with voiceless groanings plead
Our unutterable need,
Comforter Divine.
7 In us "Abba, Father" cry,
Earnest of our bliss on high,
Seal of immortality,
Comforter Divine.
8 Search for us the depths of God,
Bear us up the starry road
To the height of thine abode,
Comforter Divine.
If I depart, I will send him unto you.
John xvi. 7.
1 OUR bless'd Redeemer, ere he breathed
His tender last farewell,
A Guide, a Comforter, bequeath'd
With us to dwell.
2 He came in semblance of a dove,
With sheltering wings outspread,
The holy balm of peace and love
On earth to shed.
3 He came sweet influence to impart,
A gracious willing Guest,
While he can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest.
4 And his that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breath of even,
That checks each thought, that calms each fear,
And speaks of heaven.
5 And every virtue we possess,
And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness,
Are his alone.
6 Spirit of purity and grace,
Our weakness, pitying, see;
O make our hearts thy dwelling-place,
And meet for thee."
"THE UNITY IN TRINITY, AND THE TRINITY IN UNITY, IS TO BE WORSHIPPED."
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Ghost, be with you all.-2 Cor. xiii. 14.
1 FATHER of heaven, whose love profound
A ransom for our souls hath found,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy pardoning love extend.
2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word,
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy saving grace extend.
3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath
The soul is raised from sin and death,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy quickening power extend.
4 Jehovah,-Father, Spirit, Son,—
Mysterious Godhead, Three in One.
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
Grace, pardon, life to us extend."
255 There the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.-Ps. cxxxiii. 3.
1 COMMAND thy blessing from above,
O God, on all assembled here;
Behold us with a Father's love,
While we look up with filial fear.
2 Command thy blessing, Jesu, Lord,
May we thy true disciples be;
Speak to each heart the mighty word;
Say to the weakest, Follow me.
3 Command thy blessing, in this hour,
Spirit of truth, and fill this place
With humbling and with healing power,
With quickening and confirming grace.
4 O thou, our Maker, Saviour, Guide,
One true Eternal God confess'd,
May nought in life or earth divide
The saints in thy communion bless'd."
The redeemed of the Lord shall come with
singing unto Zion.-Isa. li. 11.
1 THREE in One, and One in Three,
Ruler of the earth and sea,
Hear us, while we lift to thee
Holy chant and psalm.
2 Light of lights, with morning, shine:
Lift us on thy light divine;
And let charity benign
Breathe on us her balm.
3 Light of lights, when falls the even,
Let it close on sin forgiven;
Fold us in the peace of heaven.
Shed a holy calm.
4 Three in One, and One in Three,
Dimly here we worship thee;
With the saints hereafter we
Hope to bear the palm."
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify
thy name?-Rev. xv. 4.
1 FATHER of heaven above,
Dwelling in light and love,
Ancient of days,
Light unapproachable,
Love inexpressible,
Thee, the Invisible,
Laud we and praise.
2 Christ the eternal Word,
Christ the incarnate Lord,
Saviour of all,
High throned above all height,
God of God, Light of Light,
Increate, infinite,
On thee we call.
3 O God, the Holy Ghost,
Whose fires of Pentecost
Burn evermore,
In this far wilderness
Leave us not comfortless:
Thee we love, thee we bless,
Thee we adore.
4 Strike your harps, heavenly powers;
With your glad chants shall ours
Trembling ascend:
All praise, O God, to thee,
Three in One, One in Three,
Praise everlastingly,
World without end.
258 The name of the Father, and of the Son, and [NINE 7s. of the Holy Ghost.-Matt. xxviii. 19.
1 MIGHTY Father, blessèd Son,
Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Evermore thy will be done.
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