2 mf Grant us, like him, with heartfelt awe,
To own Thee God and Lord,

And from his hour of darkness draw
A fuller faith's reward.

3 mf And while that wondrous record now
Of unbelief we hear,

4

dim Oh! let us only lowlier bow In self-distrusting fear ;

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And pray that we may never dare
Thy Spirit so to grieve;

But at the last their blessing share
Who see not, yet believe !

5 Our Lord and God, Eternal Son,
To Thee all glory be,

With Father, Spirit, Three in One,
Through all eternity.

Amen.

Emma Toke (1812-1878).

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Increase our faith. Luke xvii. 5.

1 m/O THOU, Who every change of human life With all its wants and weaknesses doth know,

dim

my Ev'n his, whose chiefest struggle in the

strife,

[foe:dim Is waged with self, himself his fiercest 2 mf Who didst of old Thy doubting servant

prove,

That men might know that Thou would'st ne'er cast out

The faltering hearts (cres) which Thy redeeming love

Would homeward call, (p) e'en though they stand and doubt :——

3

p Grant, Lord, that they, who seeking truth in vain

Are lost in doubt, or sinking in despair, cres May touch Thy wounds, as Thomas did, and gain

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Faith from that touch, and find their healing there.

4 m To him that doubteth, ne'er to doubt again, On him who hath faith, a larger faith

bestow;

dim Lord, hear our prayer, (cres) and as we raise our strain,

Bear it re-echoing from Thy courts below

5 Up to high heaven, and safely store it there, In that far land where evermore the

light

Of Thy bright Presence reigns supreme, and where

No doubt shall live, and faith be lost in sight. Amen.

Also the following:

Godfrey Thring.

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The Conversion of St. Paul.

What things were gain to me, those I counted
loss for Christ. Phil. iii. 7.

1 HAVE we no zeal for Him Who died

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His lost and wandering sheep to guide
Back to His Father's fold again?
my Go, faithless, go, and learn of Paul,
Who for his Saviour lost his all,
And counted all his loss but gain.

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1

P Are we ne'er weak, nore'er cast
down?

Fear we

the cross, despise the crown, And count our gain to be but loss?

cres O think of him who heard the call, And saw his Saviour over all,

dim

Then meekly bowed, and bare his

cross.

3 my Have we no faith in Him Who gave cres His Life for those He came to save, Our Saviour, Jesus Christ the Lord?

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5

mf Go, pray to Him Who made of Saul The persecutor,-sainted Paul,

The mighty preacher of His word.

p Have we to Him no love to give, cres Who came on earth that we might live An endless life of peace above?

f

mf Go, learn of him who heard the call, The loving, earnest-hearted Paul,

cres

Who lived to win his Saviour's
⚫ love.

We
P pray Thee then, O Father, Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,

To Whom we now our wills resign,
cres That ours may be the zeal of Paul,
The faith, the love, the all in all,—
In life, and death,-that made him
Thine.

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The Presentation of Christ in the Temple,

COMMONLY CALLED

The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin.

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And when the days of her purification accord-
ing to the law of Moses were accomplished,
they brought Him to Jerusalem, to present
Him to the Lord. Luke ii. 22.

1 IN His temple now behold Him,
See the long-expected Lord!
Ancient prophets had foretold Him;
God hath now fulfilled His word.
Now to praise Him His redeemèd

Shall break forth with one accord.

2 mf In the arms of her who bore Him,
Virgin pure, behold Him lie,
While His agèd saints adore Him,
Ere in perfect faith they die:

cres Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

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Lo, the Incarnate God Most High !

3 my Jesu, by Thy presentation,

Thou, Who didst for us endure, cres Make us see Thy great salvation, Seal us with Thy promise sure; ƒ And present us in Thy glory

To Thy Father cleansed and pure.

4 Prince and Author of salvation,
Be Thy boundless love our theme!
Jesu, praise to Thee be given

By the world Thou didst redeem,
With the Father and the Spirit,
Lord of majesty supreme! Amen.

8.7.

J. Scheffler (Angelus Silesius), (1624-1677); tr. Anon.

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The Lord, Whom ye seek, shall suddenly
come to His temple. Mal. iii, 1.,

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1 WHO is this from Bethlehem coming?
Like the moon, or like the sun?
Thou, O Christ, our flesh assuming,
Thou the Virgin's Holy One!

mf Lo! with Thee the mother kneels,
In Thy house the law obeys,
And Thy Countenance reveals
'God's Salvation,' to the gaze

Of the saintly seer, who waits
Humbly in Thy temple gates.

2 Suddenly, O King immortal,
As Thy prophets had foretold,
Thou hast passed the sacred portal,
Where Thy glory dwelt of old :
Temple, priest, and altar now,
All in Thee are purified;
Splendour of all worship, Thou
Wilt with all Thy saints abide.
Glory to the Father, Son,

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And the Spirit, Three in One. Amen.

And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell
upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the
eleven apostles. Acts i. 26.

1 my BISHOP of the souls of men,

When the foeman's step is nigh,
When the wolf lays wait by night
For the lambs unceasingly,
Watch, O Lord, about us keep,
cres Guard us, Shepherd of the sheep.

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