 | Poems by John Howard Bryant |  |
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INSTALLATION HYMN.
Father of light and love,
To Thee our hymn we raise:
Send down thy Sqirit now and move
Our hearts to grateful praise.
To Thee our hymn we raise:
Send down thy Sqirit now and move
Our hearts to grateful praise.
All souls are in Thy hand,
All creatures great and small,
In Thy upholding power they stand,
Thou mak'st and lovest all.
All creatures great and small,
In Thy upholding power they stand,
Thou mak'st and lovest all.
Him whom we crown to-night,
As teacher, helper, friend,
Fill Thou his soul with strength and light,
On him Thy blessing send.
As teacher, helper, friend,
Fill Thou his soul with strength and light,
On him Thy blessing send.
Give him deep faith in Thee,
A spirit brave and meek,
A prophet's ken Thy truth to see,
Courage that truth to speak.
A spirit brave and meek,
A prophet's ken Thy truth to see,
Courage that truth to speak.
As seasons come and go,
May peace attend his flock,
Led where the living waters flow
From Thee, the eternal rock.
May peace attend his flock,
Led where the living waters flow
From Thee, the eternal rock.
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And here in thine own way,
All seek the truth they need;
Free to depart or free to stay,
Unchained by sect or creed.
All seek the truth they need;
Free to depart or free to stay,
Unchained by sect or creed.
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