 | [Poems by Smith in] The psalmist : a new collection of hymns for the use of the Baptist churches |  |
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Prayer for the Spirit.
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Spirit of peace and holiness,This new-created union bless;
Bind each to each in ties of love,
And ratify our work above.
2
Saviour, who carest for thy sheep,The shepherd of thy people keep;
Guide him in every doubtful way,
Nor let his feet from duty stray.
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Gird thou his heart with strength divine;Let Christ through all his conduct shine;
Faithful in all things may he be—
Dead to the world, alive to thee.
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O thou, whose love doth never fail,Breathe on this dry and thirsty vale;
And may it, from this hour, appear
That thy reviving power is here.
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Lord of the Sabbath, unto theeOur spirits rise in harmony;
Accept our praise, our sins remove,
And fit us for thy courts above.
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