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Spirit of Holiness.
1
Spirit of holiness, descend;Thy people wait for thee;
Thine ear, in kind compassion, lend;
Let us thy mercy see.
2
Behold, thy weary churches wait,With wishful, longing eyes;
Let us no more lie desolate;
O, bid thy light arise.
3
Thy light, that on our souls hath shone,Leads us in hope to thee;
Let us not feel its rays alone—
Alone thy people be.
4
O, bring our dearest friends to God;Remember those we love;
Fit them, on earth, for thine abode;
Fit them for joys above.
5
Spirit of holiness, 'tis thineTo hear our feeble prayer;
Come,—for we wait thy power divine,—
Let us thy mercy share.
239
The Sinner at the Judgment.
1
When thy mortal life is fled,When the death-shades o'er thee spread
When is finished thy career,
Sinner, where wilt thou appear?
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2
When the world has passed away,When draws near the judgment-day,
When the awful trump shall sound,
Say, O, where wilt thou be found?
3
When the Judge descends in light,Clothed in majesty and might,
When the wicked quail with fear,
Where, O, where wilt thou appear?
4
What shall soothe thy bursting heart,When the saints and thou must part?
When the good with joy are crowned,
Sinner, where wilt thou be found?
5
While the Holy Ghost is nigh,Quickly to the Saviour fly;
Then shall peace thy spirit cheer;
Then in heaven shalt thou appear.
421
Self-Consecration in Baptism.
1
While in this sacred rite of thine,We yield our spirits now,
Shine o'er the waters, Dove divine,
And seal the cheerful vow.
2
All glory be to Him whose lifeFor ours was freely given,
Who aids us in the spirit's strife,
And makes us meet for heaven.
3
To thee we gladly now resignOur life and all our powers;
Accept us in this rite divine,
And bless these hallowed hours.
4
O, may we die to earth and sin,Beneath the mystic flood;
And when we rise, may we begin
To live anew for God.
423
The emblematic Dove.
1
Meekly in Jordan's holy streamThe great Redeemer bowed;
Bright was the glory's sacred beam
That hushed the wondering crowd.
2
Thus God descended to approveThe deed that Christ had done;
Thus came the emblematic Dove,
And hovered o'er the Son.
3
So, blesséd Spirit, come to-dayTo our baptismal scene:
Let thoughts of earth be far away,
And every mind serene.
4
This day we give to holy joy;This day to heaven belongs:
Raised to new life, we will employ
In melody our tongues.
424
Baptism of Christ.
1
How calmly wakes the hallowed morn!How tranquil earth's repose!—
Meet emblem of the Sabbath morn,
When, early, Jesus rose.
2
How fair, along the rippling wave,The radiant light is cast!—
A symbol of the mystic grave
Through which the Saviour passed.
3
Around this scene of sacred loveThe peace of heaven is shed:
So came the Spirit, like a dove,
To rest on Jesus' head.
4
Lord, meet us in this path of thine;We come thy rite to seal;
Move o'er the waters, Dove divine,
And all thy grace reveal.
450
Heralds of Mercy.
1
Most gracious to fulfil thy word,Almighty to defend,—
To reap thy ripened harvest, Lord,
Thy chosen servants send.
2
Send to the cast the valiant band;Send to each distant pole;
Send to the west; o'er every land
Salvation's current roll.
3
Heralds of peace, we come! we come!On love's swift wings we fly;
Ye dead in sin, O, live; ye dumb,
In hallelujahs cry.
4
O Zion, spread more wide thy tent;Stretch forth thy straining cords;
The promise dawns; the clouds are rent;
Earth, thou shalt be the Lord's.
5
Haste, haste, ye years of toil and woe;Heaven, earth, break forth and sing,
“The kingdoms of the world are now
Thy conquest, peerless King.”
6
Amen, amen; let echoing praiseSwell like the sounding sea;
To God, to God, those rapturous lays,
That tide of praise, shall be.
499
A Blessing sought upon a Pastor.
1
'Tis done—th' important act is done—Heaven, earth, its solemn purport know;
Its fruits, when time its race has run,
Shall through eternal ages flow.
2
The covenants of this sacred hour,Great Shepherd of thy people, seal;
Spirit of grace, diffuse thy power,
Our vows accept, thy might reveal.
3
Behold our guide, and deign to crownHis toils, O lamb of God, with love;
His lips inspire; each effort own;
Breathe, dwell within him, heavenly Dove.
4
Behold his charge; what wealth shall dareWith its most priceless worth to vie?
Suns, systems, worlds, how mean they are,
Compared with souls, that cannot die!
5
The sun may set in endless gloom,The planets from their stations flee,
Creation fill oblivion's tomb,
But souls can never cease to be.
6
O, when, before the judgment seat,The wicked quake in dread despair,
May we, all reverent at thy feet,
Pastor and flock, find mercy there.
500
Prayer for the Spirit.
1
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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3
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.
4
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.
5
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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