147. For the Gifts of the Holy Ghost. (John xiv. 25-27.)

AMBROSE. P. M.

COME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And lighten with celestial fire:
Thou the anointing Spirit art,'
Who dost thy sev'nfold gifts impart :
Thy blessed unction from above
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Illumine with perpetual light
The dulness of our blinded sight;
Anoint our heart, and cheer our face
With the abundance of thy grace:
Keep far our foes; give peace at home;
Where thou art guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And Thee of both, to be but One;
That, through the ages all along,
This theme may be our endless song;—
Praise to thine eternal merit,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!

148. For the universal Influence of the Spirit.

(Isa. xi. 9.)

HORSLEY. L. M.

SPIRIT of mercy, truth, and love,
O shed thine influence from above;
And still from age to age convey
The blessings of this sacred day.
In ev'ry clime, by ev'ry tongue,
Be God's redeeming mercy sung
Let all the list'ning earth be taught
The wonders by the Saviour wrought.
Unfailing Comfort! heav'nly Guide!
Still o'er thy favor'd church preside:
Let ev'ry heart thy blessings prove,
Spirit of mercy, truth, and love!

149. Christians united in Spirit. (1 Cor. xii. 12.)

WELLS. L. M.

THY sacred influence, Lord, impart;
Let all the church thy blessings prove:
Diffuse thy grace through ev'ry heart,
And perfect us in christian love.
Thus join'd in fellowship below;
Diff'ring in gifts, in spirit one;
How blest the union we shall know,
When all shall meet around thy throne!

150. Christians bearing Salvation to the Heathen. (Acts x. 34, 35.)

FROM Greenland's icy mountains;
From India's coral strand;
Where Afric's sunny fountains

Roll down their golden sand;
From many an ancient river;
From many a palmy plain;
They call us to deliver

Their land from error's chain.

Shall we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high;
Shall we, to men benighted,
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! oh, Salvation!

The joyful sound proclaim,
Till each remotest nation
Hath learnt Messiah's name.

Waft, waft, ye winds, his story,
And you, ye waters, roll;
Till, like a sea of glory,

It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransom'd nature,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

151. Faith and Love the Evidence of the Spirit. (1 John iv. 13-16.)

CARLISLE. S. M.

COME, Holy Spirit, come;
Thy light and peace impart;
From ev'ry eye dispel the gloom,
The grief from ev'ry heart.
Reviving faith inspire:

Our doubts and fears remove!
And kindle in our breasts the fire
Of never-dying love.

For none can truly say

That Jesus is the Lord,

Unless thou take the vail away,

And speak the living word.

That living faith bestow,

Which trusts the Saviour's blood;
And let our holy conduct shew

That we are born of God.

152. Walking in Holiness. (1 Thess. v. 23.)

PORTUGAL.

L. M.

O GOD of holiness and grace,
How blest are they, and only they,
Who love thy sacred paths to trace,
And strive thy precepts to obey.

Thy law is written in their hearts;
Thy service is their blest employ;
The Holy Ghost their strength imparts,
And fills their souls with peace and joy.
Father! we plead that gracious name,
For we are thine, with all our powers;
Thy children's place we humbly claim ;
O let their blessedness be ours!

By all thy love, that wondrous love
Which gave thy Son for us to die,
Help us to live for things above;
Lead us, through him, to joys on high.

153. Christ worshipped in Heaven and Earth. (Rev. iv. 10, 11.)

UNIVERSITY. C. M.

COME, let us join our cheerful songs.
With angels round the throne:
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,
But all their joys are one.

"Worthy the Lamb that died!" they cry,
"To be exalted thus:"
Worthy the Lamb! our lips reply,
For he was slain for us.

Jesus is worthy to receive
Honor and power divine:

And blessings more than we can give,
Be, Lord, for ever thine.

Let all creation join in one

To bless the sacred name
Of Him that sits upon the throne,
And to adore the Lamb.

154. Prayer to the Trinity. (Collect.)

LUTHER. L. M.

FATHER of all! whose wondrous grace
Mov'd thee to save our guilty race;
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy pard'ning love extend.
Almighty Son! Incarnate Word!
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy saving grace extend.
Eternal Spirit! by whose breath
The soul is rais'd from sin and death;
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy quick'ning power extend.
Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son,
Mysterious Godhead! Three in One!
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
Grace, pardon, life, to all extend.

155. Praise to the Trinity. (Matt. iii. 16, 17.)

LEACH. P. M.

TO God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
In earth and heaven ador'd,

Our hearts, and hands, and lips we raise,
With humble prayer and grateful praise,
And own our Sov'reign Lord.

Father, Redeemer, Heav'nly Guide!
May we by faith in thee abide,
And bless thy constant love;
Till we in heaven thy glory see,
And praise thee through eternity,
With angel hosts above.

156. The Doctrine of the Trinity practically applied.

(1 John v.)

ETON. P. M.

GREAT God! whose awful mystery,
Though yet unknown, our hearts believe,
Our wants and cares we bring to thee,
And all thy words in faith receive:
Thy truths for human reach too high,
Our comfort, hope, and strength supply.
Thy goodness, Father! we confess,

Which gave, and still
When fearful loads of guilt oppress,
Incarnate Son! we plead thy death:
And lost in darkness, sin, and wo,
Spirit! thy help and joy we know.

preserves our breath;

Thus to thy strength our weakness clings,
And always finds the promise sure;
Our conscious heart the witness brings;
And thus, believing, we adore;

Till death shall take the vail away,
And faith be lost in perfect day.