1 THIS is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his own;
Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne.
2 To-day Christ rose, and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell.
3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy son:
Help us, O Lord! descend and bring Salvation from thy throne.
4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace;
Who comes in God the Father's name, To save our sinful race.
5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heav'ns in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise.
1 COME Holy Spirit, calm our minds, And fit us to approach our God:
Remove each vain, each worldly thought, And lead us to thy bless'd abode.
2 Hast thou imparted to our souls A living spark of heav'nly fire? O kindle now the sacred flame, That we thy presence may desire!
3 Impress upon our wand'ring hearts The love that Christ to sinners bore; Then mourn the wounds our sins produc'd, And our redeeming God adore.
1 COME sound his praise abroad And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sov'reign Lord, The universal King.
2 He form'd the deeps unknown, He gave the seas their bounds, The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground.
3 Come worship at his throne,
Come bow before the Lord; We are his works and not our own, He form'd us by his word.
4 To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod; Come as the people of his choice, And seek your gracious God.
1 NOW may the Spirit's holy fire, Descending from above, His waiting family inspire
With joy, and peace, and love.
2 Wake heavenly spirit, wake and breathe Upon the drooping field,
That all the church of Christ beneath May fragrant incense yield.
3 Thee we the Comforter confess; Without thy presence here,
Our songs of praise are vain address, We utter heartless prayer.
1 IN thy presence we appear; Lord, we love to worship here: Here thy faithful people meet Thee upon thy mercy-seat!
2 While to thee our prayers ascend, Let thine ear in love attend; Hear us when thy spirit pleads, Hear, for Jesus intercedes!
3 While thy glorious name is sung, Touch our lips, unloose our tongue; Then our joyful souls shall bless Thee, the Lord, our righteousness. 4 While thy ministers proclaim Peace and pardon through thy name, In their voices let us own,
Jesus speaking from his throne!
1 LORD God, the Holy Ghost! In this accepted hour, the day of Pentecost, Descend in all thy pow'r.
2 We meet with one accord, In this thy holy place, And wait the promise of our Lord, The spirit of all grace.
3 Spirit of Light! explore
And chase our gloom away,
With brightness shining more and more,
Unto the perfect day.
4 Spirit of Truth! be thou
In life and death our guide;
O Spirit of Adoption! now May we be sanctified.
1 JESUS, thy people love to meet, And bow before thy mercy-seat:
Whene'er they seek thee, thou art found Within thy temple's hallow'd ground.
2 Great Shepherd of thy faithful few! Thy former mercies here renew: Here to our waiting souls proclaim The glories of thy saving name.
3 Now may we prove the pow'r of pray'r, To strengthen faith and banish care; To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heav'n before our eyes.
4 Lord, we are weak, but thou art near; Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear; Oh! rend the heav'ns, thyself make known And make our sinful hearts thine own.
1 BEHOLD us, Lord, with humble fear, Approach thy temple gate;
Though most unworthy to draw near, Or in thy courts to wait.
2 But trusting in thy boundless grace, To all so freely giv'n,
We worship in thy holy place, And lift our souls to heav'n.
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