If to the LORD our hearts we give, In purity and love, Then by our Saviour's death we live, And dwell with Him above. cxxviii. 5. Lo! thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. cxxxiv. 1. Now, praise the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD. MARTIN. 1455 Come, my soul, while daylight dying, Bring the end to one more day; Know no rest, nor change display. Come, Holy Ghost, Thy grace impart, Glory, honour, praise, thanksgiving, Mighty, Gracious, Potent One, Praise and merit Now, and aye, till time be done. 1456 1. Far from my heavenly home, Amen. MARTIN. Fainting I cry, "Blest Spirit, come, 2. Upon the willows long, My harp hath silent hung; How should I sing a cheerful song 3. My spirit homeward turns, And fain would thither flee; My heart, O Sion, droops and yearns 4. To thee, to thee, I press, 5. GOD, of my life, be near, On Thee my hopes I cast : Oh, guide me through the desert here, Amen. MARTIN, PAGE, 1, 3-5; VINCENT, 1-5. 1457 ISAIAH IV. 1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat. 2. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3. Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live. 1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat. 7. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our GOD, for He will abundantly pardon. 3. Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live. 12. Then ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. Then ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing. 13. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, instead of the brier, shall come up the myrtle tree. 1, 12. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye, come to the waters; then ye shall go out with joy. MARTIN. 1458 Veni, Sancte Spiritus, Veni, pater pauperum, Consolator optime, In labore requies, O lux beatissima, Sine tuo numine Nihil est innoxium. Lava quod est sordidum, Fove quod est languidum, Da tuis fidelibus Sacrum septenarium ; Da virtutis meritum, Da perenne gaudium. Amen. English Version. Holy Spirit, come, O come, Father of the poor, descend, Thou of comforters the Best, 'Mid earth's labour Rest most meet, Come then, O most blessed Light, Thy sustaining grace apart, Cleanse Thou all impurity, Heal all wounds, all pains allay. Gently the unyielding bend, On Thy faithful here below, Grant them strength that shall uplift, Ever to behold Thy Face. Amen. MARTIN. 1459 Holiest, breathe an evening blessing, Sin and want we come confessing, Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. Though the night be dark and dreary, Though destruction walk around us, Should swift death this night o'ertake us, May the morn in Heaven awake us, 1460 Amen. MARTIN. PSALM C. 1. O come before His presence with singing. ciii. 8. The LORD is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and of great goodness. 9. He will not alway be chiding, neither keepeth He His anger for ever. 10. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses. 11. For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is His mercy also toward them that fear Him. 12. Look how wide also the east is from the west; so far hath He set our sins from us. 13. Like as a father pitieth his own children, so is the LORD merciful to them that fear Him. MARTIN. 1461 F. E. GLADSTONE, Psalm ciii. vv. 8, 10-12, 8, 10, 13. |