The Three in One. I DR ISAAC WATTS. GIVE immortal praise To God the Father's love, And better hopes above; He sent His own eternal Son To die for sins that man had done. To God the Son belongs Who bought us with His blood From everlasting woe; And now He lives, and now He reigns, And sees the fruit of all His pains. To God the Spirit's name Makes the dead sinner live; His work completes the great design, And fills the soul with joy divine. Almighty God! to Thee Be endless honours done; The undivided Three, And the mysterious One! Where reason fails with all her powers, There faith prevails, and love adores. Hymn to the Holy Spirit. 329 Hymn to the Holy Spirit. THOMAS BURRIDGE. RAISE be Thine, most Holy Spirit, PRAISE Honour to Thy Holy Name! May we love it, may we fear it! Set in everlasting fame. Honour to Thee, praise, and glory, By Thy hand, in secret working, As an island in a river, Vex'd with endless rave and roar, Keeps an inner silence ever On its consecrated shore, Flower'd with flowers, and green with grasses: So the poor through Thee abide; Every outer care that passes Deepening more the peace inside. When our heart is faint Thou warmest, Justifiest our delight; Thou our ignorance informest, And our wisdom shapest right; Hope, the weary one, Thou lendest, Veni Creator Spiritus. COME “OME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost Thy seven-fold gifts impart : Keep far our foes, give peace at home; Praise to Thy eternal merit, Hymn of Praise. JAMES MONTGOMERY. HOLY, holy, holy Lord God of hosts, when heaven and earth Out of darkness, at Thy word Issued into glorious birth, Litany to the Holy Spirit. All Thy works before Thee stood, Holy, holy, holy! Thee One Jehovah ever more; Father, Son, and Spirit, we, Dust and ashes, would adore: Lightly by the world esteem'd, From that world by Thee redeem'd, Sing we here, with glad accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord! Holy, holy, holy! all Heaven's triumphant choir shall sing, Litany to the Holy Spirit. ROBERT HERRICK. N the hour of my distress, IN When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. 331 When I lie within my bed, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. When the house doth sigh and weep, When God knows I'm toss'd about Yet before the glass be out, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. When the tempter me pursueth And reproves me for untruth, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. When the judgment is reveal'd, Sweet Spirit, comfort me. God the Spirit. JAMES MONTGOMERY. SPIRIT of the living God! In all Thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our apostate race! |