3 Source of strength, and knowledge clear,
Wisdom, godliness sincere,
Understanding, counsel, fear, :
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
4 Source of meekness, love, and peace,
Patience, pureness, faith's increase,
Hope and joy that cannot cease:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
5 Spirit guiding to the right, Spirit making darkness light, Spirit of resistless might:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
6 Spirit, who dost fear impart,
Giving love to every heart,
Making mortals what Thou art:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
7 Spirit falling like a dove
From the opened skies above,
With the Father's power and love:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
8 Thou, whose power inspiring came,
Falling down like tongues of flame,
Where they met in Jesus' name:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
9 Comforter, to whom we owe
All that we rejoice to know
Of our Saviour's work below:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
10 Thou whose sound Apostles heard,
Thou whose power their spirit stirred,
Giving them the living word:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
11 Thou, by whom our souls are fed With the true and living Bread— Even Him who for us bled:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
12 Spirit showing us the way,
Warning when we go astray,
Pleading in us when we pray:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
13 Spirit, whom our failings grieve,
Whom the world will not receive,
Who dost help us to believe:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
14 Spirit, guarding us from ill,
Bending right our stubborn will;
Though we grieve Thee, patient still:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
15 Holy Ghost, when sinners fall,
And when snares their souls enthral,
Leading back with gentle call:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
16 Spirit, bidding terror cease,
When from sin we pray release.
Bidding us to go in peace:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
17 Calming Spirit, always nigh,
Helping our infirmity,
When in lonely doubt we lie:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
18 Spirit, strength of all the weak,
Giving courage to the meek,
Teaching faltering tongues to speak:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
19 Spirit, aiding all who yearn
More of truth divine to learn,
And with deeper love to burn:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
20 Spirit, fount of faith and joy,
Giving peace without alloy,
Hope that nothing can destroy:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
21 Source of love and light divine,
With that hallowing grace of Thine,
More and more upon us shine:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
22 Holy, loving as Thou art,
Come and live within our heart,
Never from us to depart:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
23 May we soon, from sin set free.
Where Thy work may perfect be,
Jesus' face with rapture see:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
A few more years shall roll
Again as evening's shadow
A little child the Saviour came
All things praise Thee, Lord..
And now the wants are told
Another year has fled; renew
Art thou weary, art thou languid
As flames in skies
As pants the hart for cooling
As with gladness men of old
At even, when the sun was set..
Awake, awake, O Zion
Behold, One cometh from afar...
Be known to us in breaking bread
Blind Bartemæus at the gates
Broken up is ruthless winter..
By Christ redeemed in Christ
Christian, dost thou see them
Christians, awake, salute
Christian, seek not yet repose
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