BALERMA. C. M.

220

I WITH joy we meditate the grace
Of our High-Priest above;
His heart is made of tenderness,
His bosom glows with love.

2 Touched with a sympathy within,
He knows our feeble frame;
He knows what sore temptations mean,
For He hath felt the same.

3 But spotless, innocent, and pure,

The great Redeemer stood;
While Satan's fiery darts He bore,

And did resist to blood.

4 He, in the days of feeble flesh,
Poured out His cries and tears;
And in His measure feels afresh
What every member bears.

5 Then let our humble faith address
His mercy and His power;
We shall obtain delivering grace
In the distressing hour.

221

3 Dear Name! the Rock on which I build,
My Shield and Hiding-place,
My never-failing Treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace!

4 By Thee, my prayers acceptance gain, Although with sin defiled;

Satan accuses me' in vain,

And I am owned a child.

5 Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

6 Weak is the effort of my heart,

And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.

7 Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death.

222

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
"Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary, rest.

Thy heavenly succor give; Help us in thought, and word, and deed,

Each hour on earth we live.

2 O help us, Jesus, from on high,
We know no help but Thee;
O help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be.

WARE. L. M.

225

I COME, Holy Ghost, and through each heart

In Thy full flood of glory pour;
Who with the Son and Father art
One Godhead, blest for evermore.

2 So shall voice, mind, and strength conspire

Thy praise eternal to resound; So shall our hearts be set on fire And kindle every heart around. 3 Father of mercies, hear our cry! Hear us, O Sole-begotten Son Who with the Holy Ghost most high, Reignest while endless ages run! 226

1 COME, O Creator-Spirit blest!

And in our souls take up Thy rest; Come, with Thy grace and heavenly aid To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. 2 Great Comforter! to Thee we cry ; O highest gift of God most high! O Fount of life! O Fire of love! And sweet anointing from above! 3 Kindle our senses from above, And make our hearts o'erflow with love; With patience firm, and virtue high, The weakness of our flesh supply. 4 Far from us drive the foe we dread, And grant us Thy true peace instead ; So shall we not, with Thee for guide, Turn from the path of life aside.

227

I ETERNAL Spirit, we confess

And sing the wonders of Thy grace;
Thy power conveys our blessings down
From God the Father and the Son.

2 Enlightened by Thy heavenly ray,
Our shades and darkness turn to day;
Thine inward teachings make us know
Our danger and our refuge too.

3 Thy power and glory work within,
And break the chains of reigning sin;
Do our imperious lusts subdue,
And form our wretched hearts anew.
4 The troubled conscience knows Thy
voice;

Thy cheering words awake our joys; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind.

228

I SPIRIT of mercy, truth, and love,
Oh shed Thine influence from above!
And still through endless time convey
The wonders of this sacred day.

2 In every clime, by every tongue,
Be God's surpassing glory sung;
Let all the listening earth be taught
The wonders by our Saviour wrought.
3 Unfailing Comfort, Heavenly Guide,
Still in our longing hearts abide ;
Still let mankind Thy blessings prove,
Spirit of mercy, truth and love.