3 Never, from Thy pasture roving, Let them be the lion's prey; Let Thy tenderness so loving Keep them all life's dangerous way: 4 Then, within Thy fold eternal, 5* Glory give we, praise and blessing, One true God, the Three in One. Amen. I Confirmation. 314. O GOD, in whose all-searching eye Thy servants stand, to ratify The Vow Baptismal by them made, Who Thee with heart and voice confess; 2 O Christ, who didst at Pentecost Forth to the battle may they go, 3 Come, ever-blessed Spirit, come! May each a living temple be: With sevenfold gifts of grace divine ; 4 O Trinity in Unity, One only God, and Persons Three! In whom, through whom, by whom we live, O grant us so to use Thy grace, And ever with the heavenly host Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. C. Wordsworth. 315. I THINE for ever! God of love, Hear us from Thy throne above; Here and in eternity. 2 Thine for ever! Lord of life, Shield us through our earthly strife; 3 Thine for ever! O how blest 4 Thine for ever! Saviour, keep 5 Thine for ever! Thou our Guide, All our sins by Thee forgiven, Lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven! Amen. I 2 Holy Matrimony. 316. THE voice that breathed o'er Eden, That earliest wedding day, The primal marriage blessing, Still in the pure espousal Of Christian man and maid, The three-fold grace is said: 3 For dower of blessed children, For love and faith's sweet sake, For high mysterious union Which nought on earth may break. 4 Be present, awful Father, 5 Be present, Son of Mary, To join their loving hands, 6 Be present, Holiest Spirit, To bless them as they kneel; 7 O spread Thy pure wing o'er them! Let no ill power find place, When onward to Thine altar The hallowed path they trace, 8 To cast their crowns before Thee In perfect sacrifice, Till to the home of gladness With Christ's own Bride they rise. Amen. 7. Keble. I 2 317. LORD, who at Cana's wedding feast Thou dearer far than earthly guest, For holy Thou indeed dost prove Between the Church and Thee. 3 On those who at Thy altar kneel, That each may wake the other's zeal 4 O give them here in peace to live, And, this world leaving, to receive 5* To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I Be glory, as it was, is now, Amen. Burial of the Dead. Now lay we calmly in the grave This form, whereof no doubt we have |