188. O heav'nly grace in holy rite descending

1 O heav’nly grace in holy rite descending
To those who kneel for laying on of hands;
Thine be the strength, O Lord, for their defending;
Theirs be the vows renewed at thy demands.

2 Here as they pledge to follow thee as Saviour,
Jesus their Lord, who for the Church hath died;
So may they live with that blest behavior,
Thou hast enjoined, and they have ratified.

3 May they continue thine, O God, for ever,
Daily increasing in the Spirit’s gift,
Until they bring the gift unto the Giver,
Where time is ended, and earth’s shadows lift.

Text Information
First Line: O heav'nly grace in holy rite descending
Author: Robert Nelson Spencer (1939)
Meter: 11 10. 11 10
Publication Date: 1940
Topic: Confirmation
Tune Information
Name: CHARTERHOUSE
Composer: David Evans (1927)
Meter: 11 10. 11 10
Key: F Major
Copyright: Copyright 1927 by David Evans
Notes: Now Public Domain.



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