THEE we adore, O hidden SAVIOUR, THEE,
WHO in THY Sacrament dost deign to be;
Both flesh and spirit at THY Presence fail,
Yet here THY Presence we devoutly hail.
O blest Memorial of our dying LORD,
WHO living Bread to men dost here afford!
O may our souls for ever feed on THEE,
And THOU, Q CHRIST, for ever precious be!
Fountain of goodness, JESU, LORD and GOD,
Cleanse us, unclean, with THY most cleansing
Blood;
Increase our faith and love, that we may know The hope and peace which from THY Presence flow.
O CHRIST, WHOм now beneath a veil we see, May what we thirst for soon our portion be-To gaze on THEE unveil'd, and see THY Face, The vision of THY Glory and Thy grace! Amen.
(AFTER COMMUNION.)
329 JESU, gentlest SAVIOUR!
GOD of might and power!
THOU THYSELF art dwelling
In us at this hour.
Nature cannot hold THEE,
Heaven is all too strait
For THINE endless glory,
And THY royal state.
Yet the hearts of children
Hold what worlds cannot;
And the GOD of wonders
Loves the lowly spot.
JESU, gentlest SAVIOUR!
THOU art in us now;
Fill us with THY goodness
Till our hearts o'erflow.
Pray the prayer within us,
That to Heaven shall rise;
Sing the song that Angels
Sing above the skies.
Multiply our graces,
Chiefly love and fear;
And, dear LORD! the chiefest
Grace to persevere.
Oh! how can we thank THEE
For a Gift like this-
Gift, that truly maketh
Heaven's eternal bliss?
Ah! when wilt THOU always
Make our hearts THY home?
We must wait for Heaven:
Then the day shall come.
330 O JESU, LORD, remember,
When THOU shalt come again
Upon the clouds of Heaven,
With all THY shining train,
When every eye shall see THEE
In Deity reveal'd,
WHO here upon this altar
In silence art conceal'd;
Remember, then, O SAVIOUR,
I supplicate of THEE,
That here I bow'd before THEE
Upon my bended knee;
That here I own'd THY Presence
And did not THEE deny,
And glorified THY greatness,
Though hid from human eye.
Accept, divine REDEEMER,
The homage of my praise;
Be THOU the light and honour
And glory of my days;
Be THOU my consolation
When death is drawing nigh;
Be THOU my only treasure,
Through all eternity. Amen.
(ON RETIRING FROM THE ALTAR TO THE SACRISTY.)
331 Now from might to might advancing, From THINE holy Shrine we go,
Having offer'd up the service
Which THOU bad'st us ever do-
That THY will, as done in Heaven,
May be done on earth below.
THOU for all THY faithful people
Hast the mystic table spread,
THOU hast given the Heavenly Manna,
THOU hast given the Daily Bread;
Now vouchsafe THY loving mercy
On our daily path to shed.
Ground us in THY fear for ever,
Rest us wholly in THY love;
With the Blessed SPIRIT'S fervour,
Our enkindled spirits move:
Lead us, guide us, till we find THEE
In THY deathless feast above. Amen.
332 With CHRIST we share a mystic grave;
With CHRIST we buried lie;
But 'tis not in the darksome cave
By mournful Calvary:
The pure and bright baptismal wave
Entombs our nature's stain;
New creatures from the cleansing flood,
With CHRIST we rise again.
Happy, if through this world of strife,
And sin, and selfish care,
This snow-white robe of righteousness
We undefiled wear:
Happy, if through the gate of death,
Glorious at last and free,
We to our joyful rising pass,
O risen LORD, with THEE.
And now to THY thrice holy Name,
The GOD WHOM we adore,
TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
Be glory evermore. Amen.
333 Hail, Eternal KING of glory,
PRINCE of power and LORD of Life,
Angel hosts and men adore THEE,
WHO hast conquer'd in THY strife.
Now, behold, Eve's strong temptation
Heal'd by Mary's sinless SON,-
Adam's curse by CHRIST'S Salvation,—-
Eden lost by Heaven won.
Oh, may we, once new created
In the pure life-giving flood,
Still to THEE be consecrated,
Daily rise from sin to GOD!
Dead to every deed unholy,
Buried each unhallowed lust,
Living now to JESUS solely,
Rise we from corruption's dust. Amen.
334 The SPIRIT on the waters moved,
At the Creation's morn;
And from the waters, by His Power,
The Heaven and earth were born.
On the Baptismal Water broods
Regenerating Love;
And there the soul is born anew,
Created from above.
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