This will I do, my dying Lord, I will remem-ber Thee. A - MEN. A gain our grate-ful trib-ute bring, Our sol-emn vows re- cord. A-MEN. 2 Here have we seen Thy face, And felt Thy presence here; So may the savor of Thy grace In word and life appear. 3 The purchase of Thy blood, By sin no longer led, The path our dear Redeemer trod 4 In self-forgetting love Be our communion shown, Until we join the church above, And know as we are known. 441 GLASTONBURY 7 7 7 7 7 7 John Bacchus Dykes, 1870 1. When Thy soldiers take their swords, When they speak the solemn words, 254 bb 4 bb When they kneel before Thee here, Feeling Thee, their Father, near; These Thy chil-dren, Lord, de - fend; To their help Thy Spir-it send. A-MEN. 2 When the world's sharp strife is nigh, 4 When the vows that they have made, When they hear the battle-cry, When they rush into the fight, Knowing not temptation's might; These Thy children, Lord, defend; To their zeal Thy wisdom lend. 3 When their hearts are lifted high 358 When the prayers that they have prayed, Shall be fading from their hearts; When their first warm faith departs; These Thy children, Lord, defend; Keep them faithful to the end. 5 Through life's conflict guard us all; Or if wounded some should fall Ere the victory be won; For the sake of Christ, Thy Son, These Thy children, Lord, defend; And in death Thy comfort lend. Frances Mary Owen, 1872 9 His true saints a lone The courts of heav'n are filled: love our hopes we place of pres-ent grace and joys On His great 2 O then with hymns of praise The Three in One to sing; 3 Here, gracious God, do Thou And mark each suppliant sigh; 4 Here may we gain from heaven The grace which we implore; Be with us evermore, Until that day when all the blest To endless rest are called away. Anon. (Latin, 7th or 8th Cent.) Trans. by Rev. John Chandler, 1837 |