5. And as her holy labours grow,
So her rewards increase;

Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.

6. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God Whom we adore,
Be glory; as it was, is now,

And shall be evermore.

Confirmation.

Amen.

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed: for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness."-Isa. xli. 10.

147 LORD, we trust in Thy protecting, Wholly rest upon Thine arm,

Follow wholly Thy directing,

Who alone dost guard from harm!
2. Meet us now with Thy salvation,
In Thy Church's order'd way;
Grant us truest Confirmation

In Thy faith and fear to-day.

3. So that might and firmness gaining,
Hope in danger, joy in grief;
Now and evermore remaining
In the Church's true belief;
4. Resting on our Saviour's merit,
Strengthen'd by the Spirit's strength,
With Thy Church we may inherit
All our Father's joy at length.
5. To the Father lauds unending,
To the Son and Spirit Blest,
Still from age to age ascending,

Be throughout all worlds addrest. Amen.

"Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost."-Acts, viii. 17.

148

CREATOR Spirit, Lord of grace,

O, make our hearts Thy dwelling-place, And, with Thy might celestial, aid

The souls of those whom Thou hast made.
2. Come from the throne of God above,
O Paraclete, O Holy Dove,

Come, Oil of gladness, cleansing Fire,
And Living Spring of pure desire.
3. O Finger of the Hand Divine,

The sev'nfold Gifts of Grace are Thine;
And, touch'd by Thee, the lips proclaim
All praise to God's most holy Name.
4. Then to our souls Thy light impart,
And give Thy love to ev'ry heart;
Turn all our weakness into might,
O Thou the Source of Life and Light.
5. Protect us from th' assailing foe,
And Peace, the fruit of Love, bestow;
Upheld by Thee, our Strength and Guide,
No evil can our steps betide.

6. Spirit of faith, on us bestow

The Father and the Son to know,
And, of the Twain, the Spirit, Thee,
Eternal One, Eternal Three! Amen.

Burial of the Dead.†

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"Then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn . hearts failing them for fear."-S. Matt. xxiv. 30: S. Luke, xxi. 26.

149 DAY of wrath! O day of mourning!

See once more the Cross returning;

Heaven and earth in ashes burning.

† See also Nos. 5 and 142.

2 O, what fear man's bosom rendeth, When from heaven the Judge descendeth, On Whose sentence all dependeth! 3. Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth, Through earth's sepulchres it ringeth, All before the Throne it bringeth! 4. Death is struck, and nature quakingAll creation is awaking,

To its Judge an answer making! 5. Lo, the books exactly worded, Wherein all hath been recorded! Thence shall judgment be awarded. 6. When the Judge His seat attaineth, And each hidden deed arraigneth, Nothing unaveng'd remaineth. 7. What shall I, frail man, be pleading? Who for me be interceding,

When the just are mercy needing? 8. King of Majesty tremendous, Who dost free salvation send us, Fount of Pity! then befriend us. 9. Think, kind Jesu,-my salvation Caused Thy wondrous Incarnation ; Leave me not to reprobation!

10. Faint and weary, Thou hast sought me, On the Cross of suffering bought me ;Shall such grace be vainly brought me ? 11. Righteous Judge of retribution, Grant Thy gift of absolution,

Ere that reckoning-day's conclusion! 12. Guilty, now, I pour my moaning, All my shame with anguish owning; Spare, O God, Thy suppliant groaning!

13. Thou the sinful woman savedst;
Thou the dying thief forgavest;
And to me a hope vouchsafest.
14. Worthless are my prayers and sighing,
Yet, good Lord, in grace complying,
Rescue me from fires undying!

15. With Thy favoured sheep O place me!
Nor among the goats abase me,
But to Thy right hand upraise me.
16. While the wicked are confounded,
Doomed to flames of woe unbounded,
Call me, with Thy saints surrounded.
17. Low I kneel, with heart-submission 1;
See, like ashes, my contrition;
Help me in my last condition!

18. Ah, that day of tears and mourning!
From the dust of earth returning,
Man for judgment must prepare him-
Spare, O God, in mercy spare him!

19. Lord all pitying, Jesu blest,

Grant us Thine eternal rest! Amen.

"For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."-Heb. iv. 15.

150 W

WHEN our heads are bow'd with woe,

When the bitter tears o'erflow,
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

2. Thou, O Lord, our flesh hast worn,
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne,
Thou hast shed the human tear;
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

3. When the heart is sad within
With the thought of all its sin,
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

4. Thou the shame, the grief hast known,
Though the sins were not Thine own,
Thou hast deign'd their load to bear;
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

5. When the solemn death-bell tolls
For our own departing souls,
When our final doom is near,
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear!

6. Thou hast bow'd the dying Head,
Thou the Blood of life hast shed,
Thou hast fill'd a mortal bier :
Jesu, Son of Mary, hear! Amen.

Laying the Foundation Stone of a Church.

"Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it!"-Zech. iv. 7.

151 LORD of Hosts, Whose glory fills
The bounds of the eternal hills,

And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,
To dwell in temples made with hands:
2. Grant that all we, who here to-day,
Rejoicing, this foundation lay,
May be in every deed Thine own,
Built on the precious Corner-stone.
3. Endue the creatures with Thy grace
That shall adorn Thy dwelling-place;