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Second Sunday in Advent.

Most blessed Lord, Whose gracious love has given for our sake the Holy Spirit from above, Prophets and Scribes to make; And through Thy holy Church on earth hast made complete the sum of Scriptures of divinest worth, until thy kingdom come: O give to us, Thy people here, such grace Thy word to read, to mark, to learn, to search, to hear, and inwardly to feed: that we, by patience taught of Thee, and comfort of Thy word, aye holding fast our hope, may see Thy face, O blessed Lord! May view in everlasting life the glories of Thy love, and, freed from tears, and sin, and strife, may feast with Thee above. To Thee, Who didst the Tempter quell with words of holy lore, with Father, Spirit, One, dost dwell, be glory evermore.

1 Most blessed Lord, Whose gracious love
has given for our sake
the Holy Spirit from above,
Prophets and Scribes to make;
And through Thy holy Church on earth
hast made complete the sum
of Scriptures of divinest worth,
until thy kingdom come:
2 O give to us, Thy people here,
such grace Thy word to read,
to mark, to learn, to search, to hear,
and inwardly to feed:
that we, by patience taught of Thee,
and comfort of Thy word,
aye holding fast our hope, may see
Thy face, O blessed Lord!
3 May view in everlasting life
the glories of Thy love,
and, freed from tears, and sin, and strife,
may feast with Thee above.
To Thee, Who didst the Tempter quell
with words of holy lore,
with Father, Spirit, One, dost dwell,
be glory evermore.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys
Tune Resignation
from Southern Harmony, 1835

Second Sunday in Advent.

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.