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The first Sunday after Easter.

Almighty Father, Thou didst give Thy Son to die that we might live, to die for sin, to rise again with Thee eternally to reign, Thy justifying grace to shed on souls thus ransomed from the dead. Father of all, below, above, Father! O mighty name of love! Almighty was the love that gave Thine only Son, in Him to save the sons of grace, in them to raise fresh anthems of resounding praise. Father! by Thy great love impart to every mind, to every heart, a holy fear of inward sin, of each corruption felt within; and grant that we may put away unholy leaven, day by day. When in our minds there may be wrought unkind reply, malicious thought, impulse to spread some evil tale, or in the words of anger rail, let thy pure Spirit leaven well our hearts’ temptation to repel. Father of Spirits, just and pure, unto the end may we endure, alway abiding in Thy fear, though frail our service, yet sincere: ever in us Thy grace increase through Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. Father of Spirits, just and pure, unto the end may we endure, alway abiding in Thy fear, though frail our service, yet sincere: ever in us Thy grace increase through Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

1 Almighty Father, Thou didst give
Thy Son to die that we might live,
to die for sin, to rise again
with Thee eternally to reign,
Thy justifying grace to shed
on souls thus ransomed from the dead.
2 Father of all, below, above,
Father! O mighty name of love!
Almighty was the love that gave
Thine only Son, in Him to save
the sons of grace, in them to raise
fresh anthems of resounding praise.
3 Father! by Thy great love impart
to every mind, to every heart,
a holy fear of inward sin,
of each corruption felt within;
and grant that we may put away
unholy leaven, day by day.
4 When in our minds there may be wrought
unkind reply, malicious thought,
impulse to spread some evil tale,
or in the words of anger rail,
let thy pure Spirit leaven well
our hearts’ temptation to repel.
5 Father of Spirits, just and pure,
unto the end may we endure,
alway abiding in Thy fear,
though frail our service, yet sincere:
ever in us Thy grace increase
through Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.
6 Father of Spirits, just and pure,
unto the end may we endure,
alway abiding in Thy fear,
though frail our service, yet sincere:
ever in us Thy grace increase
through Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys
Tune Surrey
Henry Carey (1690?-1743);
desc. Alan Gray (1855-1935)

The first Sunday after Easter.

Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.