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Tuesday in Whitsun-Week.

God the Spirit, we aspire to recieve those tongues of fire: sanctify the high desire: descend unto us, O Lord! Magnify Thy gifts of grace in all those who seek Thy face, in their due appointed place: \l God the Spirit, we beseech, sanctify the gift of speech to those called Thy word to preach: \l Give to us the hearing ear; give to us the heart to fear; give the penitential tear: \l Cause the rightful seed be sown; when the blade be newly grown, deign Thy gracious work to own: \l Let the plant deeprooted be, watered, nurtured, aye by Thee, ‘til the fruits of faith we see: Come! O come, descend and bring Christ the glorious Lord and King in His perfect triumphing: descend unto us, O Lord!

1 God the Spirit, we aspire
to recieve those tongues of fire:
sanctify the high desire:
descend unto us, O Lord!
2 Magnify Thy gifts of grace
in all those who seek Thy face,
in their due appointed place:
\l
3 God the Spirit, we beseech,
sanctify the gift of speech
to those called Thy word to preach:
\l
4 Give to us the hearing ear;
give to us the heart to fear;
give the penitential tear:
\l
5 Cause the rightful seed be sown;
when the blade be newly grown,
deign Thy gracious work to own:
\l
6 Let the plant deeprooted be,
watered, nurtured, aye by Thee,
‘til the fruits of faith we see:
7 Come! O come, descend and bring
Christ the glorious Lord and King
in His perfect triumphing:
descend unto us, O Lord!

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys
Tune Tunbridge
melody by Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674-1707)

Tuesday in Whitsun-Week.

God, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Savior, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.