The Sunday called Septuagesima, or the third Sunday before Lent.
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O Lord, to Thee we fly; hear Thou in heaven on high; be to Thy people nigh: hear our prayer. Thou art the Avenger just, righteous in all Thou dost; Thy rod deserve we must: hear our prayer, hear our prayer. We are but feeble dust: hear our prayer. |
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Spare us, who merit blame; all our fierce spirits tame; turn us for Thy great name: hear our prayer. That we delivered be, all our trust fixed on Thee, Hope of Eternity! Hear our prayer, hear our prayer. Lord Jesus, set us free: hear our prayer. |
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Father, our prayers we sum in this: “Thy Kingdom come!” Thou, with Thy Holy Son: hear our prayer. Thou, with the Holy Ghost, lov’st to the uttermost; we join the heavenly host: hear our prayer, hear our prayer. We in Thy goodness boast: hear our prayer. |
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| Text | attr. Eliza Humphreys, ad. A. Coles |
| Tune | Wondrous Love from The Southern Harmony, 1835 |
O Lord, we beseech thee favorably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.