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The twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.

If Thou stretch forth Thy hand, if Thou lift up the rod, who guiltless shall before Thee stand, or answer Thee, O God? Cast all our sins away, and wash us from their stain; our ransom Christ the Lord did pay, our penalty and pain. Hear now Thy people’s cry; absolve us from our sin; we for complete deliverance sigh, from foes without, within. We plead before Thee now, our sins as scarlet red: make them, O God, as white as snow: Jesus His blood hath shed. Thou hast salvation wrought, Thy goodness, God, how great! Before Thy throne our cause is brought; for grace we on Thee wait. We who have known the right, and loved Thy holy will, have trespassed in Thy perfect sight, in frailty dwelling still. Bound by sin’s iron hands, helpless we press the sod; absolve and loose us from our bands; deliver us, O God! Free us from sin at last; to ploughshares beat our swords; and this we fervently do ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 If Thou stretch forth Thy hand,
if Thou lift up the rod,
who guiltless shall before Thee stand,
or answer Thee, O God?
Cast all our sins away,
and wash us from their stain;
our ransom Christ the Lord did pay,
our penalty and pain.
2 Hear now Thy people’s cry;
absolve us from our sin;
we for complete deliverance sigh,
from foes without, within.
We plead before Thee now,
our sins as scarlet red:
make them, O God, as white as snow:
Jesus His blood hath shed.
3 Thou hast salvation wrought,
Thy goodness, God, how great!
Before Thy throne our cause is brought;
for grace we on Thee wait.
We who have known the right,
and loved Thy holy will,
have trespassed in Thy perfect sight,
in frailty dwelling still.
4 Bound by sin’s iron hands,
helpless we press the sod;
absolve and loose us from our bands;
deliver us, O God!
Free us from sin at last;
to ploughshares beat our swords;
and this we fervently do ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys,
ad. Arlie Coles, st. 4
Tune Diademata
George Job Elvey (1816-1893)

The twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.

O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.