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The twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity.

Now humbly, Lord, we Thee beseech our cold, hard hearts to warm and teach! Thy faithful people, Lord, how few! Once more the power of faith renew: arise, O Lord, stir up our will; Thy Church with Thy blest Spirit fill. Raise up, as in the days of old, men in Thy heavenly doctrine bold; send laborers in Thy vineyard, Lord, to work, to teach, to preach Thy word: Ripe harvests cry, “the fields are white;” dark lands, dark hearts await Thy light; from east, from west, from south, from north, O bring Thy faithful people forth: Rule in their hearts, that they may bring good works in plenteous offering; abiding in the Vine, may they bring forth more fruit from day to day: Rejoicing to give up their all, themselves, their lives, at Thy dear call; plenteous reward of promised grace in heaven to see Thee face to face: Praise God the Father, throned above; praise God the Son’s redeeming love; praise God the Spirit, ever Lord, One God, one Trinity adored: O Triune Lord, stir up our will; Thy Church with Thy blest Spirit fill.

1 Now humbly, Lord, we Thee beseech
our cold, hard hearts to warm and teach!
Thy faithful people, Lord, how few!
Once more the power of faith renew:
arise, O Lord, stir up our will;
Thy Church with Thy blest Spirit fill.
2 Raise up, as in the days of old,
men in Thy heavenly doctrine bold;
send laborers in Thy vineyard, Lord,
to work, to teach, to preach Thy word:
3 Ripe harvests cry, “the fields are white;”
dark lands, dark hearts await Thy light;
from east, from west, from south, from north,
O bring Thy faithful people forth:
4 Rule in their hearts, that they may bring
good works in plenteous offering;
abiding in the Vine, may they
bring forth more fruit from day to day:
5 Rejoicing to give up their all,
themselves, their lives, at Thy dear call;
plenteous reward of promised grace
in heaven to see Thee face to face:
6 Praise God the Father, throned above;
praise God the Son’s redeeming love;
praise God the Spirit, ever Lord,
One God, one Trinity adored:
O Triune Lord, stir up our will;
Thy Church with Thy blest Spirit fill.

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Text attr. Eliza Humphreys,
ad. A. Coles
Tune Sussex Carol
English melody;
harm. Andrew Sims (2019)

The twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity.

Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.