In witness of his Lord, In humble following of his Saviour dear. But who can e'er suffice What mortal-for this more than angel's task, But thou hast made it sure By thy dear promise to thy Church and Bride, KEBLE. A GOOD PRIEST. GIVE me the priest these graces shall possess ;· A father's tenderness; a shepherd's care; A prophet's inspiration from above; A teacher's knowledge, and a Saviour's love. BP. KENN. SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES'S* DAY. MAY 1. COLLECT. O Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life; grant us perfectly to know thy Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that following the steps of thy holy Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, we may steadfastly walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life, through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HYMN. HOLY Jesus, Saviour blest As, by passion strong possest, Through this world of sin we stray, Holy Jesus, when the night Holy Jesus, when our power *James the Less. All unequal to the strife; Thou to aid us art the LIFE. Who would reach his heavenly home; BP. MANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST'S DAY. JUNE 24. COLLECT. Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son, our Saviour, by preaching repentance; make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching; and, after his example, constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HYMN. HARK through the lonely waste, By foot of man unpaced, "Prepare the way," a warning voice resounds! "Level the opposing hill, The hollow valley fill, Make straight the crooked, smooth the rugged grounds; Prepare a passage, form it plain and broad; And through the desert make a highway for our God!" Thine, BAPTIST, was the cry, In ages long gone by, Heard in clear accents by the prophet's ear; And with imperial state Herald some Eastern monarch's proud career; But other task hadst thou Than lofty hills to bow, Make straight the crooked, the rough places plain. To smooth the human heart, The wilderness where sin had fixed his reign; Bring down high-vaulting pride, and lay ambition low. Such, Baptist, was thy care, That no obstruction there Might check the progress of the King of kings; Might welcome the array Of heavenly graces which his presence brings; BP. MANT. |