CDXXV | A Selection of Hymns#CDXXVI | CDXXVII |
Text: | Prayer for Ministers |
Author: | Beddome |
1 Father of mercies, bow thine ear
Attentive to our earnest prayer;
We plead for those who plead for thee,
Successful pleaders may they be?
2 How great their work, how vast their charge!
Do thou their anxious souls enlarge;
Their best acquirements are our gain,
We share the blessings they obtain.
3 Clothe then with Energy divine,
Their words, and let their words be thine:
To them thy sacred truth reveal,
Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal.
4 Teach them to sow the precious seed,
Teach them thy chosen flock to feed
Teach them immortal souls to gain—
Souls which will well reward their pain.
5 Let thronging multitudes around,
Hear from their lips the joyful sound;
In humble strains thy grace implore,
And feel thy new-creating power.
6 Let sinners break their massy chains,
Distressed souls forget their pains;
Let light thro' distant realms be spread,
And Zion rear her drooping head.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Father of mercies, bow thine ear |
Title: | Prayer for Ministers |
Author: | Beddome |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
Topic: | The Church: Associations or General Meetings of Churches and Ministers; Associations of Christians and churches: Prayer for ministers; Prayer for Ministers |
Notes: | Public Domain. |