454 112th J. Fawcett
Before Sermon. Isa. 55. 11; 2 Thess. 3. 1
1
Thy presence, gracious God, afford;
 
Prepare us to receive thy word;
 
Now let thy voice engage our ear,
 
And faith be mixed with what we hear;
 
Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless,
 
And crown thy gospel with success.
2
[Distracting thoughts and cares remove,
 
And fix our hearts and hopes above;
 
With food divine may we be fed,
 
And satisfied with living bread.
 
Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless,
 
And crown thy gospel with success.]
3
To us the sacred word apply,
 
With sovereign power and energy;
 
And may we, in thy faith and fear,
 
Reduce to practice what we hear.
 
Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless,
 
And crown thy gospel with success.
4
Father, in us thy Son reveal;
 
Teach us to know and do thy will;
 
Thy saving power and love display,
 
And guide us to the realms of day.
 
Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless,
 
And crown thy gospel with success.