508    C.M.     D. Herbert
Before Sermon. Deut. 32.2, 3; Isa. 55.11

1 Lord, fill thy servant’s soul today
  With pure seraphic fire,
  And set his tongue at liberty,
  And grant his soul’s desire.

2 O may he preach the word of God
  With energy and power;
  May gospel-blessings spread around,
  Like a refreshing shower.

3 May God’s eternal love and grace
  Be sweetly felt within;
  While he is preaching Christ the Lord,
  Who bore our curse and sin.

4 May burdened sinners lose their load,
  And downcast souls rejoice;
  May doubting souls believe today
  They are Jehovah’s choice.

5 May Christ be first, and Christ be last,
  And Christ be all in all,
  Who died to make salvation sure,
  And raise us from the fall.

6 O may thy servant now today
  Proclaim salvation free,
  As finished by the Son of God,
  For such poor souls as we.