ORDINATION OR VISITATION. MYMN TO BE USED AT SEA. Soothe thou my voyaging Over life's sea;

532 ALMIGHTY Father, hear our

Thou, when the storm of death

cry,

As o'er the trackless deep we roam; Be thou our haven always nigh,

On homeless waters thou our home. O Jesu, Saviour, at whose voice

The tempest sank to perfect rest, Bid thou the mourner's heart rejoice, And cleanse and calm the troubled breast.

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O Holy Ghost, beneath whose power The ocean woke to life and light, Command thy blessing in this hour, Thy fostering warmth, thy quickening might.

Great God, Triune Jehovah, thes

We love, we worship, we adore; Our refuge on time's changeful sea, Our joy on heaven's eternal shore.( b) 533 ETERNAL Father, strong to

save,

Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep;

O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. O Saviour, whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard, Who walkedst on the foaming deep, And calm amid its rage didst sleep; hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. O sacred Spirit, who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, Who bad'st its angry tumult cease And gavest light, and life, and peace; O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea.

0 Trinity of love and power,

Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; And ever let there rise to thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.( g)

534 FIERCE was the wild billow;

Dark was the night; Oars labour'd heavily; Foam glimmer'd white; Trembled the mariners; Peril was high; Then said the God of God, " Peace: it is I."

Ridge of the mountain wave, Lower thy crest:

Wail of the tempest wind, Be thou at rest.

Borrow can never be,

Darkness must fly, When saith the Light of Light, " Peace: it is I.'

Jesu, Deliverer,

Come thou to meg

Roars sweeping by, Whisper, O Truth of Truth, " Peace: it is I."

535 FIERCE raged the tempest o'er

the deep,

Watch did thine anxious servants keep, But thou wast wrapp'd in guileless sleep, Calm and still.

" Save, Lord, we perish," was their cry, " O save us in our agony!"

Thy word above the storm rose high, " Peace, be still."

The wild winds hush'd; the angry deep Sank, like a little child, to sleep; The sullen billows ceased to leap, At thy will.

So, when our life is clouded o'er,

And storm- winds drift us from the

shore,

Say, lest we sink to rise no more, " Peace, be still."

536 WITH the sweet word of peace

We bid our brethren go;

Peace as a river to increase,

And ceaseless flow.

With the calm word of prayer We earnestly commend

Our brethren to thy watchful care, Eternal Friend.

With the dear word of love We give our brief farewell;

Our love below, and thine above, With them shall dwell.

With the strong word of faith

We stay ourselves on thee;

That thou, O Lord, in life and death Their help shalt be.

Then the bright word of hope Shall on our parting gleam, And tell of joys beyond the scope

Of earthborn dream. Farewell in hope, and love,

In faith, and peace, and prayer; Till he whose home is ours above Unite us there.

Ordination or Visitation. COME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,

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And lighten with celestial fire. Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. Thy blessèd unction from above Is comfort, life, and fire of love. Enable with perpetual light The dulness of our blinded sight. Anoint and cheer our soilèd face

With the abundance of thy grace. Keep far our foes, give peace at home: Where thou art guide, no ill can come.