10. O God, with thee no word is impossible: thou dost whatsoever pleaseth thee! O that thou wouldst cause the mantle of thy prophet, whom thou hast taken up, now to fall upon us that remain! _Where is the Lord God of Elijah? Let_ his _spirit rest upon_ these thy servants! Shew thou art the God that _answerest by fire_! Let the fire of thy love fall on every heart! And because we love thee, let us love one another with a _love stronger than death. Take away from us_ all _anger, and wrath, and bitterness; all clamour, and evil-speaking_. Let thy Spirit so rest upon us, that from this hour, we may be _kind to each other, tender-hearted: forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ’s sake, hath forgiven us_!
An HYMN.
SERVANT of God, well done! Thy glorious warfare’s past, The battle’s fought, the race is won, And thou art crown’d at last; Of all thy heart’s desire Triumphantly possest, Lodg’d by the ministerial quire In thy Redeemer’s breast.
In condescending love Thy ceaseless prayer He heard, And bad thee suddenly remove, To thy complete reward: Ready to bring the peace, Thy beauteous feet were shod, When mercy sign’d thy soul’s release And caught thee up to God.
With saints inthron’d on high Thou dost thy Lord proclaim, And still _to God ♦salvation_ cry, _Salvation to the Lamb_! O happy, happy soul! In extacies of praise, Long as eternal ages roll, Thou seest thy Saviour’s Face.
Redeem’d from earth and pain, Ah! when shall we ascend, And all in Jesus’ presence reign With our translated Friend! Come, Lord, and quickly come! And when in Thee complete, Receive thy longing servants home, To triumph――at thy feet!
♦ ‘savation’ replaced with ‘salvation’