6994. Thou, Who Didst Call Thy Saints of Old

1. Thou, who didst call Thy saints of old
Thy chosen flock to teach,
Who mad’st the fearful hearted bold,
And quick the slow of speech;
Still Thou dost ask whom Thou shalt send
And who will go for Thee,
To feed Thy lambs, Thy sheep to tend;
Lord, here am I; send me.

2. O send us—e’en as Thou, O Lord,
Wast by the Father sent—
To speak Thine own absolving word
To sinners penitent;
To wash Thy chosen in the flood
Whereby new birth is given;
To minister the sacred Food,
The Bread of Life from Heav’n.

3. And Thou, who didst by prophets deign
To speak the will divine,
That we may never speak in vain,
May all our words be Thine;
Oh, teach us, Holy Ghost, that we
Thine heritage may teach;
Bid us to prophesy for Thee,
And in Thy power to preach.

4. So may we, though unworthy still,
Most Holy Trinity,
Thy prophets, pastors, priests, fulfill
Our sacred ministry;
That, when beside the crystal sea
We lay our office down,
The souls that we have trained for Thee
May be our joy and crown.

Text Information
First Line: Thou, who didst call Thy saints of old
Title: Thou, Who Didst Call Thy Saints of Old
Author: Edward A. Welch (1889)
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1889
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: ALL SAINTS, Henry S. Cutler, 1872; OLD 137TH, Day's Psalter, 1563; THY BROTHER CALLS TO THEE, Charles H. Gabriel
Tune Information
Name: MACFARREN
Composer: George Alexander Macfarren (1868)
Meter: CMD
Incipit: 12367 12334 35421
Key: G Major
Source: The Pop­u­lar Hymn and Tune Book, edited by F. West­lake, 1868
Copyright: Public Domain



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