Today, O Lord, a Holier Work
VERSE 1
Today, O
Lord, a holier work
Thy
secret counsels frame,
A king
to rule Thy new made world,
To
praise Thy glorious Name.
VERSE 2
Thou
formest man: Thy Spirit breathes
Life
into dust of earth:
Man, in
Thine own true image made,
From Thee
receives his birth.
VERSE 3
And
henceforth he dominion holds
O’er all
in earth and sea;
Yet
mindful whence his being came
Must
humbly walk with Thee.
VERSE 4
Alas!
his willful heart rebels
Against
Thy gentle sway;
Proud
dust of earth would fain be like
The God
Whom all obey.
VERSE 5
O griefs
and sorrows numberless,
Which
hence the world o’erspread;
Jesu,
Thy mercy succored us,
Or hope
itself had fled.
VERSE 6
O praise
the Father, and the Son
Who
saved us by His death,
And Holy
Ghost Who quickens us
With His
life giving breath.
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