Holy One, Thy Gift Anoints Us

Holy One

Thy gift an­oints us;

Cleansing wine and liv­ing oil

To Thy heart and mind now join us.

Lo new birth in man ful­filled!

In our heart lays God’s foun­da­tion

Strong and sure

through Cal­va­ry.

Shoots of life from Thy plan­ta­tion

Seal us to God’s fa­mi­ly.

We in Thee are ov­er­com­ers

Of this lost world’s per­ish­ing;

Cursed to hell are all its mem­bers

Save those who sal­va­tion brings

Up from death where sin did bind us—

Shedding dark­ness we now see

Devils

who per­fect man’s blind­ness

From Thy pow’r and light must flee.

Hearts of stone could nev­er pros­per

Barred are they from bless­èd rest

But in Thee man­kind is of­fered

Living words in hearts of flesh.

Our new love of those be­got­ten

Of the Fa­ther re­as­sures

We are born of God

and one in

Saving faith

sin­cere and pure.

By Thy breath the Ho­ly Help­er

From the Fa­ther Thou re­ceived

Comes to grow God’s word with­in us

When we once that word be­lieve.

May our hearts

O Vine

be form­ing

Of Thy know­ledge love dis­plays

Crowns of spir­it wrought for glo­ry

To Thy ev­er­last­ing praise.