Inspirer of the Ancient Seers

Inspirer of the an­cient seers

Who wrote from Thee the sac­red page

The same through all suc­ceed­ing years;

To us

in our de­ge­ne­rate age

The spir­it of Thy Word im­part

And breathe the life in­to our heart.

While now Thine ora­cles we read

With ear­nest pray­er and strong de­sire

O let Thy Spir­it from Thee pro­ceed

Our souls to wak­en and in­spire

Our weak­ness help

our dark­ness chase

And guide us by the light of grace.

Whene’er in er­ror’s path we rove

The liv­ing God through sin for­sake

Our con­science by Thy Word re­prove

Convince and bring the wan­der­ers back

Deep wound­ed by Thy Spir­it’s sword

And then by Gi­le­ad’s balm re­stored.

The sacr­ed les­sons of Thy grace

Transmitted through Thy Word

re­peat

And train us up in all Thy ways

To make us in Thy will com­plete;

Fulfill Thy love’s re­deem­ing plan

And bring us to a per­fect man.

Thus fur­nished from Thy trea­su­ry

O may we al­ways rea­dy stand

To help the souls re­deemed by Thee

In what their va­ri­ous states de­mand

To teach

con­vince

cor­rect

re­prove

And build them up in ho­li­est love!