What Time the Evening Shadows Fall

What time the ev­en­ing sha­dows fall

Around the Church on earth

When dark­er forms of doubt ap­pall

And new false lights have birth;

Then clos­er should her faith­ful band

For truth to­ge­ther hold

Hell’s last de­vic­es to with­stand

And safe­ly guard her fold.

O Fa­ther

in that hour of fear

Thy Church on earth do keep

Thine al­tar to the last to rear

And feed Thy faint­ing sheep;

May she the ho­ly truths at­test

Apostles taught of yore

Nor quit the faith by saints con­fessed

Though tempt­ed ne’er so sore.

O Christ

who for Thy flock didst pray

That all might be as one

Unite us all ere fades the day

Thou sole be­got­ten Son;

The East

the West

to­ge­ther bind

In love’s un­brok­en chain;

Give each one hope

one heart

one mind

One glo­ry

and one gain.

O Spir­it

Lord of light and life

The Church with strength re­new

Compose the an­gry voice of strife

All jea­lou­sies sub­due;

Do Thou in ev­er quick­en­ing streams

Upon Thy saints des­cend

And warm them with re­viv­ing beams

And guide them to the end.

Great Three in One

great One in Three

Our hymns of pray­er re­ceive

And teach us all from sin to flee

And live as we be­lieve;

So

pure in faith

our thoughts and speech

And acts that faith shall own;

So shall we to Thy pre­sence reach

And know as we are known.