| 1 | Shine Thou upon us, Lord,
True Light of men, today;
And through the written Word
Thy very self display;
That so from hearts which burn
With gazing on Thy Face
The little ones may learn
The wonders of Thy grace. |
| 2 | Breathe Thou upon us, Lord,
Thy Spirit’s living flame,
That so with one accord
Our lips may tell Thy Name:
Give Thou the hearing ear,
Fix Thou the wandering thought,
That those we teach may hear
The great things Thou hast wrought. |
| 3 | Speak Thou for us, O Lord,
In all we say of Thee:
According to Thy Word
Let all our teaching be;
That so Thy lambs may know
Their own true Shepherd’s voice,
Where’er He leads them go,
And in His love rejoice. |
| 4 | Live Thou within us, Lord;
Thy mind and will be ours;
Be Thou beloved, adored,
And served, with all our powers;
That so our lives may teach
Thy children what Thou art,
And plead, by more than speech,
For Thee with every heart. Amen. |
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| 1 | Shine Thou upon us, Lord,
True Light of men, today;
And through the written word
Thy very self display;
That so from hearts which burn
With gazing on Thy face,
Thy little ones may learn
The wonders of Thy grace. |
| 2 | Breathe Thou upon us, Lord,
Thy Spirit’s living flame,
That so with one accord
Our lips may tell Thy Name;
Give Thou the hearing ear
Fix Thou the wandering thought,
That those we teach may hear
The great things Thou hast wrought. |
| 3 | Speak Thou for us, O Lord,
In all we say of Thee;
According to Thy word
Let all our teaching be;
That so Thy lambs may know
Their own true Shepherd’s voice,
Where’er He leads them go,
And in His love rejoice. |
| 4 | Live Thou within us, Lord;
Thy mind and will be ours;
Be Thou beloved, adored,
And served, with all our powers;
That so our lives may teach
Thy children what Thou art,
And plead, by more than speech,
For Thee with every heart. Amen. |
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| Book | Reference | Bible Text |
| Exodus | 4:12 | Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. |
| Numbers | 22:35 | And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. |
| Daniel | 12:3 | And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. |
| 1 Corinthians | 3:9 | For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. |
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