Ordination Hymn

Father! thy servant waits to do thy will!
     Called to thy work, O, clothe him with thy might, 
And with this threefold grace his spirit fill — 
                                   Love, liberty, and light!

With love, for the dear souls that thou hast made,
     And for the truth which only maketh free; 
So, with all patience, faithful, unafraid,
                                   He shall be true to thee.

With liberty, that where thy Spirit leads,
     Follows, whatever faith it haves behind, 
And wears no fetters formed from olden creeds,
                                   That blight whate'er they bind.

With light, an effluence of the Life Divine,
     Before which error falls and falsehood dies, 
Leading his spirit joyfully to thine,
                                   And upward to the skies.

Thus, furnished for his work, O Father, stand
     Close by his side to give that work success; 
And may the good seed, scattered by his hand, 
                                   Bear fruits of righteousness !