153 WHAT thanks and praise to Thee we owe, Priest and Sacrifice Divine, For Thy dear saint through whom we know That hides Thy boyhood's spotless years. How many Has refuge found from guilty fears 154 SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE HE Church's one Foundation THE Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation By water and the word: From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth, One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy Food, And to one hope she presses With every grace endued. 'Mid toil, and tribulation, Yet she on earth hath union Lord, give us grace that we Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with Thee. 155 LET ET saints on earth in concert sing For all the servants of our King, One family, we dwell in Him, One Church, above, beneath; One army of the living God, To His command we bow; Part of His host have crossed the flood, Lord Jesus, be our constant Guide, 156 WHO are these, like stars appearing, These, before God's throne who stand? Each a golden crown is wearing; Who are all this glorious band? Alleluia! hark, they sing, Praising loud their Heavenly King! Who are these in dazzling brightness, Still untouched by time's rude hand? These are they who have contended These, who well the fight sustained, These are they whose hearts were riven, 157 FOR all Thy saints, O Lord, Who strove in Thee to live, For all Thy saints, O Lord, Who counted Thee their great reward, And strove in Thee to die. They all, in life and death, For this Thy Name we bless, And humbly pray that we |