Note 1. Virgin of Almudena - a medieval icon of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ and patroness of the city of Madrid - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_Almudena Prayers and Poems Page Wellspring of peace Hosanna! O love that cast out fear, Hosanna in the highest! That ancient song we O love that casts out sin, sing, Tarry no more without, For Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of heaven But come and dwell within! our King. Great love of God, come in! O may we ever praise him with heart and life Wellspring of heavenly peace; and voice, Thou Living Water, come! And in his blissful presence eternally rejoice! Spring up, and never cease! By Jeanette Threlfall (1821 - 1880) By Horatius Bonar (1808 1889) – Sounds and Signs (Acts 2:1-4) Looking up Sounds and signs from heaven, Deliver us, we beseech Thee, from worldly How to describe them? cares and foolish desires, from vain hopes and A roaring mighty windstorm - causeless fears, and so dispose our hearts that Tongues of fire - death itself may not be dreadful to us. May our Words are too weak, hearts be so firmly established in grace that Too one-dimensional. nothing may affright us or shake our constancy. We need the own linguist Lord’s To describe them Amen. Through transformed lives. Only when he fills us Guard my heart Can we understand, Deliver me, O God, from all idolatrous love of Only when he fills us any creature. Preserve me from all such blind Can we pour out the joy, affection. Be thou a guard to all my desires. The love and the laughter, And be Thou my security, that I may never open The power and the praise. my heart to anything but out of love to Thee. Only when he fills us Can we speak and show. Amen Come Holy Spirit, Both by John Wesley (1703 1791) – Transform us into Sounds and signs from heaven.
Note 1. Virgin of Almudena - a medieval icon of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ and patroness of the city of Madrid - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_Almudena Prayers and Poems Page Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! That ancient song we sing, For Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of heaven our King. O may we ever praise him with heart and life and voice, And in his blissful presence eternally rejoice! By Jeanette Threlfall (1821 - 1880) Wellspring of peace O love that cast out fear, O love that casts out sin, Tarry no more without, But come and dwell within! Great love of God, come in! Wellspring of heavenly peace; Thou Living Water, come! Spring up, and never cease! By Horatius Bonar (1808 – 1889) Sounds and Signs (Acts 2:1-4) Sounds and signs from heaven, How to describe them? A roaring mighty windstorm - Tongues of fire - Words are too weak, Too one-dimensional. We need the Lord’s own linguist To describe them Through transformed lives. Only when he fills us Can we understand, Only when he fills us Can we pour out the joy, The love and the laughter, The power and the praise. Only when he fills us Can we speak and show. Come Holy Spirit, Transform us into Sounds and signs from heaven. Looking up Deliver us, we beseech Thee, from worldly cares and foolish desires, from vain hopes and causeless fears, and so dispose our hearts that death itself may not be dreadful to us. May our hearts be so firmly established in grace that nothing may affright us or shake our constancy. Amen. Guard my heart Deliver me, O God, from all idolatrous love of any creature. Preserve me from all such blind affection. Be thou a guard to all my desires. And be Thou my security, that I may never open my heart to anything but out of love to Thee. Amen Both by John Wesley (1703 – 1791)