"Thou Who the Night in Prayer Didst Spend" by Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Thou who the night in prayer didst spend And then didst Thine apostles send And bidd'st us pray the harvest's Lord To send forth sowers of Thy Word, Hear and Thy chosen servants bless With sev'nfold gifts of holiness. 2. Oh, may Thy pastors faithful be, Not lab'ring for themselves, but Thee! Give grace to feed with wholesome food The sheep and lambs bought by Thy blood, To tend Thy flock, and thus to prove How dearly they the Shepherd love. 3. Oh, may Thy people faithful be And in Thy pastors honor Thee And with them work and for them pray And gladly Thee in them obey, Receive the prophet of the Lord And gain the prophet's own reward! 4. So may we when our work is done Together stand before Thy throne And joyful hearts and voices raise In one united song of praise, With all the bright celestial host, To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. ________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #493 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Luke 6:12 ff. Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1862, cento, alt. Composer: Dimitri S. Bortniansky, 1822, ad. Tune: "St. Petersburg" ______________________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Marilyn F. Gardner and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________________