We bow our knees un­to the Fa­ther
Of Christ the Lord of earth and Hea­ven,
That rich­es of His grace and glo­ry
And pow­er for ser­vice may be giv­en.

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We are wait­ing for the pro­mise of the Fa­ther—
For the Ho­ly Spi­rit’s pow­er;
O our Fa­ther, for Thy Spi­rit we are wait­ing,
Even now, this ve­ry hour.
We are wait­ing for His com­ing,
We are wait­ing for His com­ing,
For the Ho­ly Spi­rit’s pow­er;
O our Fa­ther, for Thy Spi­rit we are wait­ing,
Even now, this ve­ry hour.

O fill the in­ward man with pow­er,
As Christ with­in our hearts doth dwell,
Our root in Him, though storms may low­er,
Victorious love we still shall tell.

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The love that pass­eth know­ledge give us,
Its height and depth and breadth and length;
Abundantly be­yond our ask­ing,
Beyond our thought give us Thy strength.

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Thy pow­er it is that work­eth in us,
O mul­ti­ply it here to­day,
And Christ, our Lord, shall have the glo­ry
Within His Church through end­less day.

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