He, Whose Confession God of Old Accepted

He

whose confession God of old ac­cept­ed

Whom through the ag­es all now hold in hon­or

Gaining his guer­don this day came to en­ter

Heaven’s high por­tal.

God-fear­ing

watch­ful

pure of mind and bo­dy

Holy and hum­ble

thus did all men find him

While

through his mem­bers

to the life im­mor­tal

Mortal life called him.

Thus to the wea­ry

from the life en­shrin­èd

Potent in virtue

flowed hu­mane com­pas­sion;

Sick and sore la­den

how­so­ev­er bur­dened

There they found heal­ing.

So now in chor­us

giv­ing God the glo­ry

Raise we our an­them glad­ly to His hon­or

That in fair kin­ship we may all be shar­ers

Here and here­af­ter.

Honor and glo­ry

power and sal­va­tion

Be in the high­est un­to Him who reign­eth

Changeless in Heav­en ov­er earth­ly changes

Triune

eter­nal.