O Risen Christ

O ris­en Christ

who from Thy throne

Dost rule Thy Church

and hear Thine own

Now seal by Thine al­migh­ty pow­er

The co­ve­nants of this sac­red hour.

Weave Thou Thy life through these new ties:

The light of love that round Thee lies

Circle the shep­herd and the sheep

And all our lives in safe­ty keep.

The shep­herd’s Shep­herd on­ly Thou

Canst be: O Christ

walk with him now;

While our weak hands reach up to Thine

To strength­en him with might di­vine.

Thou in whose love Thy Church is blest

Thy name alone be here con­fessed

By ho­ly lives be glo­ri­fied

While here Thy peace shall still ab­ide.