Pour Out YOur Spirit From On High CWB I 787

The editors of CWB picked another James Montgomery (1771-1854) text and this time rather than attaching “alt” they say “adapted”, so I suspect greater changes. It could be for Pentecost but is especially for Ordination.

Here , it is set to SONG 34 by Orlando Gibbons.

I recycled an old backing:

Using the compare text feature in Hymnary, I entered the oldest and the youngest and got this result.

CWB is almost what TIS landed on with some small differences.

1 Pour out your Spirit from on high;
Lord, your assembled servants bless:
graces and gifts to each supply,
and clothe your priests with holiness.

2 Within your temple when we stand
to celebrate your liturgy,
Saviour, like stars in your right hand
may pastors of the churches be.

3 Wisdom and zeal and faith impart,
firmness with meekness from above,
to bear your people on their heart
and love their souls with your strong love;

4 To watch and pray and never fear,
by day and night strict guard to keep;
to pardon sinners, saints to cheer,
to nourish lambs, and feed your sheep;

5 Then, when their work is finished here,
in humble hope their tasks resign,
when the chief Shepherd shall appear,
may they in glory ever shine.

I can find lots of clips of this text but none to this setting.

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