LYRICS Hymn Text: Hear, Oh Bounteous Maker

[Stanza 1]
Hear, O Thou bounteous Maker, hear,
Our humble vows with gracious ear;
Turn not Thy saving face away,
Whilst on this solemn feast we pray.

[Stanza 2]
Great searcher of our hearts, to Thee,
We here deplore our misery;
Behold, we to thy mercies fly,
Do Thou Thy healing grace apply.

[Stanza 3]
Great are our sins, O Lord, but Thou
Canst pardon more than we can do;
May our defects, like shadows, raise
The beauty and the life of grace.

[Stanza 4]
May fasts extinguish in our will,
The fuel and desire of oil,
And thus our souls from fetters free
May only thirst and follow Thee.

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[Stanza 5]
Grant, O most sacred Trinity,
One undivided Unity,
That abstinence may here improve,
Our claim to reign with Thee above.