Ordination (Lord of the living harvest)

Lord of the living harvest
That whitens o'er the plain.
Where angels soon shall gather
Their sheaves of golden grain;
Accept these hands to labour,
These hearts to trust and love.
And deign with them to hasten
Thy kingdom from above.

As labourers in Thy vineyard
Send us out, Christ, to be
Content to bear the burden
Of weary days for Thee;
We ask no other wages,
When Thou shalt call us home,
But to have shared the travail
Which makes Thy kingdom come.

Come down Thou Holy Spirit!
And fill our souls with light,
Clothe us in spotless raiment,
In linen clean and white;
Beside Thy sacred Altar
Be with us, where we stand
To sanctify Thy people
Through all this happy land.

Be with us, God the Father!
Be with us, God the Son!
And God the Holy Spirit!
O Blessed Three in One!
Make us a royal priesthood
Thee rightly to adore.
And fill us with Thy fulness,
Now, and for evermore.