2 Praise to Thee for those Thy champions
Whom our hymns to-day proclaim;
One, whose zeal by Thee enlightened
Burned anew with nobler flame;
One, the kinsman of Thy childhood,
Brought at last to know Thy Name.

3 Praise to Thee! Thy fire within them Spake in love, and wrought in power; Seen in mighty signs and wonders

In Thy Church's morning hour; Heard in tones of sternest warning When the storms began to lower.

4 Once again those storms are breaking; Hearts are failing, love grows cold; Faith is darkened, sin abounding;

Grievous wolves assail Thy fold: Save us, Lord, our one Salvation; Save the faith revealed of old.

5 Call the erring by Thy pity;
Warn the tempted by Thy fear;
Keep us true to Thine allegiance,
Counting life itself less dear;
Standing firmer, holding faster,
As we see the end draw near:

6 Till, with holy Jude and Simon
And the thousand faithful more,
We, the good confession witnessed
And the lifelong conflict o'er,
On the sea of fire and crystal
Stand, and wonder, and adore.

ST. MATTHIAS.

8 Lord, Thine abiding presence directs the wondrous choice;

For one in place of Judas the faithful

now rejoice.

Thy Church from false apostles for ever-more defend,

And by Thy parting promise be with her to the end.

ST. MARK.

9 For him, O Lord, we praise Thee, the
weak by grace made strong,
Whose labors and whose Gospel enrich
our triumph-song.

May we in all our weakness find
strength from Thee supplied,
And all, as fruitful branches, in Thee,
the Vine, abide.

ST. PHILIP AND ST. JAMES.

10 All praise for Thine apostle, blest guide to Greek and Jew,

And him surnamed Thy brother; keep
us Thy brethren true,

And grant us grace to know Thee, the
Way, the Truth, the Life;
To wrestle with temptations till victors
in the strife.

19 Apostles, prophets, martyrs, and all the sacred throng,

Who wear the spotless raiment, who raise the ceaseless song;

For these, passed on before us, Saviour, we Thee adore,

And, walking in their footsteps, would serve Thee more and more.

20 Then praise we God the Father, and praise we God the Son,

And God the Holy Spirit, eternal
Three in One;

Till all the ransomed number fall down
before the throne,

And honor, pow'r, and glory ascribe to God alone.