Acts 1:3

• [Act 1:3] Forty Days Thy Seer Of Old

  Forty days Thy seer of old Communed with Thee, O Most High; Fain Thy glories to behold And Thy glory passing by. In the rocky cleft he bowed; Thou, as mortal gaze might bear, Part revealed and part in cloud, Didst Thy secret Name declare. Forth days of Easter-tide Thou didst commune with Thine own; Now by glimpses, Lord, descried, Handled now and proved and known; Known, most Merciful, yet veiled; Else before the awful sight Surely heart and flesh had failed, Smitten with exceeding light. Risen Master, fain would we, Sharing those unearthly days, Morn and eve, on shore and sea, Watch Thy movements, mark Thy ways; Catch by faith each glad surprise Of Thy footstep drawing nigh, Hear Thy sudden greeting rise— “Peace be to you! It is I”; Secrets of Thy kingdom learn, Read the visions open spread, Feel Thy Word within us burn, Know Thee in the broken bread. So Thy glory’s skirts beside Gently led from grace to grace, We Thy coming may abide, And adore Thee face to face.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

Acts 16:34

• [Act 16:34] O Happy Home

  O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest, Thou loving Friend and Savior of our race, And where among the guests there never cometh One who can hold such high and honored place! O happy home, where two in heart united In holy faith and blessèd hope are one, Whom death a little while alone divideth, And cannot end the union here begun! O happy home, whose little ones are given Early to Thee, in humble faith and prayer, To Thee, their Friend, who from the heights of Heaven Guides them, and guards with more than mother’s care! O happy home, where each one serves Thee, lowly, Whatever his appointed work may be, Till every common task seems great and holy, When it is done, O Lord, as unto Thee! O happy home, where Thou art not forgotten, Where joy is overflowing, full and free, O happy home, where every wounded spirit Is brought, Physician, Comforter, to Thee— Until at last, when earth’s day’s work is ended, All meet Thee in the blessèd home above, From whence Thou camest, where Thou hast ascended, Thy everlasting home of peace and love!

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  source: Cyberhymnal