Written by John Baillie (1886-1960), a Scottish theologian and minister.
You have been the refuge of good and wise people in every generation . . . .
The patriarchs trusted You and were not put to shame:
The prophets sought You and You committed Your word to their lips:
The psalmists rejoiced in You and You were present in their songs:
The apostles waited upon You and they were filled with Your Holy Spirit:
The martyrs called upon You and You were with them in the midst of the flame:
Forbid it, Holy Lord, that I should fail to profit by these great memories of the ages that are gone by, or to enter into the glorious inheritance which You have prepared for me; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.
And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. [Acts 3:25]
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