The third verse is addressed to God The Holy Ghost. God wore through His Holy Spirit. In the Titenv in ovr Prayer Book we are tought to prav. "O God. The Holy Ghost. proceeding from the Father and the Son. have mercy upon us miserable sinners" So here we cry that Snirit whom we learn from Moly Writ makes constant internes-sions on our behalf. (Romans R98). Tu the onening worde of the Bible we learn that the Spirit was onerative in creation. We read, "And the earth was without form and void: and darkness wae nunn the face of the Seep. And the Snirit of God moved on the face of the waters." And just po aver the tineds at ereafion "brooded the Snirit of God. so foe over our lives in all their disorder. wurest. and chaos, He hovers with gracious ner poses, waiting to bring order and -^"ce, fruitfulnees and avery good thing." He brands and tintters over us desiring to bring warmth and life into our sols. Then mav we not bear before Him our loved ones ana their needs and onanistly ae thay fare dangers and Aiffeulties on the waters:
Sacred Spirit! Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, Who bad'st its angry tumult cease, And gayest light, and life and peace; Oh. hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea!"
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