A Hymn for Midday

O God, creation's secret force,

Thyself unmoved, all motion's source;

Who, from the morn till evening's ray,

Through all its changes guid'st the day.

Come Holy Ghost, with God the Son,

And God the Father ever one;

Shed forth thy grace within our breast,

And dwell with us a ready guest.

By every power, by heart and tongue,

By act and deed thy praise be sung;

Inflame with perfect love each sense

That others' souls may kindle thence.

O Father, that we ask be done

Through Jesus Christ thine only Son.

Who, with the Holy Ghost and tehe,

Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.

(A New Zealand Prayer Book, 154)