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Organ Improvisation and Hymn, v. 4

4 O make thy Church, dear Saviour, A lamp of purest gold, To bear before the nations Thy true light as of old; O teach thy wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace, Till, clouds and darkness ended, They see thee face to face.

W. W. HOW, 1867

The Sermon … Bishop Temple

The Nicene Creed

Bishop Allin: I believe in one God, People: the Father Almighty . . .

The People sit.

The Presiding Bishop addresses the new Bishop

My brother, it has pleased God to call you to be the shepherd and chief pastor of this Diocese. I am sure that long before now you have laid to heart the high trust and weighty obligations of this office. But, in order that this congregation may know your commitment to fulfill this trust, I call upon you to reaffirm the promises you made when you were ordained and consecrated a bishop.

Will you exercise your ministry in obedience to Christ? Answer I will obey Christ, and will serve in his name.

Presiding Bishop: Will you be faithful in prayer, and in the study of Holy Scripture, that you may have the mind of Christ? Answer I will, for he is my help.

Presiding Bishop: Will you boldly proclaim and interpret the Gospel of Christ, enlightening the minds and stirring up the conscience of your people? Answer I will, in the power of the Spirit.

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Presiding Bishop: As chief priest and pastor, will you encourage and support all baptized people in their gifts and ministries, nourish them from the riches of God’s grace, pray for them without ceasing, and celebrate with them the sacraments of our redemption? Answer I will, in the name of Christ, the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls.

Presiding Bishop: Will you guard the faith, unity, and discipline of the Church? Answer I will, for the love of God.

Presiding Bishop: Will you share with your fellow bishops in the government of the whole Church; will you sustain your fellow presbyters and take counsel with them; will you guide and strengthen the deacons and all others who minister in the Church? Answer I will, by the grace given me.

Presiding Bishop: Will you be merciful to all, show compassion to the poor and strangers, and defend those who have no helper? Answer I will, for the sake of Jesus Christ.

Presiding Bishop: May the Lord who has given you the will to do these things, give you the grace and power to perform them. Answer Amen.

The Investiture

The Presiding Bishop now stands and says

My brother, you have been recognized as a bishop of the Church and as bishop of this Diocese. Now I, John Maury Allin, by the authority committed to me, and with the consent of those who have chosen you, do invest you, Christopher FitzSimons Allison, as Bishop of South Carolina, with all the temporal and spiritual rights and responsibilities that pertain to that office; in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

The People respond, AMEN.