4722. O Come and Dwell in Me

1. O come and dwell in me,
Spirit of power within,
And bring the glorious liberty
From sorrow, fear, and sin.

2. Hasten the joyful day
Which shall my sins consume,
When old things shall be done away,
And all things new become.

3. I want the witness, Lord,
That all I do is right,
According to Thy mind and Word,
Well pleasing in Thy sight.

4. I ask no higher state;
Indulge me but in this,
And soon or later then translate
To my eternal bliss.

Text Information
First Line: O come and dwell in me
Title: O Come and Dwell in Me
Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Short Hymns, 1762
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Rev. William Inglis was a pious and useful Wesleyan local preacher. One of his valued admonitions was: When the world assaults you, watch and pray; when the flesh, flee and pray; when the devil, fight and pray. The last public service that he conducted was a seven-o'clock morning prayer meeting. He gave out this hymn and read with special emphasis and impressiveness the third and fourth stanzas. That evening, in returning to the same chapel, he suddenly fell to the ground, and life was extinct. They recalled then how solemnly he had read at the close of the morning prayer meeting: And soon or later than translate To my eternal bliss. Nutter, pp. 195-6
Tune Information
Name: ST. MICHAEL
Composer (melody): Lou­is Bour­geois (1551)
Adapter: Will­iam Crotch (1836)
Meter: SM
Incipit: 51322 35432 21176
Key: G Major
Source: French Ge­ne­van Psalt­er, 1551; adapt­ed inPsalm Tunes, 1836
Copyright: Public Domain



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