211 | The Hymnal#212 | 213a |
1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
And make this house Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!
2 Come as the light: to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.
3 Come as the fire: and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame;
Let our whole soul an offering be
To our Redeemer's name.
4 Come as the dove: and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let Thy Church on earth become
Blest as the Church above.
5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers;
Make a lost world Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Spirit divine, attend our prayers |
Author: | Rev. Andrew Reed (1829) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | The Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit, The; Opening of Service |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Johann Crüger's "Praxis Pietatis Melica," 1653 |