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| Text: | Invoking the Spirit |
1 Now may the Spirit's holy fire,
Descending from above,
His waiting family inspire
With joy, and peace, and love!
2 Thee we the Comforter confess;
Unless thou'rt present here,
Our songs of praise are vain address,
We utter heartless pray'r.
3 Wake, heav'nly Wind, arise, and come,
Blow on the drooping field;
Our spices then shall breathe perfume,
And fragrant incense yield.
4 Touch with a living coal the lip
That shall proclaim thy word;
And bi dach awful hearer keep
Attention to the Lord.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Now may the Spirit's holy fire |
| Title: | Invoking the Spirit |
| Meter: | Common Metre |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1790 |
| Topic: | At the Opening of Public Worship |
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