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Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire

Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: VoP1873 #15 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2 Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire; Let us thine influence prove; Source of the old prophetic fire, Fountain of life and love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee The prophets wrote and spoke: Unlock the truth, thyself the key; Unseal the sacred book. 3 Expand thy wings, Celestial Dove; Brood o'er our nature's night; On our disordered spirits move, And let there now be light. 4 God, through himself, we then shall know, If thou within us shine; And sound, with all thy saints below, The depths of love divine. Topics: The Bible; The Spirit's Enlightening Influences

The Spirit moved upon the waves

Author: Ferguson Hymnal: VoP1873 #28 (1873) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2 Lyrics: 1 The Spirit moved upon the waves That darkly rolled, a shoreless sea; He spake the word, and light burst forth A glorious, bright immensity. 2 At his command, the mountains heaved Their rocky pinnacles on high, Island and continent displayed Their desert grandeur to the sky. 3 The voice of God was heard again, And lovely flowers and graceful trees Appeared on every vale and plain, And perfumes floated on the breeze. 4 The word went forth, and vast and high The heavenly orbs gave out their light, O'er all the earth and sea and sky-- The rulers of the day and night. Topics: Being of God Existence; God the Creator

Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove! With all thy quickening powers

Author: Watts Hymnal: VoP1873 #664 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2 Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove! With all thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of heavenly love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. Topics: The Christian Life Declension and Renewal; Invocation for Spiritual Help

There's not a tint that paints the rose

Author: Wallace Hymnal: VoP1873 #23 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 2:4-5 Lyrics: 1 There's not a tint that paints the rose, Or decks the lily fair, Or streaks the humbles flower that blows, But God has placed it there. 2 There's not a star whose twinkling light Illumes the distant earth, And cheers the solemn gloom of night, But goodness gave it birth. 3 There's not a cloud whose dews distill Upon the parching clod, And clothe with verdure vale and hill, That is not sent by God. 4 There's not a place in earth's vast round, In ocean's deep, or air, Where skill and wisdom are not found; For God is everywhere. 5 Around, beneath, below, above, Wherever space extends, There heaven displays its boundless love, And power with goodness blends. Topics: Being of God Existence; God seen in his Works

Let everlasting glories crown

Author: Watts Hymnal: VoP1873 #3 (1873) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: Genesis 3:8 Lyrics: 1 Let everlasting glories crown Thy head, my Saviour and my Lord! Thy hands have brought salvation down, And writ the blessings in thy word. 2 How well thy blessed truths agree! How wise and holy thy commands! Thy promises, how firm they be! How firm our hope and comfort stands! 3 Should all the forms that men devise, Assault my faith with treacherous art, I'd call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. Topics: The Bible; The Book above All

God, in the high and holy place

Author: Montgomery Hymnal: VoP1873 #82 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 3:8 Lyrics: 1 GOD, in the high and holy place, Looks down upon the spheres; Yet in his providence and grace To every eye appears. 2 He bows the heavens! the mountains stand A highway for our God: He walks amid the desert land; 'Tis Eden where he trod. 3 In every stream his bounty flows, Diffusing joy and wealth; In every breeze his Spirit blows, The breath of life and health. 4 His blessings fall in plenteous showers Upon the lap of earth, That teems with foliage, fruits, and flowers, And rings with infant mirth. 5 If God hath made this world so fair, Where sin and death abound, How beautiful, beyond compare, Will paradise be found! Topics: Attributes of God Goodness; The Goodness of God

Jesus, the Name high over all

Author: C. Wesley Hymnal: VoP1873 #554 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 3:8 Lyrics: 1 Jesus, the Name high over all In hell, or earth, or sky; Angels and men before it fall, And devils fear and fly. 2 Jesus, the Name to sinners dear-- The Name to sinners given; It scatters all their guilty fear; It turns their hell to heaven. 3 Jesus the pris'ner's fetters breaks, And bruises Satan's head; Power into strengthless souls he speaks, And life into the dead. 4 Oh, that the world might taste and see The riches of his grace; The arms of love that compass me, Would all mankind embrace. 5 His only righteousness I show-- His saving truth proclaim: 'Tis all my business here below To cry--Behold the Lamb! 6 Happy, if with my latest breath I may but gasp his name; Preach him to all, and cry, in death, Behold, behold the Lamb! Topics: The Christian Church Ministry; The Minister's Only Business

Beneath our feet and o'er our head

Author: Heber Hymnal: VoP1873 #871 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 3:19 Lyrics: 1 Beneath our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven. 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, And lurks in every flower; Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 3 Turn, mortal, turn! thy danger know; Where'er thy food can tread, The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee of her dead. 4 Turn, Christian, turn! thy soul apply To truths divinely given; The forms which underneath thee lie Shall live, for hell or heaven. Topics: Life and Death; Warnings Everywhere

Oh, for a closer walk with God

Author: Cowper Hymnal: VoP1873 #660 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 5:24 Lyrics: 1 Oh, for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame, And light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their mem'ry still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O Holy Dove, return, Sweet Messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. Topics: The Christian Life Declension and Renewal; Walking with God

Fountain of mercy, God of love

Author: Anna Flowerdew Hymnal: VoP1873 #981 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Lyrics: 1 Fountain of mercy, God of love, How rich thy bounties are! The rolling seasons, as they move, Proclaim thy constant care. 2 When in the bosom of the earth The sower hid the grain, Thy goodness marked its secret birth, And sent the early rain. 3 The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was thine; The plants in beauty grew; Thou gavest refulgent suns to shine, And the refreshing dew. 4 These various mercies from above Matured the swelling grain; A kindly harvest crowns thy love, And plenty fills the plain. 5 We own and bless thy gracious sway; Thy hand all nature hails: Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day, Summer nor winter fails. Topics: The Seasons; God's Bountiful Goodness