The Revealing Spirit

Representative Text

1 Father of all, in whom alone
We live and move and breathe,
One bright celestial ray dart down
And cheer thy sons beneath.

2 When in thy word we search for thee,
We search with trembling awe;
Open our eyes and let us see
The wonders of thy law.

3 Now let our darkness comprehend
The light that shines so clear;
Now the revealing Spirit send,
And give us ears to hear.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal #54

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Father of all, in whom alone
Title: The Revealing Spirit
Author: Charles Wesley
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

WOODSTOCK (Dutton)


CATANIA (51234)


DUNDEE (Ravenscroft)

DUNDEE first appeared in the 1615 edition of the Scottish Psalter published in Edinburgh by Andro Hart. Called a "French" tune (thus it also goes by the name of FRENCH), DUNDEE was one of that hymnal's twelve "common tunes"; that is, it was not associated with a specific psalm. In the Psalter Hymnal…

Go to tune page >


Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #13542
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 86 of 86)

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d202

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d204

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d203

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #776

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d100

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #680

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #532

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #532

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d91

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d132

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists, with a Supplement #88

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #42

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #485

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns #L89

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns #532

Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns #88

Page Scan

A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #19

A Selection of Hymns #d63

A Selection of Hymns ... Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 1st ed #d53

Additional Hymns, Designed as a Supplement to Dwight's Psalms & Hymns #d43

Page Scan

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #46

Canadian Sabbath-School Hymn Book #27

Page Scan

Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #204

Page Scan

Church Hymns #341

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d264

Page Scan

Church Psalmody #H211

Page Scan

Church Psalmody #211

Page Scan

Devotional hymns #137

Family and Social Melodies #d90

Page Scan

Free Methodist Hymnal #128

Page Scan

Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #683

Page Scan

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #209

Page Scan

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a209

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d133

Hymn Book of the Holiness Movement Church #d105

Page Scan

Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #683

Page Scan

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #259

Page Scan

Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #259

Page Scan

Hymnal #46

Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d129

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d124

Page Scan

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #680

Page Scan

Hymns of Worship #19

Page Scan

Manual of Christian Psalmody #211

Melodies of the Church #d246

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d184

TextPage Scan

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #182

Page Scan

Methodist Hymn-Book #637

Page Scan

Millennial Harp #C56

Page Scan

Millennial Harp #M56

Millennial Musings #d27

Page Scan

New Hymn and Tune book #81c

Page Scan

New Hymn and Tune Book #81c

Page Scan

Psalms and Hymns #236

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn Book #d111

Page Scan

The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #46

The American Hymn and Tune Book #d169

Page Scan

The American Sabbath School Singing Book #28

The Canadian Hymnal #292

Page Scan

The Canadian Hymnal #292

The Canadian Hymnal #292

Page Scan

The Christian Psalmist #235

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #13542

Page Scan

The Gospel Psalmist #968

Page Scan

The Heart and Voice #114a

Page Scan

The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #951

Page Scan

The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #178

Text

The Hymnal #54

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #304

Page Scan

The New Canadian Hymnal #360

Page Scan

The New Canadian Hymnal #360

The Praise #d63

Page Scan

The Psalmist #58

Page Scan

The Psalmist #58

The Saints' Harp #d254

The Saints' Hymnal #d80

The Saints' Hymnal #d80

Page Scan

The Song Companion to the Scriptures #118

The Southern Psalmist #d205

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d212

Page Scan

The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #128

Page Scan

Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #231

Exclude 85 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us