Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost, the Infinite

Author: George Rawson
Published in 85 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Holy Ghost, the Infinite,
Shine upon our nature's night
With Thy blessed holy light,
Comforter Divine.

2 We are sinful, cleanse us, Lord;
We are faint, Thy strength afford;
Lost, until by Thee restored,
Comforter Divine.

3 Like the dew, Thy peace distil;
Guide, subdue our wayward will,
Things of Christ unfolding still,
Comforter Divine.

4 In us, for us, intercede,
And with voiceless groanings plead
Our unutterable need,
Comforter Divine.

5 In us "Abba, Father," cry,
Earnest of our bliss on high,
Seal of immortality,
Comforter Divine.

6 Search for us the depths of God;
Lead us by the narrow road
To the height of Thine abode,
Comforter Divine.

Source: The New Christian Hymnal #118

Author: George Rawson

Born: June 5, 1807, Leeds, England. Died: March 25, 1889, Clifton, England. Buried: Arno’s Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England. Pseudonym: A Leeds Layman. Rawson, George, was born June 5, 1807, at Leeds, in which town he practised for many years as a solicitor. In 1853 he assisted the Congregational ministers of Leeds in the compilation of Psalms, Hymns, and Passages of Scripture for Christian Worship, a volume commonly known as the Leeds Hymn-book. Mr. Rawson was a member of the Congregational body. In 1858 he also assisted Rev. Dr. Green and other Baptist ministers in the preparation of Psalms and Hymns for the use of the Baptist Denomination. A number of Mr. Rawson's own compositions first appeared in this and in the Leeds Hymn-boo… Go to person page >

Notes

Holy Spirit, Infinite. An altered and abbreviated form of G. Rawson's "Come to our poor nature's night," p, 253, i,, in the American Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #374

Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver #d94

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d328

Carmina for Social Worship #d97

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #105

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #267a

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #267b

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Carmina Sanctorum #267

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Christian Hymns No. 1 #219

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Christian Praise #154

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Christian Praise #438

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Christian Praise #438

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Church Hymns and Tunes #238

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Church Psalmist #731

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Church Psalmist #731

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Gathered Jewels #165

Happy Day #d47

Harmony in Praise #d85

Heart and Voice #d53

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Heart and Voice #113

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Hymnal #58

Hymnal for Evangelical Sunday Schools #d24

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d255

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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #96

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #376

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs #158b

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #146

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Hymns for His Praise #145a

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Hymns of the Church Universal #143

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #148

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Hymns of the Faith #183

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Hymns of the Spirit #8

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Laudes Domini #245

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Laudes Domini #524

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Laudes Domini #219

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Laudes Domini #211

Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #148

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National Hymn and Tune Book #282

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1133

Perennial Songs #d69

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Select Songs for the Singing Service #272

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Select Songs for the Sunday School #272

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Select Songs No. 2 #215

Songs for the New Life #d224

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #421

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #421

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Songs for the Sanctuary #421

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Songs for the Sanctuary #421

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Songs for the Sanctuary #421

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d190

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Songs of Praise and Consecration #67

Songs of Praise Number One #71

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Songs of Praise with Tunes #159

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Songs of the Church #953

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Songs of Work and Worship #156

Sunday School Hymnal #d146

The Book of Worship #d180

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The Calvary Hymnal #115

The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d238

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The Church Hymnary #358

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d322

The Church-Book #d154

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1041

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The Coronation Hymnal #107

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The Hymnal of Praise #127

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d247

The Hymnal #189

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The New Christian Hymnal #118

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The New Laudes Domini #548

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The People's Hymn Book #148

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d234

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #74

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The Praise Book #35

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #502

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #502

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #351c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d371

The Saints' Harp #d359

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d322

The Service of Praise #d123

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d202

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University Hymns #160

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Worship in Song #298

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