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Come, Gracious Spirit
Verse 1
Come, gracious Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With light and comfort from above;
Be Thou our Guardian, Thou our Guide;
O'er all thoughts and step preside.
With light and comfort from above;
Be Thou our Guardian, Thou our Guide;
O'er all thoughts and step preside.
Verse 2
To us the light of truth display,
And make us know and choose thy way;
Plant holy fear in every heart,
That we from God may ne'er depart.
And make us know and choose thy way;
Plant holy fear in every heart,
That we from God may ne'er depart.
Verse 3
Lead us to holiness — the road
That we must take to dwell with God;
Lead us to Christ, the living way,
Nor let us from his precepts stray.
That we must take to dwell with God;
Lead us to Christ, the living way,
Nor let us from his precepts stray.
Verse 4
Lead us to God, our final rest,
To be with him forever blest;
Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share
Fullness of joy forever there!
To be with him forever blest;
Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share
Fullness of joy forever there!
A hymn invoking the Holy Spirit from the 1940 Church Hymnal.