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Come, Holy Spirit, Come
Verse 1
Come, Holy Spirit, come,
Let thy bright beams arise,
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.
Let thy bright beams arise,
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.
Verse 2
Convince us all of sin,
Then lead to Jesus’ blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The mercies of our God.
Then lead to Jesus’ blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The mercies of our God.
Verse 3
Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove,
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never dying love.
Our doubts and fears remove,
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never dying love.
Verse 4
’Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in every part,
And new create the whole.
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in every part,
And new create the whole.
Verse 5
Come, Holy Spirit, come,
Our minds from bondage free;
Then we shall know, and praise, and love,
The Father, Son, and Thee.
Our minds from bondage free;
Then we shall know, and praise, and love,
The Father, Son, and Thee.
A hymn calling upon the Holy Spirit from the 1940 Church Hymnal.