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Come, Holy Spirit
Verse 1
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
With all thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
Verse 2
O raise our thoughts from things below,
From vanities and toys!
Then shall we with fresh courage go
To reach eternal joys.
From vanities and toys!
Then shall we with fresh courage go
To reach eternal joys.
Verse 3
Awake our souls to joyful songs;
Let pure devotion rise;
Till praise employs our thankful tongues,
And doubt forever dies.
Let pure devotion rise;
Till praise employs our thankful tongues,
And doubt forever dies.
Verse 4
Father, we would no longer live
At this poor, dying rate;
To thee our tankful love we give,
For thine to us is great.
At this poor, dying rate;
To thee our tankful love we give,
For thine to us is great.
Verse 5
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad the Saviour’s love
And that shall kindle ours.
With all thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad the Saviour’s love
And that shall kindle ours.
An invocation of the Holy Spirit based on the Day of Pentecost experience.