213
Spirit Divine
Verse 1
Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
And make this house thy home;
Descend with all thy gracious powers;
Come Holy Spirit, come.
And make this house thy home;
Descend with all thy gracious powers;
Come Holy Spirit, come.
Verse 2
Come as the light! to us reveal
The truth we long to know,
Reveal the narrow path of right,
The way of duty show.
The truth we long to know,
Reveal the narrow path of right,
The way of duty show.
Verse 3
Come as the fire! and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame,
Till our whole souls an offering be
In love's redeeming name.
Like sacrificial flame,
Till our whole souls an offering be
In love's redeeming name.
Verse 4
Come as the dew! and sweetly bless
This consecrated hour,
Till every barren place shall own
With joy thy quickening power.
This consecrated hour,
Till every barren place shall own
With joy thy quickening power.
Verse 5
Come as the wind, O breath of God!
O Pentecostal grace!
Come, make thy great salvation known
Wide as the human race.
O Pentecostal grace!
Come, make thy great salvation known
Wide as the human race.
A petition for the indwelling Spirit to sanctify and transform the human soul.