Spirit divine, attend our prayers

Text:  Andrew Reed  1829
Music:  William Schulthes  1872
Tune:  Lambeth  8.6.8.6
OHT Incipit:  33347 67112 35432

Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
And make this house Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come.

Come as the light; to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.

Come as the fire; and purge our hearts,
Like sacrificial flame,
Let our whole soul an offering be
To our Redeemer's Name.

Come as the dew, and sweetly bless
This consecrated hour;
May barrenness rejoice to own
Thy fertilizing power

Come as the dove, and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let Thy Church on earth become
Blest as Thy Church above.

Come as the wind, O Breath of God!
O Pentecostal grace!
Come, make Thy great salvation known,
Wide as the human race.

Spirit Divine, attend our prayer;
Make a lost world Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers,
O come, great Spirit, come.

The Ames Hymn Collection

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