269. Spirit divine, attend our prayers

1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
and make this house thy home;
descend with all thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

2 Come as the light: to us reveal
our emptiness and woe;
and lead us in those paths of life
where all the righteous go.

3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts
like sacrificial flame;
let our whole soul an offering be
to our Redeemer's name.

4 Come as the Dove, and spread thy wings,
the wings of perfect love;
and let thy church on earth become
blest as the church above.

5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers;
make a lost world thy home;
descend with all thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

Text Information
First Line: Spirit divine, attend our prayers
Author: Andrew Reed, 1787-1862
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: General Hymns: The Holy Spirit
Tune Information
Name: GRÄFENBERG
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662 (1647)
Meter: C.M.
Key: F Major
Source: Harmonization: Editors of The English Hymnal, 1906



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