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COME, HOLY GHOST, MY SOUL INSPIRE

Scripture Verse

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10

Introduction

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John B. Dykes (1823–1876)

Words: From Vill­age Hymns, ed­it­ed by Asa­hel Net­tle­ton (Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut: Print­ed by Good­win & Com­pany, 1824), num­ber 284.

Music: St. Ag­nes (Dykes) John B. Dykes, in Hym­nal for Use in the Eng­lish Church, by John Grey, 1866 (🔊 ).

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Asahel Nettleton
(1783–1844)
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Lyrics

Come, Ho­ly Ghost, my soul in­spire,
This one great gift im­part—
What most I need—and most de­sire,
A hum­ble, ho­ly heart.

Bear wit­ness that I’m born again,
My ma­ny sins for­giv’n;
Nor let a gloomy doubt re­main
To cloud my hope of Heav’n.

More of my­self grant I may know,
From sin’s de­ceit be free,
In all the Christ­ian grace­s grow,
And live alone to Thee.