Scripture Verse

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: An­nie M. Pot­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when this song was writ­ten, or where to get a good pic­ture of Pot­ter (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Come to me, O bless­èd Spir­it,
Enter Thou my heart to­day;
I am long­ing to re­ceive Thee,
Come, and with me ev­er stay.

Refrain

I am wait­ing, I am will­ing,
Thine and on­ly Thine to be;
Make my heart Thy liv­ing tem­ple,
Come to­day and dwell in me.

Come to me in all Thy full­ness,
Take pos­sess­ion of my soul;
Take the will I scarce can yield Thee,
Sanctify and cleanse the whole.

Refrain

Loving Spir­it, make me lov­ing,
Melt my heart, and cleanse from sin,
Satisfy my rest­less long­ings,
Make me fair and pure with­in.

Refrain

Holy Ghost, I now re­ceive Thee!
I ac­cept Thy migh­ty pow­er;
And, by faith, I claim Thy pre­sence
In this so­lemn, sac­red hour.

Refrain

I be­lieve Thee! I be­lieve Thee!
And the bless­ing now I claim
Of Thy full­ness, gra­cious Spir­it;
Glory to Thy ho­ly name!