Eternal Spi­rit! we con­fess
And sing the won­ders of Thy grace;
Thy pow­er con­veys our bless­ings down
From God the Fa­ther and the Son.

Enlightened by Thine heav’n­ly ray,
Our shades and dark­ness turn to day;
Thine in­ward teach­ings make us know
Our dan­ger and our re­fuge, too.

Thy pow­er and glo­ry work with­in,
And break the chains of reign­ing sin;
Do our im­pe­ri­ous lusts sub­due,
And form our wretch­ed hearts anew.

The trou­bled con­science knows Thy voice,
Thy cheer­ing words awake our joys;
Thy words al­lay the stor­my wind,
And calm the surg­es of the mind.