Scripture Verse

When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me. John 15:26

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns of Pe­ti­tion and Thanks­giv­ing for the Pro­mise of the Fa­ther 1746. This was num­ber three of Hymns for Whit­sun­day.

Music: Ban­gor (To­ron­to) ano­ny­mous, in the Me­tho­dist Hymn and Tune Book (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Me­tho­dist Book & Publ­ish­ing House, 1894), num­ber 199 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Eternal Spir­it, come
Into Thy mean­est home;
From Thy high and ho­ly place,
Where Thou dost in glo­ry reign,
Stoop in con­des­cend­ing grace
Stoop to the poor heart of man.

For Thee our hearts we lift,
And wait the hea­ven­ly gift,
Giver, Lord, of life di­vine,
To our dy­ing souls ap­pear;
Grant the grace for which we pine,
Give Thy­self, the Com­fort­er.

Our rui­ned souls re­pair,
And fix Thy man­sion there;
Claim us for Thy con­stant shrine,
All Thy glo­ri­ous self re­veal;
Life, and pow­er, and love di­vine,
God in us for ev­er dwell.