Be filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18
Words: Elwood H. Stokes, 1879. Appeared in The Quiver of Sacred Song, by John Sweney & William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1880), number 149.
Music: Palm Springs John R. Sweney (🔊 pdf nwc).
Hover o’er me, Holy Spirit,
Bathe my trembling heart and brow;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.
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Fill me now, fill me now,
Jesus, come and fill me now;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come, and fill me now.
Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,
Though I cannot tell Thee how;
But I need Thee, greatly need Thee,
Come, O come and fill me now.
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I am weakness, full of weakness,
At Thy sacred feet I bow;
Blest, divine, eternal Spirit,
Fill with power and fill me now.
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Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me,
Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;
Thou art comforting and saving,
Thou art sweetly filling now.
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