Scripture Verse

Ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Acts 1:8

Introduction

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Hans G. Nägeli (1773–1836)

Words: Fran­cis Bot­tome, in Faith Hymns, new edi­tion, ed­it­ed by Charles Cul­lis (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Will­ard Tract Re­po­si­to­ry, 1887), num­ber 150.

Music: Den­nis, Hans G. Nä­ge­li (1773–1836). Ar­ranged by Lo­well Ma­son in The Psal­te­ry, 1845 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Bot­tome (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Francis Bottome
(1823–1894)

Lyrics

The Ho­ly Ghost is come,
We feel His pre­sence here;
Our hearts would now no long­er roam,
But bow in fi­li­al fear.

This ten­der­ness of love,
This hush of so­lemn power;
’Tis Hea­ven des­cend­ing from above,
To fill this fa­vored hour.

Earth’s dark­ness all has fled,
Heav’n’s light se­rene­ly shines,
And ev­ery heart, di­vine­ly led,
To ho­ly thought in­clines.

No more let sin de­ceive,
Nor earth­ly cares be­tray,
Oh, let us ne­ver, ne­ver grieve
The Com­fort­er away.