Scripture Verse

I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him. John 1:32

Introduction

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Carl P. Daw, Jr. (1944–)

Words: Carl P. Daw, Jr., 1982.

Music: Bride­groom (Cutts) Pe­ter W. Cutts, 1969 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Like the mur­mur of the dove’s song,
Like the chal­lenge of her flight,
Like the vi­gor of the wind’s rush,
Like the new flame’s ea­ger might:
Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, come.

To the mem­bers of Christ’s bo­dy,
To the branch­es of the vine,
To the church in faith as­sem­bled,
To her midst as gift and sign:
Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, come.

With the heal­ing of di­vi­sion,
With the cease­less voice of pray­er,
With the pow­er to love and wit­ness,
With the peace be­yond com­pare:
Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, come.