Scripture Verse

Create in me a clean heart, O God…take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:10–11

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Songs of Tri­umph, with Sup­ple­ment, ed­it­ed by John S. Ins­kip (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Na­tion­al Pub­lish­ing As­so­cia­tion for Pro­mo­tion of Ho­li­ness, 1885). Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Hen­ri­et­ta Blair, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Hen­ri­et­ta Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick, 1885 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Thy Ho­ly Spi­rit, Lord, alone,
Can turn our hearts from sin;
His pow­er alone can sanc­ti­fy
And keep us pure with­in.

Thy Ho­ly Spi­rit, Lord, alone
Can deep­er love in­spire;
His pow­er alone with­in our souls
Can light the sac­red fire.

Thy Ho­ly Spi­rit, Lord, can bring
The gifts we seek in pray­er;
His voice can words of com­fort speak,
And still each wave of care.

Thy Ho­ly Spi­rit, Lord, can give
The grace we need this hour;
And while we wait, O Spi­rit, come
In sanc­ti­fy­ing power.