Scripture Verse

The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13

Introduction

Words: Ce­cil F. Al­ex­an­der, in Hymns, by the So­ci­ety for the Pro­pa­ga­tion of Christ­ian Know­ledge, 1852. The words be­low are an al­tered form of the orig­in­al vers­es 2–4. They ap­peared in James Mar­tin­eau’s Hymns, 1873, num­ber 95.

Music: Mis­sion­ary Chant Hein­rich C. Zeu­ner, 1832 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Cecil Alexander
(1818–1895)

Lyrics

Thou Power and Peace, in whom we find
All ho­li­est strength, all pur­est love,
The rush­ing of the migh­ty wind,
The brooding of the gentle dove.

Forever lend Thy sov­er­eign aid,
And urge us on, and keep us Thine;
Nor leave the hearts which Thou hast made,
Fit tem­ples of Thy grace di­vine.

Nor let us quench Thy sav­ing light;
But still with soft­est breath­ings stir,
Our way­ward souls, and lead us right,
O Ho­ly Spir­it, Com­fort­er!