"And the Spirit and the Bride say, come.”
Rev. xxii. 17.
1 See the ransomed millions stand,
Palms of conquest in their hand;-
This before the throne their strain,
Hell is vanquished: Death is slain.
Blessing, honour, glory, might,
Are the Conqueror's native right:
Thrones and Powers before Him fall,
Lamb of God, and Lord of all.
2 Hasten, Lord, the promised hour!
Come, in glory and in power!
Still Thy foes are unsubdued:
Nature sighs to be renewed.
Time has nearly reached its sum.
All things, with Thy bride, say, Come!
Jesus, whom all worlds adore,
Come, and reign for evermore.
HYMNS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.
"The Eternal Spirit." Heb. ix. 14.
1 CREATOR Spirit ! by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come, visit every humble mind : Come, pour Thy joys on human kind: From sin and sorrow set us free, And make us temples worthy Thee. 2 Thou Strength of His Almighty hand, Whose power does heaven and earth command!
Thrice Holy Fount! Thrice Holy Fire !
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire.
Come, and Thy sacred Unction bring,
To sanctify us while we sing.
3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high,
Rich in Thy sevenfold energy.
Give us Thyself, that we may see
The Father and the Son by Thee:
Make us eternal truths receive,
And practise all that we believe.
4 Immortal honour, endless fame,
Attend the Almighty Father's name.
Let God the Son be glorified,
Who for lost man's redemption died.
And equal adoration be,
Eternal Comforter, to Thee !
92. "Behold I make all things new!" Rev. xxi. 5.
1 SPIRIT of power and might, behold
A world by sin destroyed.
Creator Spirit, as of old,
Move on the formless void.
2 Give Thou the word: that healing sound Shall quell the deadly strife;
And earth again, like Eden crowned,
Produce the tree of life.
3 If sang the morning stars for joy,
When nature rose to view,
What strains will angel-harps employ,
When Thou shalt all renew!
4 And if the Sons of God rejoice
To hear a Saviour's name,
How will the ransomed raise their voice,
To whom that Saviour came!
5 Lo, every kindred, tongue, and tribe,
Assembling round the throne,
Thy new creation shall ascribe
To sovereign love alone.
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost."
Acts ii. 1-4. s. M. double.
1 LORD God the Holy Ghost,
In this accepted hour,
As on the day of Pentecost,
Descend in all Thy power.
We meet with one accord
In our appointed place,
And wait the promise of our Lord,
The Spirit of all grace.
2 Like mighty, rushing wind Upon the waves beneath,
Move with one impulse every mind:
One soul, one feeling breathe:
The young, the old, inspire
With wisdom from above;
And give us hearts and tongues of fire,
To pray, and praise, and love.
Spirit of Light, explore
And chase our gloom away
With lustre shining more and more
Unto the perfect day.
Spirit of Truth, be Thou,
In life and death, our guide!
O Spirit of Adoption, non
May we be sanctified!
"Even the Spirit of Truth." John xv. 26.
1 SPIRIT of Truth! on this Thy day,
To Thee for help we cry,
To guide us through the dreary way
Of dark mortality.
2 We ask not, Lord, the cloven flame,
Or tongues of various tone;
But long Thy praises to proclaim
With fervour in our own.
3 We mourn not that prophetic skill
Is found on earth no more:
Enough for us to trace Thy will
In Scripture's sacred lore.
4 We neither have nor seek the power
Ill demons to control:
But Thou, in dark temptation's hour,
Shalt chase them from the soul.
5 No heavenly harpings soothe our ear,
No mystic dreams we share;
Yet hope to feel Thy comfort near,
And bless Thee in our prayer.
6 When tongues shall cease, and power And knowledge empty prove, [decay, Do Thou Thy trembling servants stay. With faith, with hope, with love.
"The promise of the Father." Acts i. 4.
1 ENTHRONED on high, Almighty Lord,
The Holy Ghost send down.
Fulfil in us Thy faithful word,
And all Thy mercies crown.
2 Though on our heads no tongues of fire
Their wondrous powers impart,
Grant, Saviour, what we more desire,
Thy Spirit in our heart.
3 Spirit of life, and light, and love,
Thy heavenly influence give.
Quicken our souls, born from above,
In Christ, that we may live.
4 To our benighted minds reveal
The glories of His grace,
And bring us where no clouds conceal
The brightness of His face.
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