Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#122a

122a. Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord

1 Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord;
Be all thy gifts in plenty poured
To save, to strengthen and make whole
Each ready mind, each waiting soul.
O, by the brightness of thy light
In holy faith all men unite,
And to thy praise, by every tongue,
In every land, our hymn be sung.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 O strong Defence, O holy Light!
That we may know our God aright,
And call him Father from the heart,
The word of life and truth impart.
Make us o trust in God alone,
And Jesus for our Master own,
His yoke and teaching ne'er to change
For other doctrines new and strange.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 O sacred Ardor, Comfort sweet!
Make willing hearts and ready feet
That, come what may, in storm and test
We answer only thy behest.
O quicken us with all thy powers,
Make strong our faith in weaker hours,
That, as good Christians in the strife,
We turn to thee in death and life.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord
• Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546
• Translator: Edward Traill Horn III, b. 1909
• Meter: L. M. D. With Alleluias.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Pentecost - The Holy Ghost; The Church: Worship - In The Presence

Tune Information

• Name: KOMM HEILIGER GEIST, HERRE GOTT
• Meter: L. M. D. With Alleluias.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Pre-Reformation Melody Erfurt Gesangbuch, 1524