Come, Holy Ghost, in might

Come, Holy Ghost, in might

Translator: John Brownlie
Published in 2 hymnals

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I
Come, Holy Ghost, in might,
And make our weakness strong;
Renew our valour in the fight
Against the power of wrong.

II
Come, Holy Ghost, restore
The zeal our lives have lost,
And on our fainting spirits pour
The grace of Pentecost.

III
Come, Holy Ghost, in light
Our minds and hearts to cheer,
And pierce the darkness of our night
Of ignorance and fear.

IV
Come, Holy Ghost, in love,
Reveal the love divine,
That stooped to earth from heaven above,
In sympathy benign.

V
And while the ages run,
Our praise shall rise to Thee;
And to the Father and the Son,
One God, eternally.

Hymns from the Morningland, 1911

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Translator: John Brownlie

John Brownlie - Translator of Greek hymns Brownlie attended the University of Glasgow and the Free Church College. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1884, and in 1885 became Assistant Minister of Trinity Free Church in Portpatrick, Wigtonshire; he succeeded the the senior pastor there upon the latter's death in 1890. He joined the local School Board in 1888, and became a governor of Stranraer High School in 1897, and Chairman of the governors in 1901. Glasgow University awarded him an honorary DD degree in 1908 for his work in hymnology. His works include: Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church Hymnary, 1899 Hymns of Our Pilgrimage, 1889 Zionward, Hymns of the Pilgrim Life, 1890 Pilgrim Songs, 1892… Go to person page >

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First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, in might
Translator: John Brownlie
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
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