Come, Holy Ghost, thy influence shed

Representative Text

1 Come, Spirit blest, your influence shed,
and realize the sign;
your life infuse into the bread,
thy power into the wine.

2 Effectual let the tokens prove
and made, by heavenly art,
fit channels to convey thy love
to every faithful heart.

Source: Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern #292

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

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First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, thy influence shed
Author: Charles Wesley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Liturgical Use: Communion Songs

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