Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#117b

117b. Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire

1 Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
let us thine influence prove;
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of life and love.

2 Come, Holy Ghost - for, moved by thee,
thy prophets wrote and spoke -
unlock the truth, thyself the key,
unseal the sacred book.

3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dove,
brood o'er our nature's night;
on our disordered spirits move,
and let there now be light.

4 God, through himself, we then shall know,
if thou within us shine;
and sound, with all thy saints below,
the depths of love divine.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
• Title: Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  2 Timothy 3:16
  ;
  Genesis 1:1-4
  ;
  Luke 3:22
  ;
  Mark 1:10
  ;
  Matthew 3:16
• Topic: Year A: Baptism of Christ; Year A: Second Sunday Before Lent; Year A: Pentecost; Year B: Baptism of Christ; Year C: Baptism of Christ; Year C: Proper 24; Confirmation; Gradual Hymn; Pentecost

Tune Information

• Name: CREDITON
• Composer: Thomas Clark, 1775-1859
• Harmonizer: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Harm. © Oxford University Press, from the "New English Hymnal"