Our Great Redeemer's Praise ‎#295

295. The Comforter Has Come

1 O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found,
wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
let ev'ry Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!

Refrain:
The Comforter has come! The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from heav'n, the Father's promise giv'n!
O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found:
The Comforter has come!

2 The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last;
and hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
as o'er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]

3 Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
to ev'ry captive soul a full deliv'rance brings;
and through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings:
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]

4 O boundless love divine! How shall this tongue of mine
To wond'ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine—
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O spread the tidings 'round wherever life is found
• Title: The Comforter Has Come
• Author: Frank Bottome (1890)
• Refrain First Line: The Comforter has come!
• Meter: 12.12.12.6 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Malachi 4:2
  ;
  John 14:6
  ;
  Acts 2:1-4
• Topic: The Holy Spirit: Pentecost and Filling; Sanctifying Grace

Tune Information

• Name: COMFORTER
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick (1890)
• Meter: 12.12.12.6 with Refrain
• Key: B♭ Major