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| Text: | Come, Spirit blest, our hearts inspire |
| Author: | Charles Wesley, 1707-88 |
| Tune: | RICHMOND |
| Adapter: | Samuel Webbe the younger, c. 1770-1843 |
| Composer: | Thomas Haweis, 1734-1820 |
1 Come, Spirit blest, our hearts inspire,
let us your influence prove.
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of life and love.
2 Come, Holy Spirit, moved by you
the prophets wrote and spoke;
unlock the truth, yourself the key,
unseal the sacred book.
3 Expand your 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 you within us shine,
and sound, with all your saints below,
the depths of love divine.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Come, Spirit blest, our hearts inspire |
| Author: | Charles Wesley, 1707-88 (alt.) |
| Meter: | 86.86 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Divine Inspiration; Funerals; God's Love to Us (8 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | RICHMOND |
| Composer: | Thomas Haweis, 1734-1820 |
| Adapter: | Samuel Webbe the younger, c. 1770-1843 |
| Meter: | 86.86 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Source: | Later form of melody by Haweis |
| Notes: | A higher setting may be found at No. 596 |
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