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Breathe on me, Breath of God

Author: Edwin Hatch (1835-1889) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 367 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. 2 Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure; until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. 3 Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine; until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine. 4 Breathe on me, Breath of God: so shall I never die, but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity. Scripture: John 3:8 Used With Tune: CARLISLE

Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 242 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 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. Scripture: Genesis 1:1-4 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Author: John Cosin (1594-1672) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 250 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire; thou the anointing Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart: 2 Thy blessèd unction from above is comfort, life, and fire of love; enable with perpetual light the dullness of our blinded sight: 3 Anoint and cheer our soiled face with the abundance of thy grace: keep far our foes, give peace at home; where thou art guide no ill can come. 4 Teach us to know the Father, Son, and thee, of both, to be but One; that through the ages all along this may be our endless song, 5 Praise to thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Scripture: John 16:13-15 Used With Tune: VENI CREATOR (MECHLIN) Text Sources: Based on Veni, Creator Spiritus, (Latin, 8th or 9th century)

O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace

Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 36 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace, eternal fount of love, inflame, we pray, our inmost hearts with fire from heaven above. 2 As thou in bond of love dost join the Father and the Son, so fill us all with mutual love, and knit our hearts in one. 3 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee, while endless ages run. Scripture: John 14:10 Used With Tune: TALLIS'S ORDINAL

Filled with the Spirit's power, with one accord

Author: John Raphael Peacey (1896-1971) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Scripture: Acts 2 Used With Tune: FARLEY CASTLE

Come, thou Holy Spirit, come

Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878); Stephen Langton (d. 1228) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 67 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 Come, thou Holy Spirit, come, and from thy celestial home shed a ray of light divine; come, thou Father of the poor, come, thou source of all our store, come, within our hearts to shine. 2 Thou of comforters the best, thou the soul's most welcome guest, sweet refreshment here below; in our labour rest most sweet, grateful coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe. 3 O most blessèd Light divine, shine within these hearts of thine, and our inmost being fill; where thou art not, man hath naught, nothing good in deed or thought, nothing free from taint of ill. 4 Heal our wounds; our strength renew; on our dryness pour thy dew; wash the stains of guilt away; bend the stubborn heart and will; melt the frozen, warm the chill; guide the steps that go astray. 5 On the faithful, who adore and confess thee, evermore in thy sevenfold gifts descend: Give them virtue's sure reward, give them thy salvation, Lord, give them joys that never end. Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-2 Used With Tune: VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS

O King enthroned on high

Author: John Brownlie (1857-1925) Meter: 6.6.8.4 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 O King enthroned on high, thou Comforter divine, blest Spirit of all truth, be nigh and make us thine. 2 Thou art the source of life, thou art our treasure-store; give us thy peace and end our strife for evermore. 3 Descend, O heavenly Dove, abide with us alway; and in the fullness of thy love cleanse us, we pray. Scripture: John 14:26-27 Used With Tune: AMEN COURT Text Sources: Based on βασιλευ ούράνιε, Παράκλιτε, (Greek, c. 8th century)

Holy Spirit, hear us

Author: William Henry Parker (1845-1929) Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 67 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 Holy Spirit, hear us; help us while we sing; breathe into the music of the praise we bring. 2 Holy Spirit, prompt us when we try to pray; nearer come, and teach us what we ought to say. 3 Holy Spirit, teach us through the words we read; bring to life the Bible with the light we need. 4 Holy Spirit, give us each a lively mind; make us more like Jesus, gracious, pure and kind. 5 Holy Spirit, help us daily, by your might, what is wrong to conquer, and to choose the right. Scripture: John 16:5-15 Used With Tune: GLENFINLAS

Holy Spirit, come, confirm us

Author: Brian Foley (1919-2000) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Scripture: Romans 8:5-27 Used With Tune: ALL FOR JESUS

Like the murmur of the dove's song

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr (b. 1944) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6 Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 Like the murmur of the dove's song, like the challenge of her flight, like the vigour of the wind's rush, like the new flame's eager might: come, Holy Spirit, come. 2 To the members of Christ's Body, to the branches of the Vine, to the Church in faith assembled, to her midst as gift and sign: come, Holy Spirit, come. 3 With the healing of division, with the ceaseless voice of prayer, with the power to love and witness, with the peace beyond compare: come, Holy Spirit, come. Scripture: John 15:1-8 Used With Tune: BRIDEGROOM