[Come, Holy Spirit, gracious heavenly dove]

[Come, Holy Spirit, gracious heavenly dove]

Composer: The Iona Community (1988)
Published in 4 hymnals


Composer: The Iona Community

Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian group of men and women based on the small island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. The community began in 1938 when the Rev. George MacLeod of the Church of Scotland began a ministry among the unemployed poor who had been neglected by the church. He took a handful of men to the island to rebuild the ruins of a thousand-year-old abbey church. That rebuilding became a metaphor for the rebuilding of the common life, a return to the belief that daily activity is the stuff of godly service – work, and worship. The Community has since grown to include a group of members, associates, and friends all over the United Kingdom and many other countries. In addition to many conferences that attract people to I… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Come, Holy Spirit, gracious heavenly dove]
Composer: The Iona Community (1988)
Incipit: 35511
Key: D Major
Copyright: Music copyright © 1988 WGRG, The Iona Community (Glasgow, Scotland), G.I.A. Publications, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, exclusive agent.

Texts

Come, Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Maranatha!
Come, Lord, come.

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Instances

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #758

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #758

Together in Song #710

Text

Voices United #204

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