The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#210

210. Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these earthly toys;
Our souls, how heavily they go,
To reach eternal joys!

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 And shall we then for ever live
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to Thee,
And Thine to us so great!

5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour’s love,
And that shall kindle ours.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove
• Title: Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: C M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Pentecost/Praise to God, The Holy Spirit

Tune Information

• Name: ST MARTINS
• Composer: William Tans'ur, 1700-1783
• Meter: C M
• Key: G Major or modal