Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#173

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

3 Dear Lord! and shall we always live
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so cold, so faint to Thee,
And Thine to us so great?

4 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
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Holy Spirit: Mocked; Holy Spirit: Worshiped; Lukewarmness; Praise: To the Holy Spirit; Revival; Witness of the Spirit
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: STEPHENS
• Composer: William Jones
• Meter: C. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.