The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4676

4676. On All the Earth Thy Spirit Shower

1. On all the earth Thy Spirit shower;
The earth in righteousness renew;
Thy kingdom come, and hell’s o’erpower,
And to Thy scepter all subdue.

2. Like mighty winds, or torrents fierce,
Let it opposers all o’errun;
And every law of sin reverse,
That faith and love may make all one.

3. Yea, let Thy Spirit in every place
Its richer energy declare;
While lovely tempers, fruits of grace,
The kingdom of Thy Christ prepare.

4. Grant this, O holy God and true!
The ancient seers Thou didst inspire;
To us perform the promise due;
Descend, and crown us now with fire!

Text Information

• First Line: On all the earth Thy Spirit shower
• Title: On All the Earth Thy Spirit Shower
• Author: Henry More (1668)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Divine Dialogues with Divine Hymns, 1668; Carols for Use in Church, by Richard R. Chope (London: William Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1894), number 5, alt. The index of this book gives the source as "Fr. Gilbert's book."
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: These words come from the larger hymn, "When Christ His Body Up Had Borne." John Wes­ley ex­tract­ed this por­tion for the 1780 Wes­ley Hymn Book. Alternate tune: ABBOTSFORD, Catholische Geistliche Gesänge (Andernach, Germany: 1608)

Tune Information

• Name: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
• Composer: James William Elliott
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51532 16534 56713
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain