The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7100

7100. Waiting for the Promise

1. Come, Holy Ghost, and touch my tongue
As with a living flame;
I want the sanctifying grace
My Savior bids me claim.

Refrain
Waiting, I am waiting
For the promise of the Pentecostal shower;
Waiting, I am waiting
For the promise of Thy wondrous, mighty power.

2. Come, Holy Ghost, with sacred fire
Baptize this heart of mine;
Break every earthly idol down,
And all its dross refine. [Refrain]

3. I want a self renouncing will,
That owns His sweet control,
And through my life I want His love
A ceaseless flood to roll. [Refrain]

4. Come, Holy Ghost, the blood apply
As Thou hast ne’er before,
That I may shout my Savior’s praise
Henceforth and evermore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, and touch my tongue
• Title: Waiting for the Promise
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (ca. 1897)
• Refrain First Line: Waiting, I am waiting
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Come, Holy Ghost, and touch my tongue]
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Incipit: 55653 51111 21655
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain