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Text:Fill Me Now
Author:Elwood H. Stokes
Tune:[Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit]
Composer:John R. Sweney

48. Fill Me Now

1 Hover o’er me, Holy Spirit,
Bathe my trembling heart and brow;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

Chorus:
Fill me now, fill me now,
Jesus, come and fill me now;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

2 Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,
Though I cannot tell Thee how;
But I need Thee, greatly need Thee,
Come, O come and fill me now. (Chorus)

3 I am weakness, full of weakness,
At Thy sacred feet I bow;
Blest, divine, eternal Spirit,
Fill with pow’r and fill me now. (Chorus)

4 Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me,
Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;
Thou are comforting and saving,
Thou art sweetly filling now. (Chorus)

Text Information
First Line: Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit
Title: Fill Me Now
Author: Elwood H. Stokes
Refrain First Line: Fill me now
Language: English
Publication Date: 1967
Tune Information
Name: [Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit]
Composer: John R. Sweney
Key: G Major



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