Glory to God ‎#291

291. Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness (Spirit)

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Text Information

• First Line: You moved on the waters
• Title: Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness (Spirit)
• Author: James K. Manley (1975, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Spirit, spirit of gentleness
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Genesis 1:6-9
  ;
  Exodus 20:1-21
  ;
  Psalm 104:5-9
  ;
  Luke 2:7
  ;
  Luke 23:46
  ;
  Acts 2:1-4
  ;
  Acts 2:17
• Topic: Christian Year: Pentecost; Community in Christ; Creation; Gift of the Holy Spirit; God's Covenant with Israel
• Copyright: © 1978 James K. Manley
• ONE LICENSE: 44816

Tune Information

• Name: SPIRIT
• Composer: James K. Manley (1976)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1978 James K. Manley

Text Information:

As the author/composer reminds us in the refrain, the Spirit is both gentle and restless. The stanzas reinforce a sense of the Spirit’s activity through a wide range of verbs, initially in the past tense; but they become more urgent in the present tense of the fourth stanza.