The Hymnbook ‎#243

243. Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers

1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
And make this house Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

2 Come as the light: to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.

3 Come as the fire: and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame;
Let our whole soul an offering be
To our Redeemer's name.

4 Come as the dove: and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let Thy Church on earth become
Blest as the Church above.

5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers;
Make a lost world Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Spirit divine, attend our prayers
• Title: Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers
• Author: Andrew Reed (1829)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:10-11
  ;
  Ezekiel 36:26
  ;
  Ephesians 3:16
• Topic: Church, The: Church Expectant; Spirit, The Holy

Tune Information

• Name: GRÄFENBERG
• Composer (ascribed to): Johann Crüger
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1653