Hymns, etc. composed on various subjects ‎#45

45. Whitsunday

1. When the blest day of Pentecost
Was fully come; the Holy Ghost
Descended from above,
Sent by the Father and the Son,
(The sender and the sent are one)
The Lord of life and love.

2. Within one house, with one accord,
The faithful followers of our Lord
Waiting his promise sit;
That vested with supernal Power
They might be then, and not before,
To preach the gospel fit.

3. Sudden a rushing wind they hear;
And fiery cloven tongues appear;
It sat on every one.
Cloven, perhaps, to be the sign
That God no longer would confine
His word to Jesus alone.

4. To every nation under heaven
To hear the gospel-sound is given;
The call to all extends.
As ours was parted long ago;
So God divides his language too,
And after sinners sends.

5. And were these first disciples blest
With heavenly gifts? And shall the rest
Be passed unheeded by?
What! Has the Holy Spirit forgot
To quicken souls that Christ has bought;
And lets them lifeless lie?

6. No, thou almighty Paraclete;
Thou sheddest thy heavenly influence yet;
Thou visitest sinners still:
Thy breath of life, thy quickening flame,
Thy power, thy Godhead, still the same,
We own; because we feel.

Text Information

• First Line: When the blest day of Pentecost
• Title: Whitsunday
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1759
• Copyright: Public Domain

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