Text:Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
Author:George Croly
Tune:MORECAMBE
Composer:Frederick C. Atkinson

249. Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

1 Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth, thro' all its pulses move.
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.

2 Hast Thou not bid us love Thee, God and King?
All, all Thine own - soul, heart and strength and mind.
I see Thy cross - there teach my heart to cling;
O let me seek Thee, and O let me find.

3 Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear -
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

4 Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame:
The baptism of the heav'n-descended Dove -
My heart an altar and Thy love the flame.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
Title: Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
Author: George Croly
Meter: 10.10.10.10.
Publication Date: 1986
Topic: Aspiration; Christian Education; Commitment and Consecration (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: MORECAMBE
Composer: Frederick C. Atkinson
Meter: 10.10.10.10.
Key: C Major



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