The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#463a

463a. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost,
taught by You, we covet most,
of Your gifts at Pentecost,
holy, heavenly love.

2 Faith that mountains could remove,
tongues of earth or heaven above,
knowledge, all things, empty prove
without heavenly love.

3 Though I as a martyr bleed,
give my goods the poor to feed,
all is vain if love I need;
therefore give me love.

4 Love is kind, and suffers long;
love is meek, and thinks no wrong;
love, than death itself more strong:
therefore give us love.

5 Prophecy will fade away,
melting in the light of day;
love will ever with us stay:
therefore give us love.

6 Faith, and hope, and love we see
joining hand in hand, agree;
but the greatest of the three,
and the best, is love.

Text Information

• First Line: Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885
• Meter: 77 75
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004

Tune Information

• Name: CHARITY
• Composer: John Stainer, 1840-1901
• Meter: 77 75
• Key: A♭ Major