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Text:"The book unfold"
Author:Benjamin Beddome

202. "The book unfold"

1 Come, blessed Spirit! source of light!
Whose power and grace are unconfined,
Dispel the gloomy shades of night
The thicker darkness of the mind.

2 To mine illumined eyes, display
The glorious truths thy word reveals;
Cause me to run the heavenly way,
Thy book unfold, and loose the seals.

3 Thine inward teachings make me know
The mysteries of redeeming love,
The vanity of things below,
And excellence of things above.

4 While through this dubious maze I stray,
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad,
To show the dangers of the way,
And guide my feeble steps to God.

Text Information
First Line: Come, blessed Spirit! source of light!
Title: "The book unfold"
Author: Benjamin Beddome
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: The Holy Spirit; Inspiration
Notes: Public Domain.
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