The New English Hymnal ‎#348

348. Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire

1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Let us thine influence prove;
Source of the old prophetic fire,
Fountain of life and love.

2 Come, Holy Ghost--for, moved by thee,
Thy prophets wrote and spoke--
Unlock the truth, thyself the key,
Unseal the sacred book.

3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dove,
Brood o'er our nature's night;
On our disordered spirits move,
And let there now be light.

4 God, through himself, we then shall know,
If thou within us shine;
And sound, with all thy saints below,
The depths of love divine.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Gradual; Pentecost or Whitsunday

Tune Information

• Name: CREDITON
• Composer: Thomas Clark, 1775-1859
• Harmonizer: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Harm. By permission of Oxford University Press (from "Enlarged Songs of Praise")