153 | Sing Joyfully#154 | 155 |
Text: | Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart |
Author: | George Croly |
Tune: | [Spirit of God, descend upon my heart] |
Composer: | Frederick C. Atkinson |
1 Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
2 I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
No sudden rending of the veil of clay,
No angel visitant, no op'ning skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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 | |
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First Line: | Spirit of God, descend upon my heart |
Title: | Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart |
Author: | George Croly |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1989 |
Topic: | Aspiration |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Spirit of God, descend upon my heart] |
Composer: | Frederick C. Atkinson |
Key: | B♭ Major |