A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#CLV

CLV. To the Holy Ghost

1 Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay;
Tho' I have done thee such despite,
Cast not a sinner quite away,
Nor take thine everlasting flight.

2 Tho' I have most unfaithful been,
Of all who e'er thy grace receiv'd;
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd.

3 But O! the chief of sinnes spare,
In honor of my great Hight Priest;
Nor in thy righteous anger swear
T' exclude me from thy people's rest.

4 If yet thou canst my sins forgive,
E'en now, O LORD, relieve my woes;
Into thy rest of love receive,
And bless me with a calm repose.

5 E'en now my weary soul release
And raise me by thy gracious hand;
Guide me into thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promis'd land.

Text Information

• First Line: Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay
• Title: To the Holy Ghost
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: After Sermon
• Source: The Coll.
• Notes: Public Domain.

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