Trinity Hymnal ‎#249

249. Come, Holy Ghost, in love

1 Come, Holy Ghost, in love
Shed on us from above
Thine own bright ray:
Divinely good thou art;
Thy sacred gifts impart
To gladden each sad heart:
O come today.

2 Come, tend'rest Friend and best,
Our most delightful Guest,
With soothing pow'r:
Rest, which thy weary know;
Shade, 'mid the noontide glow;
Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow-
Cheer us this hour.

3 Come, Light serene, and still
Our inmost bosoms fill;
Dwell in each breast:
We know no dawn but thine;
Send forth thy beams divine
On our dark souls to shine,
And make us blest.

4 Exalt our low desires;
Extinguish passion's fires;
Heal ev'ry wound:
Our stubborn spirits bend,
Our icy coldness end,
Our devious steps attend,
While heav'n ward bound.

5 Come, all the faithful bless:
Let all who Christ confess
His praise employ;
Give virtue's rich reward;
Victorious death accord,
And, with our glorious Lord,
Eternal joy.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, in love
• Translator: Ray Palmer (1858)
• Meter: 6. 6. 4. 6. 6. 6. 4.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Romans 5:5
• Topic: Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit: Indwelling; Holy Spirit: Invocation of; Longing for Christ and God
• Source: Anon., latin, 13th century

Tune Information

• Name: BRAUN
• Composer: Johann G. Braun (1675)
• Meter: 6. 6. 4. 6. 6. 6. 4.
• Key: E♭ Major