Together in Song ‎#425

425. Come, Spirit blest, our hearts inspire

1 Come, Spirit blest, our hearts inspire,
let us your influence prove.
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of life and love.

2 Come, Holy Spirit, moved by you
the prophets wrote and spoke;
unlock the truth, yourself the key,
unseal the sacred book.

3 Expand your 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 you within us shine,
and sound, with all your saints below,
the depths of love divine.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Spirit blest, our hearts inspire
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 (alt.)
• Meter: 86.86
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 4:4-7
  ;
  2 Peter 1:19-21
  ;
  2 Timothy 3:14-17
  ;
  Genesis 1:1-9
  ;
  Isaiah 29:11
  ;
  Revelation 5:5-10
  ;
  Romans 5:1-5
• Topic: Divine Inspiration; Funerals; God's Love to Us; Holy Spirit; Light; Prayer for Illimination; Prophetic Witness; Revelation; Scripture; Truth; Worship: The Word

Tune Information

• Name: RICHMOND
• Composer: Thomas Haweis, 1734-1820
• Adapter: Samuel Webbe the younger, c. 1770-1843
• Meter: 86.86
• Key: F Major
• Source: Later form of melody by Haweis
• Notes: A higher setting may be found at No. 596