Worship in Song ‎#143

143. Spirt of God, Descend Upon My Heart

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 opening skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.

3 Teach me to feel that thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggle of the soul to bear,
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

4 Teach me to love thee as thine angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame:
The baptism of the heaven-descended Dove,
My heart an altar, and thy love the flame.

Text Information

• First Line: Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
• Title: Spirt of God, Descend Upon My Heart
• Author: George Croly
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Baptism; God's Love; Love; Spirit of God
• Source: Lyra Britannica, 1867

Tune Information

• Name: MORECAMBE
• Composer: Frederick Cook Atkinson (1870)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Congregational Church Hymnal, 1887