Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 238 hymnals Topics: Church Year Pentecost; God Love of; Holy Spirit inspiration of; Holy Spirit Invocation of; Holy Spirit names and images for; Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit; Prophets; Scripture Lyrics: 1 Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
let us thine influence prove;
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of life and love.
2 Come, Holy Ghost, for, moved by thee,
thy prophets wrote and spoke:
unlock the truth, thyself the key,
unseal the sacred book.
3 Expand thy 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 thou within us shine;
and sound, with all thy saints below,
the depths of love divine. Scripture: Genesis 1:1-4 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)
Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
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