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Spirit divine, attend our prayers

Author: Andrew Reed (1787-1862) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 394 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Coming of the Spirit; Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; Christian Year Pentecost; Church Worship; Holy Spirit name and images for Lyrics: 1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers, and make this house your home; descend with all your gracious powers; come now, great Spirit, come! 2 Come as the fire: and purge our hearts like sacrificial flame; let our whole life an offering be to our Redeemer's name. 3 Come as the dove: and spread your wings, the wings of peaceful love; and let your Church on earth become blest as the Church above. 4 Come as the wind, with rushing sound and Pentecostal grace, that all of woman born may see the glory of your face. 5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers; and make this world your home; descend with all your gracious powers; come now, great Spirit, come! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 21:26 Used With Tune: MARTYRS

In Christ there is no east or west

Author: John Oxenham Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 331 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Church - Enlivening and Renewing the Church Lyrics: 1 In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north, but one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide earth. 2 In Christ shall true hearts everywhere their high communion find, his service is the golden cord close-binding human kind. 3 Come, brothers, sisters of the faith, whate'er your race may be: whoever does my Father's will is surely kin to me. 4 In Christ now meet both east and west, in him meet south and north, all Christ-like souls are one in him, throughout the whole wide earth. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Used With Tune: McKEE

The Church Stands, Built So Firmly

Author: Chun Hoon Che; T. Tom Lee; Esther Rice Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Holy Spirit and The Church The Church Scripture: Luke 18:16-17 Used With Tune: ORINI Text Sources: Korean; Altered by the Asian American Hymnbook Editorial Committee, 1981

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Author: John Cosin, 1594-1672 Appears in 239 hymnals Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Holy Spirit; The Church The Sacraments - Baptism; The Church Pastors and Teachers; Hymns for the Young The Holy Spirit Used With Tune: VENI CREATOR Text Sources: Latin, problaby 9th century

Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1895) Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 205 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Church - Enlivening and Renewing the Church Lyrics: 1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost, taught by you, we covet most, of your gifts at Pentecost, holy, heavenly love. 2 Faith that mountains could remove, tongues of earth or heaven above, knowledge, all things, empty prove without heavenly love. 3 Though I as a martyr bleed, give my goods the poor to feed, all is vain, if love I need; therefore give me love. 4 Love is kind, and suffers long; love is meek, and thinks no wrong, love than death itself more strong; therefore give us love. 5 Prophecy will fade away, melting in the light of day; love will ever with us stay; therefore give us love. 6 Faith and hope and love we see, joining hand in hand, agree; but the greatest of the three, and the best, is love. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:31; 13, 14:1 Used With Tune: CHARITY

Revive your church, O Lord

Author: A. Midlane (1825-1909) Appears in 215 hymnals Topics: Easter 1 The Bread of Life; God's Church Mission and Ministry; Pentecost The Holy Spirit; Pentecost 12 The Witnessing Community; Pentecost 3 The Life of the Baptized; Pentecost 5 The Church's Mission to All; The Promise of Redemption Moses Used With Tune: CARLISLE

By cool Siloam's shady rill

Author: Reginald Heber (1783-1826) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 607 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Family, Friendship, and Marriage Lyrics: 1 By cool Siloam's shady rill how sweet the lily grows! How sweet the breath beneath the hill of Sharon's dewy rose! 2 Lo! such the child whose early feet the paths of peace have trod, whose secret heart with influence sweet is upward drawn to God. 3 By cool Siloam's shady rill the lily must decay, the rose that blooms beneath the hill must shortly fade away; 4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour of life's maturer age will shake the soul with sorrow's power and stormy passion's rage. 5 O thou whose infant feet were found within thy Father's shrine, whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, were all alike divine. 6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath we seek thy grace alone, through every stage of life, and death, to keep us still thine own. Scripture: Isaiah 40:6-8 Used With Tune: BELMONT

God of the living, in whose eyes

Author: John Ellerton (1826-1893) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Death and Grieving Lyrics: 1 God of the living, in whose eyes unveiled your whole creation lies, all souls are yours; we must not say that those are dead who pass away; for we believe and know it true, our dead are living, Lord, with you. 2 Released from earthly toil and strife, with you is hidden still their life; yours are their thoughts, their works, their powers, all yours, and yet most surely ours; for we believe and know it true, our dead are living, Lord, with you. Scripture: Luke 20:37-38 Used With Tune: TYNEMOUTH (ST. CATHERINE'S)

O Spirit of the living God

Author: J. Montgomery (1771-1854) Appears in 374 hymnals Topics: God's Church Mission and Ministry; Epiphany 1, Revelation The Baptism of Jesus; Pentecost The Holy Spirit; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship; Pentecost 5 The Church's Mission to All; Pentecost 12 The Witnessing Community Lyrics: 1 O Spirit of the living God, in all the fullness of your grace, wherever human foot have trod, descend upon our fallen race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love to preach the reconciling word; anoint with power from heaven above whenever gospel truth is heard. 3 Let darkness turn to radiant light, confusion vanish from your path; those who are weak inspire with might: let mercy triumph over wrath! 4 O Spirit of the God, prepare the whole wide world the Lord to meet; breathe out new life, like morning air, till hearts of stone begin to beat: 5 Baptize the nations; far and near the triumphs of the cross record; till Christ is glory shall appear and every race declare him Lord! (Amen.) Used With Tune: GONFALON ROYAL

We have a gospel to proclaim

Author: Edward Burns (born 1938) Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: God's Church Mission and Ministry; Easter The Resurrection of Christ; Pentecost The Holy Spirit; Pentecost 5 The Church's Mission to All; Pentecost 12 The Witnessing Community Used With Tune: FULDA