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[Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12123 43123 43212 Used With Text: Baptismal Fire

Baptismal Fire

Author: Mary D. James Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit Refrain First Line: Holy Spirit, come, O come Used With Tune: [Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit]

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Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book. #158 (1885) First Line: Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit Refrain First Line: Holy Spirit, come, O come Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit, O, descend upon us now! Let us feel Thy hallowed presence While we meekly, humbly bow. Chorus: Holy Spirit, come, O come, Come with heav’n’s baptismal fire; Now in mighty power descend, Our waiting hearts inspire. 2 Come, O sacred Inspiration! Come, Thou dear celestial Dove, Bring to us the great salvation, Life, and peace, and heavenly love. [Chorus] 3 Come, divine Illuminator, God in Christ to us reveal; Come, O come, Thou great Refiner, Melt and stamp us with Thy seal. [Chorus] 4 Come, Thou blessed Sanctifier, Wash our souls from ev’ry sin; Now apply the blood that cleanseth, Now set up Thy throne within. [Chorus] 5 Come in Pentecostal glory, Come with all Thy wondrous grace; Now with all Thy wealth of blessing, Come and fill this sacred place. [Chorus] Topics: The Holy Spirit Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit]

Baptismal Fire

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Gleanings of Sacred Song #131 (1892) First Line: Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit Refrain First Line: Holy Spirit, come, O come Languages: English Tune Title: [Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit]

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Mary D. James

1810 - 1883 Author of "Baptismal Fire" in Gospel Praise Book. Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She strived to live a life as close to Christ as possible. She died in New York City. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: W. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Come, Thou blessed Holy Spirit]" in Gospel Praise Book. William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman