Prayer to the Blessed Holy Spirit

Blessed Comforter, appear

Author: William Gadsby
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Blessed Comforter, appear
To thy waiting children here;
Bless us with a solemn frame;
Magnify the Saviour’s name.

2 Raise our souls from earth and sin;
Let us feel thy power within,
Make the blessings of free grace
Unctuously suit every case.

3 Make us humble and sincere;
Free us from each carking care;
Jesus’ love and blood impart,
Drive each rival from the heart.

4 Shower down blessings from above;
Fill our souls with heavenly love;
May we mutually agree,
With the Father, Son, and Thee.

Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #695

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Author: William Gadsby

Gadsby, William , was born in 1773 at Attleborough, in Warwickshire. In 1793 he joined the Baptist church at Coventry, and in 1798 began to preach. In 1800 a chapel was built for him at Desford, in Leicestershire, and two years later another in the town of Hinckley. In 1805 he removed to Manchester, becoming minister of a chapel in Rochdale Boad, where he continued until his death, in January, 1844. Gadsby was for many years exceedingly popular as a preacher of the High Calvinist faith, and visited in that capacity most parts of England. He published The Nazarene's Songs, being a composition of Original Hymns, Manchester, 1814; and Hymns on the Death of the Princess Charlotte, Manchester, 1817. In 1814 he also published A Selection of Hymn… Go to person page >

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