I Am Waiting, Thou Art Willing

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Holy Spirit bending lowly

Author: James M. Gray
Tune: [Holy Spirit, bending lowly]
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 Holy Spirit, bending lowly,
Bring I Thee my heart and will;
Cleanse Thou me and make me holy,
And with Thine own fulness fill.

Refrain:
Holy Spirit, Thy infilling
Is the gift for which I pray;
I am waiting, Thou art willing,
Fill me with Thyself today.

2 Lord, I ask it, hardly knowing
What this wondrous gift may be;
But Thy mercy, ever flowing,
Will its meaning let me see. [Refrain]

3 Make me in Thy royal palace
Vessel worthy for my King;
With Thy goodness fill my chalice
From Thy never failing spring. [Refrain]

4 Promise and command combining
Doubt to chase and faith to lift;
Self renouncing, all resigning,
I would seek this mighty gift. [Refrain]

Source: The Voice of Thanksgiving #49

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Author: James M. Gray

Born: May 11, 1851, New York City. Died: September 21, 1935, Passavant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City. Gray accepted Christ at age 22. He was educated at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (Doctor of Divinity), and the University of Des Moines, Iowa (Doctor of Laws). In 1879 he became Rector of the First Reformed Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served 14 years. He then became dean (1904-25) and president (1925-34) of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and directed publication of four editions (1921-28) of the Voice of Thanksgiving, official hymnal of the Institute. A conservative theologian, Gray was one of seven editors of the popular Scofield Reference Bible. He was… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Holy Spirit bending lowly
Title:	I Am Waiting, Thou Art Willing
Author:	James M. Gray
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Holy Spirit, Thy infilling
Publication Date:	1909
Copyright:	Public Domain