Move in our midst, thou Spirit of God

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Move in our midst, thou Spirit of God

Author: Kenneth I. Morse
Tune: PINE GLEN
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Move in our midst, thou Spirit of God.
Go with us down from thy holy hill.
Walk with us through the storm and the calm.
Spirit of God, go thou with us still.

2 Touch thou our hands to lead us aright.
Guide us forever, show us thy way.
Transform our darkness into thy light.
Spirit of God, lead thou us today.

3 Strike from our feet the fetters that bind.
Lift from our lives the weight of our wrong.
Teach us to love with heart, soul, and mind.
Spirit of God, thy love makes us strong.

4 Kindle our hearts to burn with thy flame.
Raise up thy banners high in this hour.
Stir us to build new worlds in thy name.
Spirit of God, O send us thy pow’r!

Source: Voices Together #827

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Author: Kenneth I. Morse

(Elgin, Ill.) March 26, 1999 -- Kenneth I. Morse, journalist, poet, hymnwriter, and for 35 years editor with the Church of the Brethren General Board, died on March 23. He was 85. Beginning work with the denomination in 1943 at its publishing headquarters in Elgin, Ill., Morse served seven years as youth editor, 21 years as Messenger magazine editor, seven years as Brethren Press book editor, and eight years as a part-time volunteer, for a total of 43 years. Among his cherished hymns are "Move in Our Midst," "For We Are Strangers No More," "Brothers and Sisters of Mine," and the translation of "Praise, I Will Praise You, Lord." Morse holds the distinction of being the only person to have served on both the 1951 and 1992 hy… Go to person page >

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