See the Paraclete descending

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See the Paraclete descending

Tune: VESPER HYMN (Bortnianski)
Published in 24 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 See the Paraclete descending,
Burning with celestial fire;
Grace and truth on him attending,
Men with heav'nly love inspire.

Chorus:
Let us, Allleluias singing,
Offer Him our grateful lays.
He all heav'nly graces bringing,
Merits everlasting praise.

3 Men in every danger fearing,
Now the greatest dangers scorn;
Amidst tortures persevering,
Show themselves in Christ new-born. [Chorus]

4 Fishermen, by Thee instructed,
Jesus, to the world proclaim;
Infants, by Thy grace conducted,
Rather die than slight His name. [Chorus]

Source: Laudis Corona: the new Sunday school hymn book, containing a collection of Catholic hymns, arranged for the principal seasons and festivals of the year #62

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Text Information

First Line:	See the Paraclete descending
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Let us, Alleluias singing
Copyright:	Public Domain

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VESPER HYMN (Bortnianski)

VESPER HYMN appeared in John A. Stevenson's Selection of Popular National Airs (1818) as a setting for Thomas Moore's "Hark! The Vesper Hymn Is Stealing." A footnote in that hymnal explained that Stevenson had added what is-now the first line of the retrain to a "Russian Air." Some later hymnals att…

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