With longing eyes, and lifted hands, We flock around thy gate.
2 Oh! shed abroad that choicest gift,- Thy Spirit from above,
To cheer our eyes with sacred light. And fire our hearts with love.
3 Blest earnest of eternal joy! Declare our sins forgiven: And bear, with energy divine,
Our raptured thoughts to heaven. 4 Diffuse, O God! thy copious showers, That earth its fruit may yield, And change the barren wilderness, To Carmel's flowery field.
The Outpouring of the Spirit.
1 LET songs of praises fill the sky! Christ, our ascended Lord,
Sends down his Spirit, from on high, According to his word.
2 The Spirit, by his heavenly breath, New life creates within:
He quickens sinners, from the death Of trespasses and sin.
3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes, And to our heart reveals: Our bodies he his temple makes, And our redemption seals.
4 Come, Holy Spirit! from above, With thy celestial fire;
Come, and, with flames of zeal and love, Our hearts and tongues inspire.
218. The Operations of the Holy Spirit. 1 ETERNAL Spirit! we confess,
And sing the wonders of thy grace; Thy power conveys our blessings down, From God, the Father, and the Son.
2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day;
Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger, and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin; Do our imperious lusts subdue,
And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice; Thy cheering words awake our joys; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind.
219. Prayer for the promised Spirit. 1 ENTHRONED on high, almighty Lord! The Holy Ghost send down: Fulfill in us thy faithful word, And all thy mercies crown.
2 Though, on our heads, no tongues of fire Their wondrous powers impart, Grant, Saviour! what we more desire, Thy Spirit in our heart.
3 Spirit of life, and light, and love! Thy heavenly influence give; Quicken our souls-born from above- In Christ, that we may live.
4 To our benighted minds reveal The glories of his grace,
And bring us, where no clouds conceal The brightness of his face.
5 His love within us shed abroad,- Life's ever-springing well,- Till God in us, and we in God, In love eternal dwell.
Regeneration by the Spirit.
1 NOT all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given;
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven.
2 The sovereign will of God alone
Born in the image of his Son,
A new peculiar race.
3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh; Creates anew the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh.
4 Our quickened souls awake, and rise, From the long sleep of death: On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath.
1 COME thou almighty King! Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise : Father! all-glorious,
O'er all victorious.
Come, and reign over us, Ancient of days!
2 Come, thon incarnate Word!
Gird on thy mighty sword; Our prayer attend: Come, and thy people bless, And give thy word success; Spirit of holiness!
On us descend.
3 Come, holy Comforter! Thy sacred witness bear, In this glad hour: Thou, who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power!
4 To the great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore!
His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity
Praise to the Godhead.
1 LET them neglect thy glory, Lord! Who never knew thy grace;
But our loud songs shall still record The wonders of thy praise.
2 We raise our shouts, O God! to thee, And send them to thy throne; All glory to th' united Three,- The undivided One.
3 'T was he-and we'll adore his nameThat formed us by a word;
'Tis he restores our ruined frame ;- Salvation to the Lord!
4 Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound;
Rocks, hills, and vales reflect the voice, In one eternal round.
Praise to the Trinity.
1 FATHER of glory! to thy name Immortal praise we give,
Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live.
2 Immortal honor to the Son,
Who makes thine anger cease;- Our lives he ransomed with his own, And died to make our peace.
3 To thine almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given;
Whose influence brings us near to thee, And trains us up for heaven.
4 Let men, with their united voice, Adore th' eternal God,
And spread his honors and their joys, Through nations far abroad.
5 Let faith, and love, and duty join One general song to raise;
Let saints, in earth and heaven, combine, In harmony and praise.
i FATHER of heaven! whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found,- Before thy throne we sinners bend; To us thy pard'ning love extend. 2 Almighty Son-incarnate Word- Our prophet, priest, redeemer, Lord! Before thy throne we sinners bend; To us thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit! by whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death,- Before thy throne we sinners bend; To us thy quickening power extend. 4 Jehovah!-Father, Spirit, Son!- Mysterious Godhead-Three in One! Before thy throne we sinners bend; Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.
Prayer to the Triune Jehovah.
1 THOU! whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight,- Hear us, we humbly pray, And where the gospel's day Sheds not its glorious ray,- "Let there be light!"
2 Thou! who didst come to bring, On thy redeeming wing, Healing and sight,-
Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind,- Oh! now to all mankind "Let there be light!"
3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving holy Dove! Speed forth thy flight:
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