Church Book ‎#237

237. Leave us not comfortless

1 Leave us not comfortless,
O Thou our risen Lord!
But send Thy Spirit down, to bless
And guide us with Thy Word.

2 By Him Thy gifts impart,
Light, peace, and joy, and love;
Seal of adoption in our heart,
Earnest of heaven above.

Text Information

• First Line: Leave us not comfortless
• Author: Josiah Conder (1836)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Sunday after Ascension; Easter Season, Fifth Sunday
• Notes: Alternate tune: #84, #387 or #442

Tune Information

• Name: LYTE
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: a minor
• Notes: Composer from index: J. B. Wilkes, 1861