The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#498

498. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost,
Taught by Thee, we covet most,
Of Thy gifts of Pentecost
Holy, heavenly love.

2 Faith that mountains could remove,
Tongues of earth or heaven above,
Knowledge, all things, empty prove,
Without heavenly Love.

3 Though I as a martyr bleed,
Give my goods the poor to feed,
All is vain if love I need;
Therefore give us Love.

4 Love is kind, and suffers long,
Love is meek and thinks no wrong,
Love than death itself more strong;
Therefore, give me love.

5 Prophecy will fade away,
Melting in the light of day;
Love will ever with us stay:
Therefore give me love.

6 Faith and hope and love we see,
Joining hand in hand, agree;
But the greatest of the three,
And the best, is Love.

Text Information

• First Line: Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
• Author: C. Wordsworth (1862)
• Meter: 7, 7, 7, 5.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The; The Church Year: Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity; Holy Ghost: Our Teacher

Tune Information

• Name: [Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost]
• Composer: F. Filitz, 1804—1876
• Meter: 7, 7, 7, 5.
• Key: D Major