Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#149

149. Come, O come, Thou quickening Spirit

1 Come, O, come, Thou quickening Spirit,
Thou for ever art divine;
Let Thy power never fail me,
Always fill this heart of mine;
Then shall grace, and truth, and light
Dissipate the gloom of night.

2 Grant my mind and my affections
Wisdom, counsel, purity,
That I may be ever seeking
Naught but that which pleases Thee.
Let Thy knowledge spread and grow,
Working error's overthrow.

3 Holy Spirit, strong and mighty,
Thou Who makest all things new,
Make Thy work within me perfect,
Help me by Thy Word so true,
Arm me with that sword of Thine,
And the victory shall be mine.

4 In the faith, O make me steadfast;
Let not Satan, death or shame,
Of my confidence deprive me;
Lord, my refuge is Thy Name.
When the flesh inclines to ill,
Let Thy Word prove stronger still.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, O come, Thou quickening Spirit
• Translator: C. W. Schaeffer (1866)
• Author: Heinrich Held (1658)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Whitsunday-The Holy Spirit

Tune Information

• Name: KOMM, O KOMM, DU GEIST DES LEBENS
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 7 7
• Key: G Major
• Source: Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch, Halle, 1704