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Text:Breathing after the Holy Spirit

CXL. Breathing after the Holy Spirit

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers,
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these earthly toys;
Our souls, how heavenly they go
To reach eternal joys!

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to raise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Father, shall we then ever live
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to Thee,
And thine to us so great?

5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

Text Information
First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove
Title: Breathing after the Holy Spirit
Language: English
Publication Date: 1791
Topic: Rejoicing
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