The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#138

138. Come, blessed Spirit, source of light

1 Come, blessed Spirit, source of light,
Whose power and grace are unconfined,
Dispel the gloomy shades of night,
The thicker darkness of the mind.

2 To my enlightened eyes display
The glorious truth thy words reveal;
Cause me to run the heavenly way,
Make me delight to do thy will.

3 Thine inward teachings make me know,
The wonders of redeeming love,
The vanity of things below,
And excellence of things above.

4 While through these dubious paths I stray,
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad;
Show me the dangers of the way,
And guide my feeble steps to God.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, blessed Spirit, source of light
• Author: Benjamin Beddome
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Holy Spirit
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WARE
• Composer: George Kingsley
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #168, 212, or 215.