A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#XXXI

XXXI. Breathing after the holy Spirit

1 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove
With all thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys;
Our souls can neither fly, nor go
To reach eternal joys.

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

4 Dear LORD, and shall we ever lie
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great?

5 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Come shed abroad a Saviour’s love,
And that shall kindle ours.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove
• Title: Breathing after the holy Spirit
• Author: Dr. Watts
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: Before Sermon
• Notes: Public Domain.

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