The Book of Praise ‎#701

701. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost,
taught by you we covet most
of your gifts at 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 Love is kind, and suffers long;
love is meek, and thinks no wrong;
love, much more than death, is strong;
therefore, give us love.

4 Prophecy will fade away,
melting in the light of day;
love will ever with us stay;
therefore, give us love.

5 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
• Title: Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
• Paraphraser: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885
• Meter: 7 7 7 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Acts 2:1-4
  ;
  1 Corinthians 13
• Topic: Canticles and Scripture Paraphrases; Holy Spirit; One Life in Christ: Love; Pentecost
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CAPETOWN
• Composer: Friedrich Filitz, 1804-1876
• Meter: 7 7 7 5
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain