Voices United ‎#378

378. Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

1 Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
stoop to my weakness, strength to me impart,
and make me love you as I ought to love.

2 I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
no sudden rending of the veil of clay,
no angel visitant, no opening skies,
but take the dimness of my soul away.

3 Hast you not bid me love you, God and King;
all, all your own, soul, heart and strength and mind?
I see your cross: there teach my heart to cling.
O let me seek you and O let me find!

4 Teach me to love you as your angels love,
one holy passion filling all my frame,
the baptism of the heaven-descended dove,
my heart an altar and your love the flame.

Text Information

• First Line: Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
• Title: Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
• Author: George Croly (1854, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Holy Spirit: Praise and Invocation; Assurance; Christian Year: Pentecost; Commitment; Consecration; Doubt; Faith; God: Love for; Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit: Indwelling; Holy Spirit: Presence; Holy Spirit: Work; Inner Life; Jesus Christ: Teacher/Teachings; Love for God/Christ; Prayer; Renewal; Seeking God; Baptism of Jesus: Year A; Epiphany 2: Year A; Epiphany 6: Year A; Lent 5: Year A; Proper 9: Year A; Proper 10: Year A; Proper 25: Year A; Proper 7: Year B; Proper 21: Year B; Baptism of Jesus: Year C; Easter 7: Year C; Proper 22: Year C; Proper 26: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: MORECAMBE
• Composer: Frederick C. Atkinson (1870)
• Composer (descant): C. David Cameron (1994)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Descant copyright © 1994 C. David Cameron.