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Come, Holy Ghost, descend from [from on] high

Come, Holy Ghost, descend from [from on] high

Published in 32 hymnals

Piano/Organ

The Church Pianist's Library, Vol. 11

Representative Text

1 Come, Holy Ghost! come from on high,
Baptizer of our spirits Thou!
The sacramental seal apply,
And witness with the water now.

2 Exert Thy gracious power divine,
And sprinkle thou th'atoning blood;
May Father, Son, and Spirit join
To seal this child a child of God.

Source: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #259

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Text Information

First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, descend from [from on] high
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Come, Holy Ghost, descend from high. [Holy Baptism.] This cento, in 2 stanzas of 4 lines, appeared in A. M. Toplady's Psalms & Hymns, 1776, No. 99. It is composed of stanza i. of C. Wesley's "Come Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Honour the means," &c, as above, but slightly altered; and stanza ii. probably by Toplady. This was repeated in T. Beck's (q. v.) Hymns, &c, 1782. Iti Bickersteth's Christian Psalmody, 1833, it is given in error as of Beck's composing, and this error is repeated in later collections.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Come, Holy Ghost, descend from high, p. 245, ii. In some American collections this reads "Come Holy Ghost, come from on high."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #L

A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #L
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A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #181

A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #181
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A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #181

A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #181
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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #259

Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #259
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Book of Worship #259

Book of Worship #259
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Church Hymnal #214

Church Hymnal #214

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d172

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d172
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Church music #XXXVII

Church music #XXXVII
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Church Psalmist #462

Church Psalmist #462
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Church Psalmist #462

Church Psalmist #462
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Church Psalmist #462

Church Psalmist #462
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Church Psalmody #H427

Church Psalmody #H427
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Church Psalmody #427

Church Psalmody #427

Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d46

Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d46

Family and Social Melodies #d60

Family and Social Melodies #d60
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Hymns and Chants #150

Hymns and Chants #150

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d113

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d113

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d58

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d58
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Hymns #878

Hymns #878
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Hymns #878

Hymns #878
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Hymns #878

Hymns #878

Melodies of the Church #d163

Melodies of the Church #d163

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #d126

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #d126
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Psalms and Hymns #462

Psalms and Hymns #462
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Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #369

Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #369
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Social Psalmist #462

Social Psalmist #462
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The Book of Common Praise #268

The Book of Common Praise #268
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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #455

The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #455
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The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #456

The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #456
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The Presbyterian Hymnal #654

The Presbyterian Hymnal #654
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The Presbyterian Hymnal #654

The Presbyterian Hymnal #654
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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D409

The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D409
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