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O Holy Spirit come and Jesus' love declare

Author: Oswald Allen

Allen, Oswald, son of John Allen, banker, of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmoreland, and great-nephew of James Allen (q.v.); born at Kirkby Lonsdale, 1816, and educated in that town. After residing for a time in Glasgow, he returned to Kirkby Lonsdale, and joined the staff of the local bank; died October 2, 1878. In 1861 (Preface, Oct. 1861), he published Hymns of the Christian Life, Lond., Nisbet. It contains 148 hymns, a few of which are in common use. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: O Holy Spirit come and Jesus' love declare
Author: Oswald Allen
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

O Holy Spirit, come, And Jesu's love declare. O. Allen. [Whitsuntide.] Appeared in his Hymns of the Christian Life, 1862, p. 53, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. It is based upon the words "The Holy Ghost shall teach you all things," St. John xiv. 26. In an abridged form it is in common use in Great Britain and America.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Tune

ST. THOMAS (Williams)

ST. THOMAS is actually lines 5 through 8 of the sixteen-line tune HOLBORN, composed by Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) and published in his Collection (1763, 1765) as a setting for Charles Wesley's text "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" (570). The harmonization is by Lowell Maso…

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PEACE (Redhead)


ALDERSGATE (Merrick)


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Children's Hymns with Tunes #75a

Children's Hymns with Tunes #75a
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Good as Gold #131d

Good as Gold #131d
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Gospel Hymns No. 3 #106

Gospel Hymns No. 3 #106
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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #687

Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #687

Harvest Bells No. 2 #7c

Harvest Bells No. 2 #7c
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Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #118

Harvest Bells Nos. 1, 2 and 3 #118
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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #328

Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #328
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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #381

Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #381
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Hymns New and Old #185

Hymns New and Old #185
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Songs for the Lord's House #190

Songs for the Lord's House #190
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Songs of the New Life #118

Songs of the New Life #118

Songs of the Spirit #d281

Songs of the Spirit #d281
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Spiritual Songs No. 2 #103c

Spiritual Songs No. 2 #103c

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d354

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d354
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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #235

The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #235
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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a528

The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a528

The Home and School Hymnal #127a

The Home and School Hymnal #127a

The Home and School Hymnal #127b

The Home and School Hymnal #127b

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d463

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d463
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The Presbyterian Hymnal #493

The Presbyterian Hymnal #493
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The Presbyterian Hymnal #493

The Presbyterian Hymnal #493
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The Reformed Church Hymnal #98

The Reformed Church Hymnal #98
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The Revival No. 4 #156

The Revival No. 4 #156

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d646

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d646

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d405

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d405

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d342

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d342
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