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O that the Comforter would come

O that the Comforter would come

Author: Charles Wesley
Published in 20 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Oh that the Comforter would come!
Nor visit as a transient guest,
But fix in me his constant home,
And keep possession of my breast,
And make my soul his loved abode,
The temple of indwelling God.

2 Come, Holy Ghost! my soul inspire,
Attest that I am born again;
Come, and baptize me, Lord, with fire;
Let no more doubt or cloud remain;
Give me the sense of sin forgiven,
Sweet foretaste of approaching heaven.

3 Oh, give the indisputable seal
That witnesses the kingdom mine;
That seal of heaven I long to feel,
The signature of love divine;
Oh, shed it in my heart abroad,
Fullness of love, of heaven, of God!


Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #265

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Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: O that the Comforter would come
Author: Charles Wesley
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

0 that the Comforter would come. Stanza iv. Of "Father, if Thou my Father art," p. 367, ii.

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

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #233

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #233

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d562

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d562
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #271

A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #271
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A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #492

A Selection of Hymns, adapted to the devotions of the closet, the family, and the social circle; and containing subjects appropriate to the monthly concerns of prayer for the success... #492
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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #253

Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #253
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Church Psalmist #734

Church Psalmist #734
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Church Psalmist #734

Church Psalmist #734
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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #147

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #147
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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #147

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #147
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Hymns for Public Worship #178

Hymns for Public Worship #178

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d572

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d572
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Hymns #803

Hymns #803
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Hymns #803

Hymns #803
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Hymns #787

Hymns #787
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Hymns #803

Hymns #803
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Offices of Worship and Hymns #665

Offices of Worship and Hymns #665

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d205

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d205
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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #242

The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #242
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The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #665

The Liturgy and the Offices of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #665
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The Voice of Praise #265

The Voice of Praise #265
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