Almighty Spirit, Now Behold

Almighty Spir­it

now be­hold

A world by sin de­stroyed:

Creating Spir­it

as of old

Move on the form­less void

Move on the form­less void.

Give Thou the Word: that heal­ing sound

Shall quell the dead­ly strife;

And earth again

like Ed­en crowned

Bring forth the tree of life

Bring forth the tree of life.

If sang the morn­ing stars for joy

When na­ture rose to view

What strains will an­gel harps em­ploy

When Thou shalt all re­new

When Thou shalt all re­new!

And if the sons of God re­joice

To hear a Sav­ior’s name

How will the ran­somed raise their voice

To whom that Sav­ior came

To whom that Sav­ior came!

Lo

ev­ery kin­dred

ev­ery tribe

Assembling round the throne

The new cre­ation shall as­cribe

To sov­er­eign love alone

To sov­er­eign love alone!