Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord

Come

Ho­ly Spir­it

God and Lord

Be all Thy grac­es now ou­tpoured

On each be­liev­er’s mind and soul;

And touch our hearts with liv­ing coal.

Thy light this day shone forth so clear

All tongues and nations ga­thered near

To learn that faith

for which we bring

Glad praise to Thee

and loud­ly sing.

Thou strong de­fense

Thou ho­ly light

Teach us to know our God aright

And call Him Fa­ther from the heart:

The Word of life and truth im­part.

That we may love not doc­trines strange

Nor e’er to other teach­ers range

But Je­sus for our mas­ter own

And put our trust in Him alone.

Thou sac­red ar­dor

com­fort sweet

Help us to wait with rea­dy feet

And will­ing heart at Thy com­mand

Nor tri­al fright us from Thy band.

Lord

make us rea­dy with Thy pow­ers

Strengthen the flesh in weak­er hours

That as good war­ri­ors we may force

Through life and death to Thee our course.