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Text:Eternal Spirit! we confess
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:WIMBORNE
Composer:John Whitaker

171. Eternal Spirit! we confess

1 Eternal Spirit! we confess
And sing the wonders of Thy grace;
Thy power conveys our blessings down
From God the Father and the Son.

2 Enlightened by Thy heavenly ray,
Our shades and darkness turn to day;
Thine inward teachings make us know
Our danger and our refuge too.

3 Thy glorious power works within,
And breaks the chains of reigning sin.
Doth our imperious lusts subdue,
And forms our wretched hearts anew.

4 The troubled conscience knows Thy voice,
Thy cheering words awake our joys;
Thy words allay the stormy wind,
And calm the surges of the mind.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Eternal Spirit! we confess
Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: Holy Spirit: Descent of the; Holy Spirit: Worshiped; Praise: To the Holy Spirit (2 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: WIMBORNE
Composer: John Whitaker
Meter: L. M.
Notes: Public Domain.



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