212. Spirit divine, attend our prayers

1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
And make this house Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

2 Come as the light: to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.

3 Come as the fire: and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame;
Let our whole soul an offering be
To our Redeemer's name.

4 Come as the dove: and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let Thy Church on earth become
Blest as the Church above.

5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers;
Make a lost world Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Spirit divine, attend our prayers
Author: Rev. Andrew Reed (1829)
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit, The; Opening of Service
Tune Information
Name: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)
Meter: C. M.
Key: F Major
Source: Johann Crüger's "Praxis Pietatis Melica," 1653



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