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Text:Prayer for the Spirit
Author:Rev. George Washington Bethune

234. Prayer for the Spirit

1 O for the happy hour
When God will hear our cry,
And send, with a reviving power,
His Spirit from on high.

2 We meet, we sing, we pray,
We listen to the word,
In vain--we see no cheering ray,
No cheering voice is heard.

3 While many crowd Thy house,
How few, around Thy board,
Meet to record their solemn vows,
And bless Thee as their Lord.

4 Thou, Thou alone canst give
Thy gospel sure success,
And bid the dying sinner live
A new in holiness.

5 Come, with Thy power divine,
Spirit of life and love;
Then shall our people all be Thine,
Our church like that above.

Text Information
First Line: O for the happy hour
Title: Prayer for the Spirit
Author: Rev. George Washington Bethune
Language: English
Publication Date: 1895
Notes: Public Domain.
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