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Come, Gentle Spirits

Come, gentle spirits, to us now

Tune: ORTONVILLE
Published in 8 hymnals


Representative Text

1 Come, gentle spirits, to us now,
Look on with tender eyes;
Touch your soft hands upon each brow,
Sweet spirits from the skies,
Sweet spirits from the skies.

2 Come from your homes of perfect light,
Come from your silvery streams,
Come from your scenes of joy more bright
Than we e’er know in dreams,
Than we e’er know in dreams.

3 O speak to us in gentle tones!
Our hearts are seeking now
A beauty like to that which shines
Upon each angel brow,
Upon each angel brow.

4 They come, and night is no more night,
Pale sorrow’s reign is o’er;
For death is but a gate of light,
And gloomy now no more,
And gloomy now no more.

Source: Songs of Summerland #35

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Text Information

First Line: Come, gentle spirits, to us now
Title: Come, Gentle Spirits
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Progressive Songster #d19

Progressive Songster #d19

Select Progressive Spiritual Hymns and Songs #d7

Select Progressive Spiritual Hymns and Songs #d7
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Songs of Summerland #35

Songs of Summerland #35

Spiritual Songs of the First National Association of Spiritualists #d23

Spiritual Songs of the First National Association of Spiritualists #d23
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Spiritualist Hymnal #149

Spiritualist Hymnal #149

Spiritualist Hymnal (3rd ed.) #11

Spiritualist Hymnal (3rd ed.) #11
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The Psalms of Life #150

The Psalms of Life #150

The Spiritual Harp #d34

The Spiritual Harp #d34
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