266 Spirit of God
[1]
Spirit of God! descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness mighty as Thou art
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
Spirit of God! descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness mighty as Thou art
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
[2]
I ask no dream no prophet ecstasies;
No sudden rending of the veil of clay;
No angel visitant no op ning skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.
I ask no dream no prophet ecstasies;
No sudden rending of the veil of clay;
No angel visitant no op ning skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.
[3]
Hast Thou not bid us love Thee God and King?
All all Thine own soul heart and strength and mind;
I see Thy cross there teach my heart to cling:
O let me seek Thee and O let me find!
Hast Thou not bid us love Thee God and King?
All all Thine own soul heart and strength and mind;
I see Thy cross there teach my heart to cling:
O let me seek Thee and O let me find!
[4]
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear;
To check the rising doubt the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear;
To check the rising doubt the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
[5]
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love
One holy passion filling all my frame;
The baptism of the heav n-descended dove
My heart an altar and Thy love the flame.
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love
One holy passion filling all my frame;
The baptism of the heav n-descended dove
My heart an altar and Thy love the flame.