264 O for That Flame of Living Fire
[1]
O for that flame of living fire
Which shone so bright in saints of old;
Which bade their souls to heaven aspire
Calm in distress in danger bold!
O for that flame of living fire
Which shone so bright in saints of old;
Which bade their souls to heaven aspire
Calm in distress in danger bold!
[2]
Where is that spirit Lord which dwelt
In Abram s breast and sealed him Thine?
Which made Paul s heart with sorrow melt
And glow with energy divine?
Where is that spirit Lord which dwelt
In Abram s breast and sealed him Thine?
Which made Paul s heart with sorrow melt
And glow with energy divine?
[3]
That spirit which from age to age
Proclaimed Thy love and taught Thy ways?
Brightened Isaiah s vivid page
And breathed in David s hallowed lays?
That spirit which from age to age
Proclaimed Thy love and taught Thy ways?
Brightened Isaiah s vivid page
And breathed in David s hallowed lays?
[4]
Is not Thy grace as mighty now
As when Elijah felt its power?
When glory beamed from Moses brow
Or Job endured the trying hour?
Is not Thy grace as mighty now
As when Elijah felt its power?
When glory beamed from Moses brow
Or Job endured the trying hour?
[5]
Remember Lord the ancient days;
Renew Thy work Thy grace restore;
And while to Thee our hearts we raise
On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.
Remember Lord the ancient days;
Renew Thy work Thy grace restore;
And while to Thee our hearts we raise
On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.