Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost, in love
- Title:
- First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, in love
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
- Denomination: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Northern Presbyterian
- Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work
- Publication Date: 1895
Author(s)
- Author Name: Ray Palmer
- Born: 1808
- Died: 1887
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 Come, Holy Ghost, in love Shed on us from above Thine own bright ray: Divinely good Thou art; Thy sacred gifts impart To gladden each sad heart: O come today! 2 Come, tenderest Friend and best, Our most delightful Guest, With soothing power: Rest, which the weary know; Shade, 'mid the noontide glow; Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow, -- Cheer us this hour. 3 Come, Light serene, and still, Our inmost bosoms fill; Dwell in each breast: We know no dawn but Thine; Send forth Thy beams divine On our dark souls to shine, And make us blest. 4 Exalt our low desires; Extinguish passion's fires; Heal every wound: Our stubborn spirits bend, Our icy coldness end, Our devious steps attend, While heavenward bound. 5 Come, all the faithful bless: Let all who Christ confess His praise employ; Give virtue's rich reward; Victorious death accord, And, with our glorious Lord, Eternal joy. Amen.