The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#161

161. Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With all Thy quick'ning powers,
And light a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.

2 See how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys;
Our souls, how heavily they go,
To reach eternal joys!

3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers,
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove
• Title: Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: Pentecost; Quinquagesima; Pentecost (Whitsunday); Prayer for Love; Sanctification

Tune Information

• Name: BELMONT
• Composer: William Gardiner (1812)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Or: Nun danket all' und bringet Ehr (Störl), No. 66.