Laudes Domini ‎#250

250. "The book unfold"

1 Come, blessed Spirit! source of light!
Whose power and grace are unconfined,
Dispel the gloomy shades of night--
The thicker darkness of the mind.

2 To mine illumined eyes, display
The glorious truths thy word reveals;
Cause me to run the heavenly way,
Thy book unfold, and loose the seals.

3 Thine inward teachings make me know
The mysteries of redeeming love,
The vanity of things below,
And excellence of things above.

4 While through this dubious maze I stray,
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad,
To show the dangers of the way,
And guide my feeble steps to God.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, blessed Spirit! source of light!
• Title: "The book unfold"
• Author: Benjamin Beddome
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Ezra 7:10
  ;
  John 14:26
• Topic: Bible

Tune Information

• Name: WIMBORNE
• Composer: J. Whitaker
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A Major