4. Come, Holy Spirit, from above With Thy celestial fire; Come and with flames of zeal and love Our hearts and tongues inspire! Be this our day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! Thomas Cotterill, 1819. 255 C. M. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2. See how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys; Our souls, how heavily they go To reach eternal joys! 3. In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4. Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor, dying rate— Our love so cold, so faint to Thee, And Thine to us so great? 5. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Savior’s love, And that shall kindle ours. Isaac Watts, 1709. 256 6, 5, 6, 5 Holy Spirit, hear us On this sacred day; Come to us with blessing, Come with us to stay. 2. Come as once Thou camest To the faithful few, Patiently awaiting Jesus’ promise true. 3. Up to heaven ascending, Our dear Lord has gone; Yet His little children Leaves He not alone. 4. To His blessed promise Now in faith we cling. Comforter, most holy! Spread o’er us Thy wing. 5. Lighten Thou our darkness, Be Thyself our Light; Strengthen Thou our weakness, Spirit of all might. 6. Spirit of adoption, Make us overflow With Thy sevenfold blessing And in grace to grow. 7. Into Christ baptizèd Grant that we may be, Day and night, dear Spirit, Perfected by Thee! J. Mohr, 1818; C. F. Hernamann, tr. 257 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 8 Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord! Be all Thy graces now outpoured On each believer’s mind and heart; Thy fervent love to them impart. Lord, by the brightness of Thy light Thou in the faith dost men unite Of every tongue and every nation; We, therefore, sing with exultation: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 2. Thou holy Light, Guide Divine, O cause the Word of Life to shine; Teach us to know our God aright And call Him Father with delight. From error, Lord, our souls defend That they on Christ alone attend, In Him with living faith abiding, In Him with all their might confiding. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!