Worship — Holy Spirit
O for that flame of living fire
- No. 140
- Metre L. M.
- Tune MENDON.
- Words Wm. H. Bathurst.
- Music German.
- Key B-flat major
- Singing key B♭ major
- Time 3/4
- 5 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenO 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!
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?—
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?
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?
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.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—HOLY SPIRIT.»; hymn number «140» (large), tune name «MENDON. L. M.» centred over the music, «German.» at the right (capitals and small capitals — a melody attribution). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «O»; «heaven» is sung as one syllable. Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «212, 3, 47.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 212, 3 or 47). «Wm. H. Bathurst.» in italics after stanza 5. In stanza 3 the end of line 2 («ways?») is turned over onto a line of its own by the narrow column; it is joined here. The print sets a thin space before «?» and «;» («thine ?», «divine ?», «ways ?», «lays ?», «power ?», «hour ?», «days ;», «restore ;», «old ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of stanzas 2–5 are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Holy Spirit · No. 140 · printed page 52
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
