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Worship — Holy Spirit

O blessed Comforter, draw nigh

  • No. 143
  • Words Anne Steele.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O blessed Comforter, draw nigh!
Cheer and sustain my fainting heart;
Without thee every hope would die,
And every cheering ray depart.

2

Whene'er to call the Saviour mine
With ardent wish my heart aspires,
Can it be less than power divine
That animates these strong desires?

3

And when my cheerful hope can say
I love my God and taste his grace,
Lord, is it not thy blissful ray
That brings this dawn of sacred peace?

4

Let thy good Spirit in my heart
Forever dwell, O God of love!
And light and heavenly peace impart,
Sweet earnest of the joys above.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «143», reference line «136, 101, 3.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 136, 101 or 3); four stanzas in the right column of p. 52, below hymn 142; «Anne Steele.» in italics at the end. The first words «O BLESSED» are set as «O» in capitals and «BLESSED» in small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («nigh !», «heart ;», «love !»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8). 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. 143 · printed page 52
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30