O blessed Comforter, draw nigh!
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O blessed Comforter, draw nigh!Cheer and sustain my fainting heart;Without thee every hope would die,And every cheering ray depart.
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Whene'er to call the Saviour mineWith ardent wish my heart aspires,Can it be less than power divineThat animates these strong desires?
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And when my cheerful hope can sayI love my God and taste his grace,Lord, is it not thy blissful rayThat brings this dawn of sacred peace?
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Let thy good Spirit in my heartForever dwell, O God of love!And light and heavenly peace impart,Sweet earnest of the joys above.