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Worship — Holy Spirit

Eternal Spirit, power of truth

  • No. 145
  • Words Thomas Cotterill.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Eternal Spirit, power of truth,
Our contrite hearts inspire;
Revive the flame of heavenly love,
And feed the pure desire.

2

'Tis thine to soothe the sorrowing mind,
With guilt and fear oppressed;
'Tis thine to bid the dying live,
And give the weary rest.

3

Subdue the power of every sin,
Whate'er that sin may be;
That we, in singleness of heart,
May worship only thee.

4

Then with our spirits witness bear
That we are sons of God,
Redeemed from sin, and death, and hell,
Through Christ's atoning blood.

5

God, through himself, we then shall know,
If thou within us shine;
And sound, with all thy saints below,
The depths of love divine.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «145», reference line «74, 120, 546.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 74, 120 or 546); stanzas 1–3 at the foot of the left column of p. 53 below hymn 144, stanzas 4–5 at the top of the right column, «Thomas Cotterill.» in italics at the end. The first word «ETERNAL» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («inspire ;», «oppressed ;», «be ;», «shine ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6). 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. 145 · printed page 53
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30