Worship — Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Ghost, in love
- No. 155
- Metre 6s & 4s.
- Tune NEW HAVEN.
- Words Robert II., King of France.
- Music Thomas Hastings.
- Key G major
- Singing key F major
- Time 2/2
- 4 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenCome, Holy Ghost, in love,
Shed on us from above
Thine own bright ray:
Divinely good thou art;
Thy sacred gifts impart
To gladden each sad heart;
O, come to-day.
Come, tenderest Friend, and best,
Our most delightful Guest,
With soothing power;
Rest, which the weary know,
Shade, 'mid the noontide glow,
Peace, when deep griefs overflow,
Cheer us, this hour.
Come, Light serene, and still
Our inmost bosoms fill;
Dwell in each breast:
We know no dawn but thine,
Send forth thy beams divine
On our dark souls to shine,
And make us blest.
Exalt our low desires,
Extinguish passion's fires,
Heal every wound;
Our stubborn spirits bend,
Our icy coldness end,
Our devious steps attend
While heavenward bound.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—HOLY SPIRIT.»; hymn number «155» (large), tune name «NEW HAVEN. 6s & 4s.» centred over the music, «Thomas Hastings.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Come,»; «sacred» and «impart» are set as whole words under two notes each. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «34, 127.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 34 or 127, the 6s & 4s tunes AMERICA and ITALY). «Robert II., King of France.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («ray :», «art ;», «heart ;», «power ;», «fill ;», «breast :», «wound ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 3 and 7 of stanzas 2–4 are indented in the print (the 6s & 4s form, 6.6.4.6.6.6.4); stanza 1 is laid out the same way here. 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. 155 · printed page 56
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
