Worship — Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, light divine
- No. 158
- Metre 7s.
- Tune MERCY.
- Words Andrew Reed.
- Music Louis M. Gottschalk, arr. by E. P. Parker.
- Key B-flat major
- Singing key B♭ major
- Time 3/4
- 4 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenHoly Spirit, light divine,
Shine upon this heart of mine,
Chase the shades of night away,
Turn my darkness into day.
Holy Spirit, power divine,
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;
Long has sin, without control,
Held dominion o'er my soul.
Holy Ghost, with joy divine,
Cheer this saddened heart of mine,
Bid my many woes depart,
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.
Holy Spirit, all divine,
Dwell within this heart of mine,
Cast down every idol-throne,
Reign supreme, and reign alone.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—HOLY SPIRIT.»; hymn number «158» (large), tune name «MERCY. 7s.» centred over the music, «Louis M. Gottschalk, arr. by E. P. Parker.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system (two verse lines per system), with «1.» before «Ho-»; its first word is not in small capitals. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «240, 272, 407.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 240, 272 or 407). «Andrew Reed.» in italics after stanza 4. The lines of each stanza are set flush (not indented). The print sets a thin space before «;» («mine ;»); it is closed up 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. 158 · printed page 57
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
