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Worship — Holy Spirit

Gracious Spirit, love divine

  • No. 159
  • Words John Stocker.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Gracious Spirit, love divine,
Let thy light within me shine,
All my guilty fears remove,
Fill me with thy heavenly love.

2

Speak thy pardoning grace to me,
Set the burdened sinner free,
Lead me to the Lamb of God,
Wash me in his precious blood.

3

Life and peace to me impart,
Seal salvation on my heart,
Breathe thyself into my breast
Earnest of immortal rest.

4

Let me never from thee stray,
Keep me in the narrow way,
Fill my soul with joy divine,
Keep me, Lord, forever thine.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «159» (large), reference line «15, 457, 480.» in italics on the same line (sing to the tune of hymn 15, 457 or 480); four stanzas in the left column of p. 57 below hymn 158, «John Stocker.» in italics at the end. The first word «GRACIOUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The lines of each stanza are set flush (not indented). «Breathe thyself into my breast» ends without punctuation, as printed. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, 7.7.7.7). 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. 159 · printed page 57
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30