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Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove!
With all thy quickening powers,--
Kindle a flame of sacred love,
In these cold hearts of ours.
Verse 2
Look--how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys!
Our souls, how heavily they go,
To reach eternal joys.
Verse 3
In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.
Verse 4
Dear Lord! and shall we ever live,
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great?
Verse 5
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove
With all thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Savior’s love,
And that shall kindle ours.
Isaac Watts, “Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove!”
Otterbein 1890 No. 166 · C.M · Balerma
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Andrew Reed·Modern
Verse 1
Spirit Divine! attend our prayers,
And make this house thy home;
Descend with all thy gracious powers,
Oh, come, great Spirit! come.
Verse 2
Come as the light; to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.
Verse 3
Come as the fire; and purge our hearts,
Like sacrificial flame;
Let our whole soul an offering be
To our Redeemer’s name.
Verse 4
Come as the dove; and spread thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let thy church on earth become
Blessed as the church above.
Verse 5
Come as the wind; with rushing sound
And pentecostal grace;
That all, of woman born, may see
The glory of thy face.
Andrew Reed, “Spirit Divine! Attend Our Prayers”
Otterbein 1890 No. 168 · C.M · Arlington
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Verse 1
Hover o’er me, Holy Spirit;
Bathe my trembling heart and brow;
Fill me with thy hallowed presence,
Come, oh, come and fill me now.
Refrain
Fill me now, fill me now;
Jesus, come, and fill me now;
Fill me with thy hallowed presence,
Come, oh, come, and fill me now.
Verse 2
Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,
Tho’ I cannot tell thee how;
But I need thee, greatly need thee,
Come, oh, come, and fill me now.
Verse 3
I am weakness, full of weakness;
At thy sacred feet I bow;
Blest, divine, eternal Spirit,
Fill with power, and fill me now.
Verse 4
Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me;
Bathe, oh, bathe my heart and brow;
Thou art comforting and saving,
Thou art sweetly filling now.
Otterbein 1890 No. 175 · 8s & 7s, with Chorus · Fill Me Now
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Paul Gerhardt·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness;
Pierce the clouds of nature’s night;
Come, thou Source of joy and gladness,
Breathe thy life, and spread thy light.
Verse 2
From the height which knows no measure,
As a gracious shower descend,
Bringing down the richest treasure
Man can wish, or God can send.
Verse 3
Author of the new creation,
Come with unction and with power;
Make our hearts thy habitation;
On our souls thy graces shower.
Verse 4
Hear, O hear our supplication,
Blessed Spirit, God of peace!
Rest upon this congregation,
With the fullness of thy grace.
Paul Gerhardt, “Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness”
Otterbein 1890 No. 177 · 8s & 7s · Fill Me Now
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
Verse 2
Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys;
Our souls can neither fly nor go
To reach eternal joys.
Verse 3
In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.
Verse 4
Dear Lord, and shall we ever live
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to Thee,
And Thine to us so great!
Verse 5
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour’s love,
And that shall kindle ours.
Isaac Watts, “Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 277 · C.M. · St. Agnes
Andrew Reed·Modern
Verse 1
Spirit Divine, attend our prayers,
And make this house Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers,
O come, great Spirit, come.
Verse 2
Come as the light; to us reveal
Our emptiness and woe;
And lead us in those paths of life
Where all the righteous go.
Verse 3
Come as the fire; and purge our hearts,
Like sacrificial flame:
Let our whole soul an offering be
To our Redeemer’s Name.
Verse 4
Come as the dove; and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love;
And let Thy Church on earth become
Blest as Thy Church above.
Verse 5
Spirit Divine, attend our prayers;
Make a lost world Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious powers,
O come, great Spirit, come.
Andrew Reed, “Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 52 · C.M. · Lambeth