Scripture Verse

The anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him. 1 John 2:27

Introduction

Words: Si­las G. Odell, 1885.

Music: As­ta­na H. R. Jeff­rey, in Se­lect Hymns, ed­it­ed by Bar­ney E. War­ren, An­drew L. By­ers & Cla­ra M. Brooks (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet Pub­lish­ing, 1911), num­ber 382 (🔊 pdf nwc) Note: A dif­fer­ent ar­range­ment of this me­lo­dy was pub­lish­ed un­der Jef­frey’s name in Songs of Vic­to­ry, ed­it­ed by Jo­seph C. Fish­er (Grand Junc­tion, Mi­chi­gan: 1885), num­ber 90.

If you know Jeff­rey’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Odell,

Lyrics

Blessèd Spi­rit, for the ask­ing,
Thou didst come in­to my heart;
Oh, I ev­er would adore Thee,
Never, ne­ver from Thee part;
Blessèd Spi­rit, how I love Thee!
Dwell Thou ev­er in my heart.

Refrain

Oh, this well of liv­ing wa­ter,
Springing up with­in my soul!
Life eter­nal to me giv­ing,
Praise the Lord, I now am whole.

Thou dost tell me, bless­èd Spi­rit,
That my soul is born of God;
Thou dost wit­ness to the cleans­ing
Wrought with­in by Je­sus’ blood;
I am hap­py, ev­er hap­py,
Since my heart is Thine abode.

Refrain

Oh, this won­drous, blest an­oint­ing
Which with­in me doth abide,
Witnessing to Je­sus’ me­rit—
In Thy guid­ance I con­fide;
Thou wilt lead me, Thou wilt bring me,
Bring me to my Sav­ior’s side.

Refrain

Now I taste of Hea­ven’s sweet­ness,
For my Sav­ior in me lives;
Oh, the rich­ness and com­plete­ness
Of this rest the Spi­rit gives!
Ever lead me, heav’n­ward lead me,
Conquering pow­er un­to me give.

Refrain