Scripture Verse

I will ask the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter. John 14:16

Introduction

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Manie P. Ferguson (1850–1932)

Words: Ma­nie P. Fer­gu­son, in Songs of Tri­umph [with Sup­ple­ment], ed­it­ed by John Swan­el Ins­kip (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­sylv­ania: Na­tion­al Pub­li­ca­tion As­so­cia­tion for Pro­mo­tion of Ho­li­ness, 1885).

Music: Will­iam S. Mar­shall, cir­ca 1897. Ar­ranged by James M. Kirk, 1900 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mar­shall (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Kirk,

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James M. Kirk
1854–1945

Lyrics

Joys are flow­ing like a ri­ver,
Since the Com­fort­er has come;
He abides with us for­ev­er,
Makes the trust­ing heart His home.

Refrain

Blessèd qui­et­ness, ho­ly qui­et­ness,
What as­sur­ance in my soul!
On the stor­my sea, He speaks peace to me,
How the bil­lows cease to roll!

Bringing life and health and glad­ness,
All around this heav’n­ly Guest,
Banished un­belief and sad­ness,
Changed our wea­ri­ness to rest.

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Like the rain that falls from Hea­ven,
Like the sun­light from the sky,
So the Ho­ly Ghost is giv­en,
Coming on us from on high.

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See, a fruit­ful field is grow­ing,
Blessèd fruit of right­eous­ness;
And the streams of life are flow­ing
In the lone­ly wil­der­ness.

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What a won­der­ful sal­va­tion,
Where we al­ways see His face!
What a per­fect ha­bi­ta­tion,
What a qui­et rest­ing place!

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