Scripture Verse

I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove. John 1:32

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cro­by, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 6, by Ira San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois & New York: Big­low & Main and John Church, 1891), num­ber 49. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Ro­bert Bruce, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Mi­nas Ge­rais Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, like a dove des­cend­ing,
Rest Thou up­on us while we meet to pray;
Show us the Sav­ior, all His love re­veal­ing,
Lead us to Him, the Life, the Truth, the Way.

Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, ev­ery cloud dis­pell­ing,
Fill us with glad­ness, through the Mas­ter’s name;
Bring to our me­mo­ry words that He hath spok­en,
Then shall our tongues His won­drous grace pro­claim.

Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, sent from God the Fa­ther—
Thou friend and teach­er, com­fort­er and guide—
Our thoughts di­rect­ing, keep us close to Je­sus,
And in our hearts for­ev­er­more abide.