Scripture Verse

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. Ezekiel 36:26–27

Introduction

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J. Wilbur Chapman
1859–1918

Words: J. Wil­bur Chap­man, in Crown­ing Glo­ry, Re­vised, by Pe­ter Bil­horn (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bil­horn Bro­thers, 1894), num­ber 5.

Music: Plu­mas Pe­ter P. Bil­horn, 1894 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Peter P. Bilhorn (1865–1936)

Lyrics

My soul crieth out for the Spi­rit,
I’m hungering and thirsting to know
The fullness of blessing He giveth;
Now fill me while humbly I bow.

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Come in, come in! Blessèd Spi­rit,
Thy work of great blessing begin;
By faith I lay hold of Thy promise,
And claim complete vic­to­ry o’er sin.

O Spi­rit of God and of Je­sus,
Blest Trinity, come and possess
My body, my soul, and my spirit,
And fill me with Thy holiness.

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My body make meet for Thy temple,
My heart make Thou whiter than snow;
My spirit make loving and gentle,
Oh, fill me while humbly I bow.

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O ye that are thirsting for fullness,
Make room by forsaking all sin;
Surrender to Him your whole nature,
By faith let the Spi­rit come in.

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