Scripture Verse

Ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8

Introduction

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William C. Poole (1875–1949)

Words: Will­iam C. Poole, in Great Re­vi­val Hymns, ed­it­ed by Ho­mer A. Ro­de­hea­ver, Bent­ley D. Ack­ley, Will­iam E. Bie­der­wolf & John B. Her­bert (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ro­de­hea­ver-Ack­ley, 1911), num­ber 70.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

There was pow­er, O Lord,
In the days of old,
To kin­dle a fire in hearts grown cold;
That we on Thy word may now lay hold,
Lord, send that pow­er again.

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Lord, send the pow­er again,
O send the pow­er again!
We be­lieve on Thy name,
And Thy pro­mise we claim,
Lord, send the pow­er again.

There was pow­er by which
Every tongue could speak,
New life giv­ing power un­to the weak;
That sent them the wan­der­ing ones to seek—
Lord, send that pow­er again.

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There was pow­er to set
Every cap­tive free
And give to Thy ser­vants li­ber­ty
To speak and to pray and work for Thee—
Lord, send that pow­er again.

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There was pow­er, O Lord,
In the old time pray­er,
It thrilled ev­ery heart and lin­gered there,
Till we in Thy glo­ry seemed to share—
Lord, send that pow­er again.

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