The Otterbein Hymnal Part 28

4 'Tis thine to bring G.o.d's sacred word, And write it on our heart; There its reviving truths record, And there its peace impart.

5 Almighty Spirit! visit thus Our hearts, and guide our ways; Pour down thy quickening grace on us, And tune our lips to praise.

Wm. Riley Bathurst, 1830.

171 Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide. 7s. D.

_The Guide._

Holy Spirit, faithful Guide, Ever near the Christian's side; Gently lead us by the hand, Pilgrims in a desert land; Weary souls fore'er rejoice, While they hear that sweetest voice Whisper softly, wanderer come!

Follow me, I'll guide thee home.

2 Ever present, truest Friend, Ever near thine aid to lend, Leave us not to doubt and fear, Groping on in darkness drear, When the storms are raging sore, Hearts grow faint, and hopes give o'er Whisper softly, wanderer come!

Follow me, I'll guide thee home.

3 When our days of toil shall cease, Waiting still for sweet release, Nothing left but heaven and prayer, Wondering if our names were there; Wading deep the dismal flood, Pleading nought but Jesus' blood, Whisper softly, wanderer come!

Follow me, I'll guide thee home.

M.M. Wells.

172 Pleyel. 7s.

_The Holy Spirit in Conversion._ (383)

Gracious Spirit, love divine, Let thy light within me s.h.i.+ne; All my guilty fears remove, Fill me full of heaven and love.

2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me, Set the burdened sinner free; Lead me to the Lamb of G.o.d, Wash me in his precious blood.

3 Life and peace to me impart!

Seal salvation on my heart; Breathe thyself into my breast, Earnest of immortal rest.

4 Let me never from thee stray, Keep me in the narrow way; Fill my soul with joy divine, Keep me, Lord, forever thine.

John Stocker, 1776.

173 Zephyr. L.M.

_The Descent of the Spirit._ (375)

Spirit of pow'r, and truth, and love, Who sitt'st enthroned in light above!

Descend, and bear us on thy wings, Far from these low and fleeting things.

2 'Tis thine the wounded soul to heal, 'Tis thine to make the hardened feel; Thine to give light to blinded eyes, And bid the groveling spirit rise.

3 When faith is weak, and courage fails, When grief or doubt our soul a.s.sails, Who can, like thee, our spirits cheer?

Great Comforter! be ever near.

4 Come, Holy Spirit! like the fire; With burning zeal our souls inspire; Come, like the south-wind, breathing balm, Our joys refresh, our pa.s.sions calm.

5 Come, like the sun's enlightening beam; Come like the cooling, cleansing stream; With all thy graces present be:-- Spirit of G.o.d! we wait for thee.

William Lindsay Alexander, 1867.

174 Whitefield. S.M.

_The Spirit's Sanctifying Influence._ (378)

Come, Holy Spirit, come; Let thy bright beams arise, Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes.

2 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our b.r.e.a.s.t.s the flame Of never dying love.

3 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in ev'ry part, And new create the whole.

4 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; Our minds from bondage free.

Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and thee.

Joseph Hart, 1759.

175 Fill Me Now. 8s & 7s.

_The Fullness of the Spirit._

Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit; Bathe my trembling heart and brow; Fill me with thy hallowed presence, Come, oh, come and fill me now.

Cho.--Fill me now, fill me now; Jesus, come, and fill me now; Fill me with thy hallowed presence, Come, oh, come, and fill me now.

2 Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit, Tho' I cannot tell thee how; But I need thee, greatly need thee, Come, oh, come, and fill me now.

3 I am weakness, full of weakness; At thy sacred feet I bow; Blest, divine, eternal Spirit, Fill with power, and fill me now.

4 Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me; Bathe, oh, bathe my heart and brow; Thou art comforting and saving, Thou art sweetly filling now.

E.H. Stokes, D.D.

176 Fill Me Now. 8s & 7s.

_Guide and Comforter._

Holy Spirit, Fount of blessing, Ever watchful, ever kind, Thy celestial aid possessing, Prisoned souls deliverance find.

2 Seal of truth, and Bond of union, Source of light, and Flame of love, Symbol of divine communion, In the olive-bearing dove.