2 He came in semblance of a dove,
With sheltering wings outspread,
The holy balm of peace and love
On earth to shed.

3 He came sweet influence to impart,
A gracious, willing Guest,
While He can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest.

4 And His that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breath of even,
That checks each thought, that calms
And speaks of heaven. [each fear,

5

And every virtue we possess,

And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness,
Are His alone.

6 Spirit of purity and grace,
Our weakness, pitying, see:
O make our hearts Thy dwelling-place,
And worthier Thee.

I19 (LUX VESPERA) 7. 7. 7. 5.
I GRACIOUS Spirit, Holy Ghost,
Taught by Thee, we covet most,
Of Thy gifts at Pentecost,
Holy, heavenly love.

2 Faith, that mountains could remove,
Tongues of earth or heaven above,
Knowledge, all things, empty prove,
Without heavenly love.

3

Love is kind, and suffers long;
Love is meek, and thinks no wrong;
Love than death itself more strong;
Therefore, give us love.

Harriet Auber, 1829

4 Faith will vanish into sight;
Hope be emptied in delight;
Love in heaven will shine more bright;
Therefore, give us love.

5 Faith and hope and love we see,
Joining hand in hand, agree;
But the greatest of the three,

And the best, is love.

6 From the overshadowing
Of Thy gold and silver wing,
Shed on us who to Thee sing
Holy, heavenly love.

Bishop Christopher Wordsworth, 1862

I Come, Holy Spirit, heaven-ly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers;

I Gracious Spir it, Holy Ghost, Taught by Thee, we cov - et

121 HERMON C. M.

Lowell Mason, 1832

I Thy home is with the humble, Lord; The sim-plest are

the best;

Thy lodg-ing is in

child-like hearts; Thou makest there Thy rest. A MEN.

2 Dear Comforter, eternal Love,
If Thou wilt stay with me,
Of lowly thoughts and simple ways
I'll build a house for Thee.

3

Who made this beating heart of mine
But Thou, my heavenly Guest?

Let no one have it, then, but Thee,
And let it be Thy rest.

Rev. Frederick W. Faber, 1849: verse 1, ll. 2, 4, verse 2, l. 4, verse 3, l. 4, alt.

Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures

122 DUNDEE C. M.

Arr. from Christopher Tye, 1553

I How precious is the book Divine, By in - spi- ra- tion given:

Bright as a lamp its doc-trines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. A-MEN.

2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night

In this dark vale of tears;

Life, light, and joy it still imparts,

And quells our rising fears.

Of life, shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light

Of an eternal day.

Rev. John Fawcett, 1782

1 The Spir-it breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight; Pre-cepts and prom-i

ses af-ford A sancti fy - ing light,