Come, Holy Spirit, come,/ with energy divine
Come, Holy Spirit, come,/ with energy divine. Benjamin Beddome* (1717-1795).
According to JJ, p. 122, this was first published in the 10th Edition of John Rippon*’s Selection of Hymns* (1800), sold in Britain and America. The title was ‘The Holy Spirit invoked’, with no author’s name. It had four stanzas. The text in 1800 was as follows:
Come, holy Spirit, come! With energy divine; And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine.
From the celestial hills, Light, life, and joy dispense; And may I daily, hourly feel Thy quickening influence.
Melt, melt this frozen heart; This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew.
Mine will...
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