Come, Lord, to our souls come down

Come, Lord, to our souls come down. Howard Charles Adie Gaunt* (1902-83). This hymn was first published in 100HfT (1969). It was written to be sung between the Epistle and the Gospel at Holy Communion, and is therefore short: it is a hymn of preparation. In its first printing, stanza 3 lines 3-4 were: Make us, Lord, by your own Word, More and more believing. Both HP and RS altered these lines, concerned that ‘more and more’ might mean quantity rather than depth: HPRS Stir us, Lord, by your own word; Deepen our believing. lead us, Lord, by your own Word; strengthen our believing.   A&MCP (2000) and A&MRW (2013) retain Gaunt’s original text. Outside Britain it is found...