Holy Spirit, truth divine
Holy Spirit, truth divine. Samuel Longfellow* (1819-1892).
First published in Hymns of the Spirit (1864), edited by Longfellow and Samuel Johnson*, where it had the title ‘Prayer for Inspiration’. It had six stanzas, setting out the virtues associated with the Holy Spirit, beginning with ‘Truth divine’ and continuing with ‘Love divine’, ‘Power divine’, ‘Right divine’, Peace divine’ and ‘Joy divine’. The 1864 text was as follows::
Holy Spirit, Truth divine!Dawn upon this soul of mine;Word of God, and Inward Light!Wake my spirit, clear my sight.
Holy Spirit, Love divine!Glow within this heart of mine;Kindle every high desire;Perish self in Thy pure fire!
Holy Spirit, Power divine!Fill and...
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