3 To all our souls apply
The doctrine of our Lord,
Our conscience fully certify,
And witness with the word.
4 Thy quickening light display,
And show us things to come,
The after state, the final day,
And man's eternal doom.

5

Descending from above,
Into our souls convey

The comfort, joy, and power, and love,
Which none can take away.

316

87,87,77,88, or 8s & 7s.

HOLY Ghost, dispel our sadness,

TOPLADY.

Pierce the clouds of sinful night; Come Thou source of sweetest gladness, Breathe Thy life, and spread Thy light! Loving Spirit, God of peace,

Great Distributor of grace!

Rest upon this congregation,
Hear, O hear, our supplication!

2 From that height which knows no measure,
As a gracious shower descend;
Bringing down the richest treasure
Man can wish, or God can send !
O Thou Glory, shining down
From the Father and the Son,
Grant us Thy illumination !
Rest upon this congregation!

HOLY Spirit, gently come.

HAMMOND.

Raise us from our fallen state,

Fix Thy everlasting home

In the hearts Thou didst create! 2 Glorious gift of God most High! Visit every troubled breast: Light and life and love supply; Give our spirits perfect rest!

3 Heavenly Unction from above,
Comforter of weary saints,
Fountain, life, and fire of love,
Hear, and answer our complaints !
4 Unto Thee we humbly pray,
Spirit of the living God,

Now Thy sevenfold grace display,
Shed our Saviour's love abroad!
5 Take the things of Christ, and show
What our Lord for us hath done;
May we God the Father know
Only in and through the Son.

318

C.M.

DODDRIDGE.

FATHER, we crave that choicest gift,
Thy Spirit from above,

To bless our eyes with sacred light,
And fire our hearts with love.

2 With speedy flight may He.descend,
And solid comfort bring,

And o'er our languid souls extend
His all-reviving wing.

3 Blest earnest of eternal joy,
Declare our sins forgiven;
And bear, with energy divine,

Our raptured thoughts to heaven.
4 Diffuse, O God, these copious showers,
That earth its fruit may yield,

And change this barren wilderness
To Carmel's flowery field.

319

C.M.

C. WESLEY.

FATHER, admit our lawful claim,

Let us that ask, receive;

To us that ask in Jesu's Name
Thou wilt Thy Spirit give.

2 Jesus hath spoke the faithful word:
On them that ask Him here,

Thou wilt, in honour of our Lord,
The Holy Ghost confer.

S If evil we, by nature know
To give our children food,

Much more wilt Thou on us bestow
The soul-sustaining Good.

4 Our holy, heavenly Father, Thou
Regard'st Thy children's prayer:
Answer, and send, O send us now
The promised Comforter.

5 We seek, Thou know'st we seek Thy face;
Let us the blessing find:
Open the door of faith and grace
To us, and all mankind.

6 Surely Thou wilt, we dare believe,
For Jesu's sake alone,

Thou wilt to us the Spirit give,
Give all good gifts in One.

320

555,11.

AWAY with our fears,

C. WESLEY.

Our troubles and tears;

The Spirit is come,

The Witness of Jesus returned to His home; The pledge of our Lord

To His heaven restored,

Is sent from the sky,

And tells us our Head is exalted on high.

2 Our Advocate there,

By His blood and His prayer,

The gift hath obtained,

For us he hath prayed and theComforter gained.
Our glorified Head

His Spirit hath shed,
With His people to stay,

And never again will He take Him away.
3 Our heavenly Guide

With us shall abide;

His comforts impart,

And set up His kingdom of love in the heart. The heart that believes

His kingdom receives,

His power and His peace,

His life, and His joy's everlasting increase.

4 Then let us rejoice
In heart and in voice,
Our Leader pursue,

And shout as we travel the wilderness through;
With the Spirit remove
To Sion above.
Triumphant arise,

And walk with our God, till we fly to the skies.

321

L.M. 6 lines, triplets.

J. or C. WESLEY

SPIRIT of power, 'tis Thine alone

To finish what Thyself begun,

And crown Thy work with full success; To them that groan beneath their sin Thou bring'st the sweet refreshment in, The everlasting righteousness.

2 Thou that revealing Spirit art,
Who dost the hearing ear impart,
The clear illuminated sight:
Spirit of wisdom from on high,
Of knowledge that shall never die,
Of holy, true, eternal light.

& Thou art the end of doubtful care;
The antidote of sad despair,

We feel in that sweet power of Thine:
Through Thee who lift'st the fallen up,
We rise, rejoice, abound in hope,
And bless Thine energy divine.

4 Spirit of meek and godly fear,
The children taught of Thee revere,
And do their heavenly Father's will;
Pierced with an humble, filial awe,
They love to keep His blessed law,
And all His kind commands fulfil.

5 Spirit of pure and holy love,
We feel Thee streaming from above,
In calm unutterable peace;
The love by Thee diffused abroad,
Unites our happy hearts to God,
And seals our everlasting bliss.

322

L.M. 6 lines, triplets.

J. or C. WESLEY.

SPIRIT of holiness and rottin

Thy gracious God-delighting fruit
Is joy, fidelity, and peace,

Meekness which no affront can move,
Truth, temperance, long-suffering, love,
And universal righteousness.

2 Through Thee we render God-His due ;
The worship spiritual and true

With loving hearts rejoice to pay:
Him, while we find Thy present power,
In truth and spirit we adore,

And pray-whene'er in Thee we pray.
3 Thou pleadest in the living stones,
With speechless eloquence of groans,
Which pierce our pitying Father's ear;
The answer of Thy prayer we feel,
The glorious joy unspeakable,

And triumph in the Comforter.
4 True witness of our sonship,-Thee,-
We feel, from fear and sorrow free,
And Father, Abba, Father, cry:
Seal of our endless bliss Thou art,
Foretaste and earnest in our heart,

Of pleasures that shall never die. 5 First-fruits of yonder land above, Celestial joy, seraphic love,

To us, to us in Thee are given; And all that to the Spirit sow, Shall of the Spirit reap, and know The ripest happiness of heaven.

THE WORD OF GOD.

323 (111)

L.M. 6 lines.

C. WESLEY.

SPIRIT of Truth, essential God,

Who didst Thy ancient saints inspire, Shed in their hearts Thy love abroad, And touch their hallowed lips with fire;