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Spirit divine, attend our prayers

by Andrew Reed

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 267.

Verse 1

Spirit divine, attend our prayers, And make this house Thy home; Descend with all Thy gracious powers, O come, great Spirit, come!

Verse 2

Come as the light; to us reveal Our emptiness and woe, And lead us in those paths of life Where-on the righteous go.

Verse 3

Come as the fire, and purge our hearts Like sacrificial flame; Let our whole soul an of – f’ring be To our Redeemer’s name.

Verse 4

Come as the dove, and spread Thy wings, The wings of peaceful love; And let Thy church on earth become Blest as the church above.

Verse 5

Spirit divine, attend our prayers, Make a lost world Thy home; Descend with all Thy gracious powers, O come, great Spirit, come!

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