Fire of God, Thou sacred flame
by Albert F. Bayly (1901–1984)
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 263.
Verse 1
Fire of God, Thou sacred flame, Spirit who in splendor came, Let Thy heat my soul refine Till it glows with love divine.
Verse 2
Breath of God, that swept in power In the pentecostal hour, Holy Breath, be Thou in me Source of vital energy.
Verse 3
Strength of God, Thy might within Conquers sorrow, pain, and sin: Fortify from evil’s art All the gateways of my heart.
Verse 4
Truth of God, Thy piercing rays Penetrate my secret ways. May the light that shames my sin Guide me holier paths to win.
Verse 5
Love of God, Thy grace profound Knoweth neither age nor bound: Come, my heart’s own guest to be, Dwell forevermore in me.