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!