Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Lord let thy Spirit penetrate
Topic: The Gospel/Spirit of Adoption
Writer: <no first name given> Bonar
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 417
Page Number: 254, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLord, let thy Spirit penetrate
This heart and soul of mine;
And my whole being with thy grace
Pervade, O Life divine!
As this clear air surrounds the earth,
Thy grace around me roll;
As the fresh light pervades the air,
So pierce and fill my soul.
As from these clouds drops down in love
The precious summer rain,
So from thyself pour down the flood
That freshens all again.
As these fair flowers exhale their scent
In gladness at our feet.
So from thyself let fragrance breathe,
More heavenly and more sweet.
Thus life within our lifeless hearts,
Shall make its glad abode;
And we shall shine in beauteous light,
Filled with the light of God.