Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart-Hymn Sing

Spirit of God, Descent UPon My Heart-Hymn Sing
Four verses: Three in Ab; One in Bb
Verse 1:
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart.
Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move.
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
Verse 2:
Hast Thou not bid us love Thee, God and King?
All, all Thine own-soul, heart, and strength, and mind!
I see Thy cross-there teach my heart to cling.
O let me seek Thee and O let me find!
Verse 3:
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh.
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear;
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
Verse 4:
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame;
The baptism of the heav'n-descended Dove-
My heart an altar and Thy love the flame.
Words: George Croly, 1854
Music: Frederick C. Atkinson, 1870