1. Spirit of God, dwell thou within 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.
2. I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
no sudden rending of the veil of clay,
no angel visitant, no op’ning skies;
but take the dimness of my soul away.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
SPIRIT OF GOD, DWELL THOU WITHIN MY HEART
First Line:
Spirit of God, dwell thou within my heart; wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
Songbook: Trinity Psalter Hymnal 2018
Page Number: 393
Song Key: B flat
Language: English
Authors: George Croly, 1854
Tune Name: MORECAMBE
Themes: The Holy Spirit
Composer: Frederick C. Atkinson, 1870
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