1 HOLY Ghost! my soul inspire;
Spirit of th' almighty Sire!
Spirit of the Son divine!
Comforter! thy gifts be mine.
2 Holy Spirit! in my breast,

Grant that lively faith may rest;
And subdue each rebel thought
To believe what thou hast taught.
3 When around my sinking soul
Gathering waves of sorrow roll,
Spirit blest! the tempest still,
And with hope my bosom fill.

4 Holy Spirit! from my mind
Thought, and wish, and will unkind,
Deed and word unkind remove,
And my bosom fill with love.
5 Faith, and hope, and charity,
Comforter! descend from thee:
Thou th' anointing Spirit art;
These thy gifts to us impart!
6 Till our faith be lost in sight,
Hope be swallowed in delight,
Love return to dwell with thee,
In the threefold Deity.

2 Holy Ghost! with power divine,
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;
Long has sin, without control,
Held dominion o'er my soul.

3 Holy Ghost! with joy divine,
Cheer this saddened heart of mine;
Bid my many woes depart,
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.

4 Holy Spirit! all-divine,

Dwell within this heart of mine ;
Cast down every idol-throne,
Reign supreme,—and reign alone.
Andrew Reed, 1842.

1 GRACIOUS Spirit! Dove divine!
Let thy light within me shine;
All my guilty fears remove,
Fill me full of heaven and love.

2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me,
Set the burdened sinner free;
Lead me to the Lamb of God;
Wash me in his precious blood.
3 Life and peace to me impart,
Seal salvation on my heart;
Breathe thyself into my breast,—
Earnest of immortal rest.

4 Let me never from thee stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Fill my soul with joy divine,
Keep me, Lord! for ever thine.

(342.)

John Stocker, 1776.

MARRIOTT.

32 a

Joseph Barnby, 1867.

168.

(347.)

John Marriott, 1813.

The Diffusion of the Scriptures. 1 LORD of all power and might! Father of love and light! Speed on thy word: Oh! let the gospel sound All the wide world around, Wherever man is found: God speed his word!

2 Our thanks we give to thee;
Thine let the glory be,-
Glory to God!

Thine was the mighty plan,
From thee the work began,
Away with praise of man,-
Glory to God!

3 Lo! what embattled foes,
Stern in their hate, oppose

God's holy word!

One for his truth we stand,
Strong in his own right hand,
Firm as a martyr-band:

God shield his word!

4 Onward shall be our course,
Despite of fraud or force :
God bless his word!
His word ere long shall run
Free as the noonday sun;
His purpose must be done :
God bless his word!

(348.)

Hugh Stowell, 1852. a.

1 BEHOLD! the lofty sky

Declares its maker, God;

And all his starry worlds, on high,
Proclaim his power abroad.

2 The darkness and the light

Still keep their course the same; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name.

3 In every different land,

Their general voice is known;
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.

4 Ye Christian lands! rejoice;
Here he reveals his word;
We are not left to nature's voice,
To bid us know the Lord.

5 His laws are just and pure,

His truth without deceit ; His promises for ever sure, And his rewards are great.

6 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim,

Accept the praise, my God, my King! In my Redeemer's name.

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just;
For ever sure thy promise, Lord!
And men securely trust.

4 My gracious God! how plain
Are thy directions given !
Oh! may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven.

5 While, with my heart and tongue,
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God!

171.

Isaac Watts, 1719.

His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey.

Commands our hope and fear; Oh! may we hide it in our hearts, And feel its influence there.

(351.)

Benjamin Beddome, 1760.

172.

The Bible, our Light.

1 How precious is the book divine,
By inspiration given!
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.

2 Its light, descending from above,
Our gloomy world to cheer,
Displays a Saviour's boundless love,
And brings his glories near.

3 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts,
In this dark vale of tears;

Life, light, and joy, it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.

4 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way,

Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

173.

John Fawcett, 1782.

5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord! Be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there.

Anne Steele, 1760.

174. The Light and Glory of the Word.

1 THE Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.

2 A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic, like the sun;

It gives a light to every age;—
It gives, but borrows none.

1 FATHER of mercies! in thy word,

What endless glory shines!

For ever be thy name adored,

For these celestial lines.

2 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast;

Sublimer sweets than nature knows
Invite the longing taste.

3 Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.

The gracious light and heat; His truths upon the nations rise,— They rise, but never set.

4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display,

As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.

5 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of him I love,
Till glory breaks upon my view,
In brighter worlds above.

(357.)

William Cowper, 1772.

1 BEGIN, my tongue! some heavenly theme,
And speak some boundless thing,—
The mighty works, or mightier name
Of our eternal King.

2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness,
And sound his power abroad;
Sing the sweet promise of his grace,
And the performing God.

3 Proclaim-"Salvation from the Lord,
For wretched, dying men!"
His hand has writ the sacred word,
With an immortal pen.

4 Engraved as in eternal brass,

The mighty promise shines,

Nor can the powers of darkness raze
Those everlasting lines.

5 His very word of grace is strong,
As that which built the skies;
The voice that rolls the stars along
Speaks all the promises.

6 Oh! might I hear thy heavenly tongue
But whisper,-"Thou art mine!"
Those gentle words should raise my song,
To notes almost divine.