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HOLY SPIRIT.

4 No more the bloody spear,

The cross and nails no more; For hell itself shakes at his name,

And all the heav'ns adore.

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Watts.

HOLY SPIRIT.

82. Breathing after the Spirit. C. M.

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers,

Kindle a flame of sacred love

In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look, how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys:
Our souls can neither fly nor go,
To reach eternal joys.

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever live
At this poor dying rate?

Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great?

5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

Watts.

83. Prayer for the Spirit. S. M.

1 Come, Holy Spirit, come,

Let thy bright beams arise; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes.

2 Convince us of our sin;

Then lead to Jesus' blood;
And to our wondering view reveal
The secret love of God.

3 Revive our drooping faith;

Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never dying love.

4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,

To pour fresh life in every part,
And new-create the whole.

5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts;

Our minds from bondage free,

Then shall we know, and praise, and loye
The Father, Son, and Thee.

Hart.

84. Prayer for the Spirit. L. M. 1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, With light and comfort from above, Be thou our guardian, thou our guide, O'er every thought and step preside. 2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far From every sin and hurtful snare: Lead to thy word, that rules must give, And teach us lessons how to live.

3 The light of truth to us display,

And make us know and choose thy way;
Plant holy fear in every heart,
That we from God may ne'er depart.

4 Lead us to holiness, the road

That we must take to dwell with God; Lead us to Christ, the living way, Nor let us from his pastures stray. 5 Lead us to God, our final rest, In his enjoyment to be bless'd; Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is.

85. Prayer for the Spirit. T's.
1 Gracious Spirit, Love divine!
Let thy light within me shine,
All my guilty fears remove,
Fill me full of heaven and love.

Brown.

2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me,
Set the burden'd 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. Stocker.

86. Prayer for the Spirit's Influences.

L. M.

1 Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay,

Though I have done thee such despite; Cast not a sinner quite away,

Nor take thine everlasting flight.

2 Though I have most unfaithful been,
Of all who e'er thy grace receiv'd;
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd;
3 Yet, O! the chief of sinners spare,
In honor of my great High Priest;
Nor in thy righteous anger swear
I shall not see thy people's rest.

4 E'en now my weary soul release,
Upraise me with thy gracious hand,
Guide me into thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promis'd land.

87. The Little Cloud. T's.
1 Saw ye not the cloud arise,

Little as a human hand?
Now it spreads along the skies,
Hangs o'er all the thirsty land.
2 Lo, the promise of a shower-
Drops already from above:
But the Lord will shortly pour
All the blessings of his love.
3 When he first the work begun,

Small and feeble was his day;
Now the word doth swiftly run,
Now it wins its widening way.

4 Sons of God, your Saviour praise;
He the door hath open'd wide;

He hath given the word of grace;
Jesus' word is glorified.

Wesley.

Wesley.

88. Vision of Dry Bones. L. M. 1 Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye; See Adam's race in ruin lie;

Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground,
And scatters slaughter'd heaps around.