Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

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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.


2.	I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
	no sudden rending of the veil of clay,
	no angel visitant, no opening skies;
	but take the dimness of my soul away.


3.	Has thou not bid me 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 kindling of the heaven-descended Dove,
	my heart an altar, and thy love the flame.

Words by:

George Croly
Music by:

Frederick C. Atkinson