Christ in Song 22
The Comforter Has Come
Words: Rev. F. BottomeMusic: W. J. Kirkpatrick
1"I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever." — John 14:16.
O spread the tidings 'round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!
RefrainThe Comforter has come! The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!
2The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last;
And hushed the dreadful wail of captives held so fast!
He lives who once was dead, the open fountain flows
From Calv’ry’s sacred head; oh, bless His name!
3The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!
- Words
- Rev. F. Bottome
- Music
- W. J. Kirkpatrick
- Scripture
- John 14:16
Copyright by W. J. Kirkpatrick
The verse
- Meter
- 28.12.12.13.6
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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