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Christ in Song 348

COME, HOLY SPIRIT

Words: George Hews

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1Come, Holy Spirit, come,
With energy divine,
And on this earthly temple shine,
Till its frail walls declare
The brightness of thy dwelling there.

2Come, Holy Spirit, come,
With sanctifying power,
And bless this consecrated hour;
Thou who dost like the wind
In thine appearing, unconfined.

3Come, Holy Spirit, come,
With thy celestial fire,
Kindle in every heart desire
That it may worthily show
The sacred pledge we here bestow.

4Come, Holy Spirit, come,
Dwell in this temple here,
Make it thy home from year to year,
Thy presence may each stone
Throughout its frame make known.

The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABBCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, Holy Spirit, come,//˘/˘/6A
With energy divine,˘/˘˘˘/6B
And on this earthly temple shine,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Till its frail walls declare/˘//˘/6C
The brightness of thy dwelling there.˘/˘˘//˘/8C

Verse 2

Come, Holy Spirit, come,//˘/˘/6A
With sanctifying power,˘/˘˘˘/˘7B
And bless this consecrated hour;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9B
Thou who dost like the wind/˘//˘/6C
In thine appearing, unconfined.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

Come, Holy Spirit, come,//˘/˘/6A
With thy celestial fire,˘/˘/˘/˘7B
Kindle in every heart desire/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘10B
That it may worthily show˘˘˘/˘˘/7C
The sacred pledge we here bestow.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Come, Holy Spirit, come,//˘/˘/6A
Dwell in this temple here,/˘˘/˘/6B
Make it thy home from year to year,/˘//˘/˘/8B
Thy presence may each stone//˘˘//6C
Throughout its frame make known.˘/˘///6C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.