Hymns and Tunes 1876 170
Eternal Spirit, source of truth
1Eternal Spirit, source of truth, Our contrite hearts inspire; Revive the flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire.
2Subdue the power of every sin, Whate'er that sin may be, And, soothe the sorrow of the trouble mind, And set the captive free.
3Then our our spirits witness bear That we are sons of God, Redeemed from sin, from death and hell, Through our Redeemer's blood.
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Verse 1
Eternal Spirit, source of truth, Our contrite hearts inspire; Revive the flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire.˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘////˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘31A
Verse 2
Subdue the power of every sin, Whate'er that sin may be, And, soothe the sorrow of the trouble mind, And set the captive free.˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/???˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/33A
Verse 3
Then our our spirits witness bear That we are sons of God, Redeemed from sin, from death and hell, Through our Redeemer's blood.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘???/31A
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