Millennial Harp 118
The Spirit of the Lord Revealed
1The Spirit of the Lord revealed His will to saints of old; Their heart and mind and lips unsealed His glory to unfold.
RefrainAmid the gloom of ancient night They hailed the dawning Word, And He, the twilight over past, Him-self, the Light of way; To us the word of life impart, Or Christ, the living way; And in the coming of the light Proclaimed the coming Lord. As man with man, revealed at last The Father to obey. Give us the quiet, humble heart To hear and to obey.
2The prophets passed; at length there came To sojourn and abide, The Word incarnate, to whose name The prophets testified;
3Eternal Spirit, who dost speak To mind and conscience still, That we in this our day, may seek To do our Father's will,
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