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SDA Hymnal 260

Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit

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1Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit,
Bathe my trembling heart and brow;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

RefrainFill me now, fill me now,
Jesus, come and fill me now;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

2Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,
Though I cannot tell Thee how;
But I need Thee, greatly need Thee,
Come, O come and fill me now.

3I am weakness, full of weakness,
At Thy sacred feet I bow;
Blest divine, eternal Spirit,
Fill with love, and fill me now.

4Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me,
Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;
Thou art comforting and saving,
Thou art sweetly filling now.

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Music
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Tune
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Also sung to
Fill Me Now (Millennial Harp #117)
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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Bathe my trembling heart and brow;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,/˘˘//˘/˘8C
Come, O come and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,///˘/˘/˘8A
Though I cannot tell Thee how;/˘/˘///7B
But I need Thee, greatly need Thee,˘˘///˘//8C
Come, O come and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

I am weakness, full of weakness,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
At Thy sacred feet I bow;˘//˘/˘/7B
Blest divine, eternal Spirit,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Fill with love, and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Thou art comforting and saving,///˘˘˘/˘8C
Thou art sweetly filling now.///˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Fill me now, fill me now,/˘//˘/6A
Jesus, come and fill me now;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,/˘˘//˘/˘8B
Come, O come and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7A

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.