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SDA Hymnal 269

Come, Holy Spirit

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1Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.

2O raise our thoughts from things below,
From vanities and toys!
Till praise employs our thankful tongues,
To reach eternal joys.

3Awake our souls to joyful songs,
Let pure devotions rise;
And doubt forevervanish
At this poor, dying rate.

4Father, we want a longing rate,
At this poor, dying rate;
To Thee our thankful love we give,
For Thine to us is great.

5Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Savior's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

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Music
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Tune
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St. Martin's (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #144)
Meter
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The verse

Meter
9.8.8.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
With all Thy quickening powers;˘///˘˘/˘8B
Kindle a flame of sacred love/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
In these cold hearts of ours.˘˘//˘/˘7B

Verse 2

O raise our thoughts from things below,˘//˘/˘/˘/9A
From vanities and toys!˘/˘˘˘/6B
Till praise employs our thankful tongues,//˘//˘/˘/9C
To reach eternal joys.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Awake our souls to joyful songs,˘//˘/˘/˘/9A
Let pure devotions rise;//˘/˘/6B
And doubt forevervanish˘/?????7C
At this poor, dying rate.˘˘//˘/6D

Verse 4

Father, we want a longing rate,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
At this poor, dying rate;˘˘//˘/6A
To Thee our thankful love we give,˘//˘/˘/˘/9B
For Thine to us is great.˘/˘˘˘/6A

Verse 5

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
With all Thy quickening powers;˘///˘˘/˘8B
Come, shed abroad a Savior's love,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And that shall kindle ours.˘˘˘/˘/˘7B

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.