1.The Spirit of the Lord revealedHis will to saints of old;Their heart and mind lips unsealedHis glory to unfold.Amid the gloom of ancient nightThey hailed the dawning Word,And in the coming of the lightProclaimed the coming Lord.2.The prophets passed; at length there cameTo sojourn and abide,The Word incarnate, to whose nameThe prophets testified;And He, the twilight overpast,Himself, the Light of light,As man with man, revealed at lastThe Father to our sight.3.Eternal Spirit, who dost speakTo mind and conscience still,That we in this our day, may seekTo do our Father’s will,To us the word of life impart,Of Christ, the living way;Give us the quiet, humble heartTo hear and to obey.