NCH 196
Holy Spirit, hear us;
Hymn Text
Verse 1
Holy Spirit, hear us;
Help us while we sing
Breathe into the music
Of the praise we bring.
Help us while we sing
Breathe into the music
Of the praise we bring.
Verse 2
Holy Spirit, prompt us,
When we kneel to pray,
Nearer come, and teach us
What we ought to say.
When we kneel to pray,
Nearer come, and teach us
What we ought to say.
Verse 3
Holy Spirit, shine thou
On the book we read,
Gild its holy pages
With the light we need.
On the book we read,
Gild its holy pages
With the light we need.
Verse 4
Holy Spirit, give us
Each a lowly mind;
make us more like Jesus,
gentle, pure, and kind.
Each a lowly mind;
make us more like Jesus,
gentle, pure, and kind.
Verse 5
Holy Spirit, help us,
Daily by thy might,
What is wrong to conquer,
And to choose the right.
Daily by thy might,
What is wrong to conquer,
And to choose the right.
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