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THE PROMISE.(Joel ii. 28, 29; Luke xxiv. 49; Acts i. 4, Acts ii. 33; Luke xi. 13.)
Pour out Thy Spirit on us, Lord,
Else are we far from Thee,
Hearing of Thee we know Thee not,
Seeing we cannot see.
Pour out Thy Spirit, oh our God,
Of Him to testify
Who came to bring us light and life,
And Thee to glorify.
Else are we far from Thee,
Hearing of Thee we know Thee not,
Seeing we cannot see.
Pour out Thy Spirit, oh our God,
Of Him to testify
Who came to bring us light and life,
And Thee to glorify.
Pour out Thy Spirit, else in us
The law of sin hath sway,
We cannot please Thee, and alone
We know not how to pray.
Pour out Thy Spirit; make us thus
For Thy true service meet;
Consecrate us, and bring us nigh
To worship at Thy feet.
The law of sin hath sway,
We cannot please Thee, and alone
We know not how to pray.
Pour out Thy Spirit; make us thus
For Thy true service meet;
Consecrate us, and bring us nigh
To worship at Thy feet.
Pour out Thy Spirit, else our hearts
Lack every heavenly grace,
And all emotion is impure,
Despicable and base.
But He shall shed abroad Thy love
And fill our souls with peace,
And hope and gladness shall abound,
And wisdom shall increase.
Lack every heavenly grace,
And all emotion is impure,
Despicable and base.
But He shall shed abroad Thy love
And fill our souls with peace,
And hope and gladness shall abound,
And wisdom shall increase.
Pour out Thy Spirit, else our aims
Will be all mean and low,
And nought of our blest heritage
Can we conceive or know.
Will be all mean and low,
And nought of our blest heritage
Can we conceive or know.
