Hymn
Come, blessed Spirit, source of light
Come, blessed Spirit! source of light!
Whose power and grace are unconfined,
Dispel the gloomy shades of night
The thicker darkness of the mind.
To mine illumined eyes, display
The glorious truths thy word reveals;
Cause me to run the heavenly way,
Thy book unfold, and loose the seals.
Thine inward teachings make me know
The mysteries of redeeming love,
The vanity of things below,
And excellence of things above.
While through this dubious maze I stray,
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad,
To show the dangers of the way,
And guide my feeble steps to God.
Come, blessed Spirit, source of light — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-blessed-spirit-source-of-light
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, blessed Spirit, source of light?
The words of Come, blessed Spirit, source of light were written by Benjamin Beddome; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 12 more hymns by Benjamin Beddome, including Compassion and Resignation? or, God Our Portion.
Is Come, blessed Spirit, source of light public domain?
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What is the metre of Come, blessed Spirit, source of light?
Come, blessed Spirit, source of light is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord, In Hope, Believing Against Hope and Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said.