Hymn
Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With all Thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Kindle the flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
Look how we grovel here below,
Fond of these earthly toys;
Our souls, how heavily they go,
To reach eternal joys!
Dear Lord, and shall we ever live
At this poor, dying rate?
Our love so cold, so faint to Thee,
And Thine to us so great?
Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With all Thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Come, shed abroad the Savior's love,
And that shall kindle ours.
Amen.
Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-holy-spirit-heavenly-dove
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove?
The words of Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including My Soul, Repeat His Praise and 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand.
Is Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove public domain?
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What is the metre of Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove?
Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Humility and Submission, Scenes of the Resurrection and A Sacramental Hymn.