Hymn
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost,
Taught by thee, we covet most
Of thy gifts at Pentecost,
Holy, heavenly love.
Faith, that mountains could remove,
Tongues of earth or heaven above,
Knowledge all things empty prove,
Without heavenly love.
Love is kind, and suffers long;
Love is meek, and thinks no wrong;
Love, than death itself more strong:
Give us heavenly love.
Prophecy will fade away,
Melting in the light of day;
Love will ever with us stay:
Give us heavenly love.
Faith will vanish into sight;
Hope be emptied in delight;
Love in heaven will shine more bright:
Give us heavenly love.
Faith and hope and love we see
Joining hand in hand agree;
But the greatest of the three,
And the best, is love.
From the overshadowing
Of thy gold and silver wing,
Shed on us, who to thee sing,
Holy, heavenly love.
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/gracious-spirit-holy-ghost
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost?
The words of Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost were written by Christopher Wordsworth; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 9 more hymns by Christopher Wordsworth, including Hark! The Sound of Holy Voices and O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea.
Is Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost public domain?
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What is the metre of Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost?
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost is in 7.7.7.5. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Have Mercy On Us and Light at Evening Time.