Hymn
Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness
Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness,
Pierce the clouds of sinful night;
Come, Thou Source of sweetest gladness,
Breathe Thy life, and spread Thy light!
Come, Thou best of all donations
God can give, or we implore!
Having Thy sweet consolations,
We need wish for nothing more.
From that height that knows no measure,
As a gracious shower descend,
Bringing down the richest treasure
Man can wish, or God can send.
Author of the new creation!
Come with unction and with power;
Make our hearts Thy habitation;
On our souls Thy graces shower.
Manifest Thy love forever;
Fence us in on every side;
In distress be our Reliever,
Guard and teach, support and guide.
Hear, O hear our supplication.
Loving Spirit, God of peace!
Rest upon this congregation,
With the fullness of Thy grace.
Amen.
Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/holy-ghost-dispel-our-sadness
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness?
The words of Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness are credited to Paul Gerhardt, Johann Christian Jacobi and Augustus Toplady; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 7 more hymns by Paul Gerhardt, including Since Jesus Is My Friend and Give to the Winds Thy Fears.
Is Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness?
Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness is in 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Comfort, comfort ye my people.