Hymn
The Operations of the Holy Spirit
Eternal Spirit, we confess
And sing the wonders of thy grace;
Thy power conveys our blessings down
From God the Father and the Son.
Enlightened by thy heavenly ray,
Our shades and darkness turn to day;
Thine inward teachings make us know
Our danger and our refuge too.
Thy power and glory work within,
And break the chains of reigning sin;
All our imperious lusts subdue,
And form our wretched hearts anew.
The Operations of the Holy Spirit — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-operations-of-the-holy-spirit
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Operations of the Holy Spirit?
The words of The Operations of the Holy Spirit were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Greatness of God and God Reconciled in Christ.
Is The Operations of the Holy Spirit public domain?
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What is the metre of The Operations of the Holy Spirit?
The Operations of the Holy Spirit is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Living Bread, The Glory of Christ, and Power of the Gospel and Awake, My Tongue.