 | [Poems by Smith in] The psalmist : a new collection of hymns for the use of the Baptist churches |  |
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Spirit of Holiness.
1
Spirit of holiness, descend;Thy people wait for thee;
Thine ear, in kind compassion, lend;
Let us thy mercy see.
2
Behold, thy weary churches wait,With wishful, longing eyes;
Let us no more lie desolate;
O, bid thy light arise.
3
Thy light, that on our souls hath shone,Leads us in hope to thee;
Let us not feel its rays alone—
Alone thy people be.
4
O, bring our dearest friends to God;Remember those we love;
Fit them, on earth, for thine abode;
Fit them for joys above.
5
Spirit of holiness, 'tis thineTo hear our feeble prayer;
Come,—for we wait thy power divine,—
Let us thy mercy share.
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