HYMN to the HOLY GHOST. Rev. Charles Wesley Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T31323 K034809.000 Wesley, John, 1703-1791. Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788. Hymns and sacred poems: Published by John Wesley, ... and Charles Wesley, ... London printed by William Strahan; and sold by James Hutton; and at Mr. Bray's 1739 pp. 111-113. x,[6],223,[1]p.; 12⁰.

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HYMN to the HOLY GHOST . I. HEAR , Holy Spirit , hear , My Inward Comforter ! Loos'd by Thee my stamm'ring Tongue First essays to praise Thee now , This the New , the Joyful Song , Hear it in thy Temple Thou ! II . Long o'er my Formless Soul The dreary Waves did roll ; Void I lay and sunk in Night : Thou , the overshadowing Dove , Call'dst the Chaos into Light , Bad'st me Be , and live , and love . III . Thee I exult to Feel , Thou in my Heart dost dwell : There Thou bear'st thy Witness true , Shed'st the Love of GOD abroad ; I in CHRIST a Creature New , I , ev'n I am Born of GOD ! IV . Ere yet the Time was come To fix in Me thy Home , With me oft Thou didst reside : Now , my GOD , Thou In me art ! Here Thou ever shalt abide ; One we are , no more to part . V. Fruit of the Saviour's Pray'r , My Promis'd Comforter ! Thee the World cannot receive , Thee they neither know nor see , Dead is all the Life they live , Dark their Light , while void of Thee . VI . Yet I partake thy Grace Thro' CHRIST my Righteousness ; Mine the Gifts Thou dost impart , Mine the Unction from above , Pardon written on my Heart , Light , and Life , and Joy , and Love . VII . Thy Gifts , Blest Paraclete , I glory to repeat : Sweetly Sure of Grace I am , Pardon to my Soul apply'd , Int'rest in the spotless Lamb ; Dead for All , for me He dy'd . VIII . Thou art Thyself the Seal ; I more than Pardon feel , Peace , Unutterable Peace , Joy that Ages ne'er can move , Faith's Assurance , Hope's Increase , All the Confidence of Love ! IX . Pledge of thy Promise giv'n , My An epast of Heav'n ; Earnest Thou of Joys Divine , Joys Divine on Me bestow'd , Heav'n and CHRIST , and All is mine , All the Plenitude of GOD . X. Thou art My Inward Guide , I ask no Help beside : Arm of GOD , to Thee I call , Weak as Helpless Infancy ! Weak I am — yet cannot fall Stay'd by Faith , and led by Thee ! XI . Hear , Holy Spirit , hear , My Inward Comforter ! Loos'd by Thee my stamm'ring Tongue First essays to praise Thee now ; This the New , the Joyful Song , Hear it in thy Temple Thou !