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Thursday Audio Devotional
Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart
Arranged by David Cherwien
Jane Johnson, organ
Listen here: bit.ly/2AbAxj5

On Sunday we celebrate Pentecost, when God sent the Holy Spirit to descend on his followers in the form of wind and flame. This 19th century English hymn calls upon the Holy Spirit to fill the believer with an overwhelming love for God.

Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
stoop to my weakness, mighty as thou art,
and make me love thee as I ought to love.

I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
no sudden rending of the veil of clay,
o angel visitant, no opening skies,
but take the dimness of my soul away.

Teach me to feel that thou art always nigh;
teach me the struggles of the soul to bear;
to check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

Teach me to love thee as thine angels love,
one holy passion filling all my frame;
the baptism of the heaven-descended Dove.
My heart an altar, and thy love the flame.

PRAYER
Come Lord
Come down
Come in
Come among us
Come as the wind
To move us
Come as the light
To prove us
Come as the night
To rest us
Come as the storm
To test us
Come as the sun
To warm us
Come as the stillness
To calm us
Come Lord
Come down
Come in
Come among us.
--from Tides and Seasons, Modern Prayers in the Celtic Tradition by David Adam

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