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Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.

By “Spirit Divine, attend our prayers”

Andrew Reed (1787–1862)

SPIRIT DIVINE, attend our prayers,

And make this house Thy home;

Descend with all Thy gracious powers,—

O come, Great Spirit, come!

Come as the light—to us reveal

Our emptiness and woe;

And lead us in those paths of life

Where all the righteous go.

Come as the fire—and purge our hearts

Like sacrificial flame;

Let our whole soul an offering be

To our Redeemer’s name.

Come as the dew—and sweetly bless

This consecrated hour;

May barrenness rejoice to own

Thy fertilising power.

Come as the dove—and spread Thy wings,

The wings of peaceful love;

And let Thy Church on earth become

Blest as the Church above.

Come as the wind—with rushing sound,

And pentecostal grace;

That all of woman born may see

The glory of Thy face.

Spirit Divine, attend our prayers,

Make a lost world Thy home;

Descend with all Thy gracious powers,—

O come, Great Spirit, come!