"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.
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 heav'n-descended Dove,
My heart an altar; and Thy love the flame."
George Croly
Blessings,
Linda
A little confession....we were out all day and then spent the evening watching the debate. I didn't have time to write an in-depth post. :)
this is a wonderful post...
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Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. Your blog caught my attention because I posted an article on this beautiful hymn today. And I smiled at your "confession" about watching one of the (many!) debates. Actually, we Canadians were interested in them too--since what happens south of the border usually affects us in some way. God bless.
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