"Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord!"
                        by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
             (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942), p. 167


        Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord!

        1. Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord!
        Be all Thy graces now out poured
        On each believer's mind and heart;
        Thy fervent love to them impart.
        Lord, by the brightness of Thy light,
        Thou in the faith dost men unite
        Of every land and every tongue;
        This to Thy praise, O Lord, our God, be sung.
        Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

        2. Thou holy Light, Guide Divine,
        Oh, cause the Word of Life to shine!
        Teach us to know our God aright
        And call Him Father with delight.
        From every error keep us free;
        Let none but Christ our Master be
        That we in living faith abide,
        In Him, our Lord, with all our might confide.
        Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

        3. Thou holy Fire, Comfort true,
        Grant us the will Thy work to do
        And in Thy service to abide;
        Let trials turn us not aside.
        Lord, by Thy power prepare each heart
        And to our weakness strength impart
        That bravely here we may contend,
        Through life and death to Thee, our Lord, ascend.
        Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

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        Notes:
        224 from the Handbook to The Lutheran Hymnal
        Text: Acts 2: 4
        Author: Martin Luther
        Translated by: composite
        Titled: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
        Tune: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
        15th-centruy melody
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