Words by George Croly
Music by Fredrick C. Atkinson (MORECAMBE)
[verse 1]
G C G C G D7 G
Spirit of God, de - scend up - on my heart;
Em F#7 Bm E7 D A7 D
Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;
D7 C D7 C D7
Stoop to my weak - ness, migh – ty as Thou art;
G C G Em G D7 G
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
[verse 2]
G C G C G D7 G
I ask no dream, no proph - et ec – sta - sies,
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No sudden rend - ing of the veil of clay,
D7 C D7 C D7
No an - gel vis – i - tant, no opening skies;
G C G Em G D7 G
But take the dimness of my soul a - way.
[verse 3]
G C G C G D7 G
Teach me to feel that Thou art al - ways nigh;
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Teach me the strug – gles of the soul to bear,
D7 C D7 C D7
To check the ris - ing doubt, the rebel sigh;
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Teach me the patience of un – ceas - ing prayer.
[verse 4]
G C G C G D7 G
Teach me to love Thee as Thine an - gels love,
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One ho - ly pas - sion filling all my frame;
D7 C D7 C D7
The kindling of the heav’n-de - scended Dove,
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My heart an al - tar, and Thy love the flame.
