Come, O Come, Thou Quickening Spirit
Come, O come, Thou quick-ening Spir-it,
God from all e-ter-ni-ty,
May Thy pow-er nev-er fail us;
Dwell with-in us con-stant-ly.
Then shall truth and life and light
Ban-ish all the gloom of night.
Grant our hearts in full-est mea-sure
Wis-dom, coun-sel, pu-ri-ty,
That we ev-er may be seek-ing
On-ly that which pleas-eth Thee.
Let Thy know-ledge spread and grow,
Work-ing er-ror's o-ver-throw.
Show us, Lord, the path of bless-ing;
When we tres-pass on our way,
Cast, O Lord, our sins be-hind Thee
And be with us day by day.
Should we stray, O Lord, re-call;
Work re-pen-tance when we fall.
Ho-ly Spir-it, strong and might-y,
Thou who mak-est all things new,
Make Thy work with-in us per-fect
And the e-vil foe sub-due.
Grant us wea-pons for the strife
And with vic-tory crown our life.