Hymn for Whit-Sunday
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Psa. li. 10.
O holy Ghost! Thy heavenly dew
The hearts of sinners can renew;
Thou dost within our breasts abide,
And still to holy actions guide.
Thou mak’st the soul with joy to sing,
When sorrow’s clouds are deepening;
With Jesus Christ Thou mak’st us one,
Earnest of heaven, from God’s high throne.
Best gift of God, and man’s true Friend,
Into my inmost soul descend;
The mind of Jesus Christ impart,
And consecrate to Thee my heart.
Teach me to do my Father’s will,
Beneath his guidance to lie still;
Lighten my mind, and oh! incline
My heart to make his pleasure mine.
From spot and blemish make me pure,
My heavenly happiness secure;
When lost in darkness, give me light,
And cheer me through death’s dreary night.