Holy Spirit! Hear Us
Verse 1
Holy Spirit! hear us; help us while we sing; Breathe into the music of the praise we bring.
Verse 2
Holy Spirit! prompt us when we kneel to pray; Nearer come and teach us what we ought to say.
Verse 3
Holy Spirit! shine Thou on the Book we read; Gild its holy pages with the light we need.
Verse 4
Holy Spirit! give us each a lowly mind; Make us more like Jesus, gentle, pure and kind.
Verse 5
Holy Spirit! brighten little deeds of toil; And our playful pastimes let no folly spoil.
Verse 6
Holy Spirit! keep us safe from sins which lie Hidden by some pleasure from our youthful eye.
Verse 7
Holy Spirit! help us daily by Thy might, What is wrong to conquer and to choose the right.
Verse 8
Holy Spirit! hear us, help us while we sing; Breathe into the music of the praise we bring.