Translations. - Pentecost. (luther's Song-book.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEG HIII IIII JKJK IJIJ LMLC A IIMMIILLN OOMMPPQQN IIRRSSTTN II | A |
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Come God Creator Holy Ghost | B |
Visit the heart of all thy men | C |
Fill them with grace the way thou know'st | D |
What was thine make so again | C |
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Our Comforter to soothe or chide | E |
The blessed gift of highest God | F |
A ghostly chrism to us applied | E |
Live streams fire love spread abroad | G |
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O kindle in our minds a light | H |
Give in our hearts love's glowing gift | I |
Our weak flesh known to thee aright | I |
With thy strength and grace uplift | I |
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In giving gifts thou art sevenfold | I |
The finger thou on God's right hand | I |
His word by thee right soon is told | I |
With clov'n tongues in every land | I |
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Drive far the cunning of the foe | J |
Thy grace bring peace and make us whole | K |
That we glad after thee may go | J |
And shun that which hurts the soul | K |
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Teach us to know the Father right | I |
And Jesus Christ his son that so | J |
We may with faith be filled quite | I |
Spirit of both thee to know | J |
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Praise God the Father and the Son | L |
Who from the dead arose in power | M |
Like praise to the Consoling One | L |
Evermore and every hour Amen | C |
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II | A |
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Come Holy Spirit Lord and God | I |
Fill full with thine own gracious good | I |
Thy faithful ones' heart mind desire | M |
Light in them of thy love the fire | M |
O Lord through thy light flashing fast | I |
Into the faith thou gathered hast | I |
People of all tongues under heaven | L |
That to thy glory Lord be given | L |
Halleluja Halleluja | N |
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Thou holy light retreat from strife | O |
Cause shine on us the word of life | O |
That we the truth of God gather | M |
Call him heartily our Father | M |
O Lord protect us from strange lore | P |
That we for teachers seek no more | P |
But with true faith Jesus solely | Q |
And him with all our might trust wholly | Q |
Halleluja Halleluja | N |
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Thou holy fire thou comfort sweet | I |
Now help us with good cheer us meet | I |
That in thy service nought shake us | R |
Trouble never leave thee make us | R |
O Lord by thy might us prepare | S |
And make the weak flesh strong to bear | S |
That we strive like knights campaigning | T |
Through death and life to thee straining | T |
Halleluja Halleluja | N |
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Footnote The Scotch warsle would be perfect | I |
George Macdonald
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