Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed
His tender last farewell
A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed
With us to dwell
He came sweet influence to impart
A gracious, willing Guest
While He can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest
And His that gentle voice we hear
Soft as the breath of even
That checks each fault, that calms each fear
And speaks of Heav'n
O God of purity and grace
Our weakness, pitying, see
O make our hearts Thy dwelling place
And worthier Thee
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Alternate verses:
He came in tongues of living flame
To teach, convince, subdue
All powerful as the wind He came
As viewless too
And every virtue we possess
And every conquest won
And every thought of holiness
Are His alone
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