Opening Songs
O Holy Spirit, Enter In
- Words:
- Michael Schirmer, 1650 except verse 2 by unknown author circa 1660.
- Music:
- 'Wie Schön Leuchtet' Phillipp Nicolai, 1599.
- Setting:
- "Mehrstimmiges ChoralBuch", 1906.
- Metre:
- 8 8 7 8 8 7 4 8 4 8
- 1O Holy Spirit, enter in,And in our hearts Thy work beginThy Temple deign to make us;Sun of the soul, Thou Light divine,Around and in us brightly shine,To joy and gladness wake us.That we to TheeTruly living, To Thee givingPrayer unceasingMay in love be still increasing.
- 2Give to Thy Word impressive pow'rThat in our hearts, from this good hour,As fire it may be glowing;That we confess the Father, Son,And Thee, the Spirit, Three in One,Thy glory ever showing.Stay Thou, guide nowOur souls ever that they neverMay forsake Thee.But by faith their refuge make Thee.
- 3Thou fountain whence all wisdom flowsWhich God on pious hearts bestows,Grant us Thy consolation.That in our pure faith's unityWe faithful witnesses may beOf grace that brings salvation.Hear us, cheer us,By Thy teaching; let our preaching,And our laborPraise Thee, Lord, and serve our neighbor.
- 4Left to ourselves, we shall but stray;O lead us on the narrow way,With wisest counsel guide us;And give us steadfastness, that weMay ever faithful prove to Thee,Whatever woes betide us;Lord now Heal ThouAll hearts broken, And betokenThou art near us,Whom we trust to light and cheer us.
- 5Thy heav'nly strength sustain our heartThat we may act the valiant partWith Thee as our Reliance;Be Thou our Refuge and our ShieldThat we may never quit the field,But stand in bold defiance.Descend, defendFrom all errors And earth's terrorsThy salvationBe our constant consolation.
- 6O mighty Rock, O Source of life,Let Thy dear Word 'mid doubt and strifeBe so within us burning,That we be faithful unto death,In Thy pure love and holy faith,From Thee true wisdom learning!Thy grace And peaceOn us shower; By Thy powerChrist confessing,Let us win our Savior's blessing.
- 7O gentle Dew, from Heav'n now fallWith pow'r upon the hearts of all,Thy tender love instilling,That heart to heart more closely bound,Fruitful in kindly deeds be found,The law of love fulfilling;The Lord, DiscordShall not grieve Thee; We recieve Thee;Where Thou livest.Peace, and love, and joy Thou givest.
- 8Grant that our days, while life shall last,In purest holiness be passed,Be Thou our Strength forever;Grant that our hearts henceforth be freeFrom sinful lust and vanityWhich us from Thee must sever.Keep Thou pure NowFrom offenses Heart and senses.Blessed Spirit!Let us heavenly life inherit.
Scripture
Topics
- Aspiration
- Christian Life
- Commitment
- Consecration
- Consolation
- Courage in Affliction
- Faithfulness
- Father
- Fellowship
- Fire
- Following Jesus, In Action
- Following Jesus, In Faith
- Following Jesus, Sanctification
- Guidance
- Healing
- Holiness
- Holy Spirit
- Inner Life
- Invitation (Faithful's to God)
- Jesus
- Joy
- Light
- Love
- Opening Songs
- Peace
- Presence
- Temperance & Moral Reform (see also Law)
- Wisdom
In the hymnals
- The words are in 81 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Wie Schön Leuchtet, is in 435 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.