The Gift Of The Spirit
- Words:
- Palmer Hartsough
- Music:
- J. H. Fillmore
Sheet music
- 1The Father kind aboveSent forth in tender loveHis spirit in a measure;A gift divinely free,In ev‘ry heart to beA comfort and a treasure.The gift of the Spirit(The gift, the gift of the Spirit)In gently falling show’rs descending from above,(In gentle show’rs from above,)Shall we not receive it(Shall we not receive it)Sent to us from God in love?(Sent from God in love, in love?)
- 2Our hearts all renewing,(Our hearts, our hearts all renewing,)So peaceful and so pure, so beautiful and bright,(So peaceful, pure, true and bright,)Our lives all bedewing(Our lives, our lives bedewing,)With it’s holy joy and light.(With it’s holy joy and light.)The gift of the Spirit(The gift, the gift of the Spirit)In gently falling show’rs descending from above,(In gentle show’rs from above,)Shall we not receive it(Shall we not receive it)Sent to us from God in love?(Sent from God in love, in love?)
- 3Within our hearts shall beThis fountain pure and freeOf living waters springing;And ev‘ry tender graceShall flourish in the placeWhile songs of joy are ringing.The gift of the Spirit(The gift, the gift of the Spirit)In gently falling show’rs descending from above,(In gentle show’rs from above,)Shall we not receive it(Shall we not receive it)Sent to us from God in love?(Sent from God in love, in love?)
In the hymnals
- Written in 1896, the words are in 7 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. 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.