"And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all
assembled together in one place, when suddenly there came a
sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast,
and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting.
And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire,
which were separated and distributed and which
settled on each one of them."
(Acts 2:1-3)
Come, Spirit, come in mighty power,
As on the blessed day of old
When fell the Pentecostal shower
That gathered thousands to the fold.
Nothing but the power of the Holy Ghost
Can sanctify and keep through a Savior's love,
And light within our souls the flame
That burns on the altar of Heav'n above.
O for a mighty rushing wind
To fill this consecrated place,
That sinners lost might seek and find
The gate of hope, the door of grace.
Nothing but the power of the Holy Ghost
Can sanctify and keep through a Savior's love,
And light within our souls the flame
That burns on the altar of Heav'n above.
O for a power that heals the heart,
That takes away the dross of sin,
That we may, like the world, depart,
And let the King of Glory in.
Nothing but the power of the Holy Ghost
Can sanctify and keep through a Savior's love,
And light within our souls the flame
That burns on the altar of Heav'n above.
Dear Savior, from Thy throne on high
Now grant the power for which we call,
Till shouts of rapture fill the sky,
And Thou, O Lord, art all in all.
Nothing but the power of the Holy Ghost
Can sanctify and keep through a Savior's love,
And light within our souls the flame
That burns on the altar of Heav'n above.
"The Power Of The Holy Ghost"
(1919)
(Published posthumously)
Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby
(1820-1915)
Prolific American hymn writer
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