God the Holy Spirit

O holy ghost! come as the dew,
All soft and still this quiet eve;
Our first-love's joy do Thou renew,
As to those who did first believe.

O Holy Ghost! come as the fire,
In our cold hearts light up Thy flame;
That touch'd of Thee, we may aspire,
And shrink not from His glorious shame.

O Holy Ghost! come as the wind.
To shake quick ev'ry barrier down;
That, restfully on Him reclin'd,
We Him, He us, may gracious own.

O Holy Ghost! come as the r.\in,
That sweetly heals the new-mown grass;
Refresh and strengthen, that again
We on our upward way may pass.

O Holy Ghost! come as the light,
Pure-breaking as doth break the Day;
Work in us by Thy gentle might,
Such hopes as shall our fears astray.

O Holy Ghost! be Thou our life,
Our life that's hid with Christ in God;
Make Thou us strong in the sore strife,
Guarding us in the paths He trod.

O Dew! O Fire! O Wind! O Rain!
O Light of Life! O Life of Light!
We would the height of heights attain,—
We would be strengthen'd by Thy might.