Before Reading the Scriptures: Another

Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Let us Thy influence prove;
Source of the old prophetic fire,
Fountain of life and love.

Come, Holy Ghost, (for moved by Thee,
Thy prophets wrote and spoke,)
Unlock the truth, Thyself the Key,
Unseal the Sacred Book.

Expand Thy wings, prolific Dove,
Brood o'er our nature's night;
On our disorder'd spirits move,
And let there now be light.

God through Himself we then shall know,
If Thou within us shine;
And sound, with all Thy saints below,
The depths of love Divine.