Part 10 (1/2)

The Christ of G.o.d to sorrowing hearts A gracious promise made, To send to them when He departs The Holy Spirit's aid.

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And when the time appointed came, Lo! with a rus.h.i.+ng power, The house was filled with tongues of flame, That Pentecostal hour.

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And souls received new power from G.o.d, And hearts with zeal were fired, When once the word of truth abroad The lives of men inspired.

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O Comforter, the Holy Ghost, Now, as of old, come down, And with the power of Pentecost Our drooping spirits crown.

{exagoreuso kat' emou ten anomian mou to kyrio}

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My sin was very great, Its burden bore me down, I dared not lift my eyes to G.o.d, So much I feared his frown.

And sore my conscience smote, And all was sad within, For I had turned away from G.o.d, Who loved me in my sin.

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I said, ”I'll tell it all, The sin, the grief, the pain, Mayhap He'll pardon my offence, And take me back again.”

And then my heart was glad, To think it might be done, If I but cast myself upon The merits of His Son.

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I said, ”Ah G.o.d, receive The sacrifice I bring-- A broken and a contrite heart, That is my offering; And for His sake Who came To bear the Cross of pain, Forgive the error of my life, And take me back again.”

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'Twas then the heart of love That I had wounded sore, In loving accents spake to me, And bade me grieve no more; And spake the word of grace That made my spirit whole; And now the pain and grief are gone, For gladness fills my soul.

{en to phos to alethinon}

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When the morn comes o'er the hills Bringing life, and light, and gladness, Scattering our night-born ills, Banis.h.i.+ng our fear and sadness; Christ of G.o.d, Thou Light of light, Banish then our inward night.

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