Holy Spirit, hear us;
Help us while we sing;
Breath into the music
Of the praise we bring.
Holy Spirit, shine Thou
On the Book we read;
Gild it’s holy pages
With the light we need.
Holy Spirit, prompt us
When we kneel to pray;
Nearer come, and teach us
What we ought to say.
Holy Spirit, help us
daily, by your might,
what is wrong to conquer,
and to choose the right.
Holy Spirit, teach us
through the words we read;
bring to life the Bible
with the light we need.
Holy Spirit, give us
each a lively mind;
make us more like Jesus,
gracious, pure and kind.
Come as once Thou camest
To the faithful few
Patiently awaiting
Jesus’ promise true.
Up to heaven ascending,
Our dear Lord has gone;
Yet His little children
Leaves He not alone.
To His blessed promise
Now in faith we cling.
Comforter, most holy,
Spread o’er us Thy wing.
Lighten Thou our darkness,
Be Thyself our Light;
Strengthen Thou our weakness,
Spirit of all might.
Spirit of Adoption,
Make us overflow
With Thy sevenfold blessing
And in grace to grow.
Into Christ baptized
Grant that we may be
Day and night, dear Spirit,
Perfected by Thee!
1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
2 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee
perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.
4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
1. Hosanna, loud hosanna
the little children sang;
through pillared court and temple
the lovely anthem rang.
To Jesus, who had blessed them,
close folded to his breast,
the children sang their praises,
the simplest and the best.
2. From Olivet they followed
mid an exultant crowd,
the victory palm branch waving,
and chanting clear and loud.
The Lord of earth and heaven
rode on in lowly state,
nor scorned that little children
should on his bidding wait.
3. “Hosanna in the highest!”
That ancient song we sing,
for Christ is our Redeemer,
the Lord of heaven, our King.
O may we ever praise him
with heart and life and voice,
and in his blissful presence
eternally rejoice.