Hear Us, Thou That Broodest

 

VERSE 1

Hear us, Thou that broodest o’er the watery deep,

Waking all creation from its primal sleep;

Holy Spirit, breathing breath of life divine,

Breathe into our spirits, blending them with Thine.

 

Reff:

Light and life immortal, hear us as we raise,

Hearts, as well as voices, mingling prayer with praise.

 

VERSE 2

When the sun ariseth in a cloudless sky,

May we feel Thy presence, Holy Spirit, nigh;

Shed Thy radiance o’er us, keep it cloudless still,

Through the day before us, perfecting Thy will.

 

VERSE 3

When the fight is fiercest, in the noontide heat,

Bear us, Holy Spirit, to our Savior’s feet;

There to find a refuge, till our work is done,

There to fight the battle, till the battle’s won.

 

VERSE 4

If the day be falling sadly as it goes,

Slowly in its sadness sinking to its close,

May Thy love in mercy kindling, ere it die,

Cast a ray of glory o’er our evening sky.

 

VERSE 5

Morning, noon, and evening, whensoe’er it be,

Grant us, gracious Spirit, quickening life in Thee;

Life that gives us, living, life of heavenly love,

Life that brings us, dying, life from Heaven above.

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