Descend in all thy power

194 S. M. The day of Pentecost.

LORD God, the Holy Ghost!
   In this accepted hour,
   As on the day of Pentecost,
   Descend in all thy power.

2 We meet with one accord
   In our appointed place,
   And wait the promise of our Lord,—
   The Spirit of all grace.

3 Like mighty rushing wind
   Upon the waves beneath,
   Move with one impulse every mind;
   One soul, one feeling breathe.

4 The young, the old, inspire
   With wisdom from above;
   And give us hearts and tongues of fire,
   To pray, and praise, and love.

5 Spirit of light, explore,
  And chase our gloom away,—
   With lustre shining more and more,
   Unto the perfect day.

6 Spirit of truth, be thou
   In life and death, our guide;
   O Spirit of adoption, now
   May we be sanctified.
                      James Montgomery
                      Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)