| 1 | Spirit of mercy, truth, and love,
Oh! Shed Thine influence from above;
And still from age to age convey
The wonders of this sacred day. |
| 2 | In every clime, by every tongue,
Be God’s eternal praises sung:
Through all the listening earth be taught
The acts our great Redeemer wrought. |
| 3 | Unfailing Comfort! Heavenly Guide!
Over Thy favored Church preside;
Still may mankind Thy blessings prove;
Spirit of mercy, truth, and love. Amen. |
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| 1 | Spirit of mercy, truth, and love,
O shed Thine influence from above,
And still from age to age convey
The wonders of this sacred day. |
| 2 | In every clime, by every tongue,
Be God’s amazing glory sung;
Though all the listening earth be taught
The wonders by our Savior wrought. |
| 3 | Unfailing Comfort, Heavenly Guide,
Still o’er Thy holy Church preside;
Still let mankind Thy blessings prove,
Spirit of mercy, truth, and love. Amen. |
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| Book | Reference | Bible Text |
| Psalm | 36:10 | O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. |
| Joel | 2:28 | And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: |
| Micah | 1:3 | For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. |
| John | 14:17 | Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. |
| John | 16:13,14 | 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. |
| Acts | 2:8-11 | 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. |
| Acts | 2:19 | And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: |
| Acts | 2:41 | Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2:13 | But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: |
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