To the Comforter

Micuty Comforter, to Thee

In our feebleness we flee; Oh, unveil Thy gracious face, Spread out all Thy wondrous grace!

Strengthener of the poor and weak,

To Thy power for strength we seek; Heavenly fulness, from above, Oh descend in blessed love!

Patient teacher of the blind,

Opener of the sin-sealed mind,
Fix in us Thy sure abode,
And reveal the Christ of God.

Guider of the erring feet,

In the waste or busy street, Lead us thro’ life’s Babel-crowds, Through its pathless solitudes.

True Enricher of the poor,

Enter Thou our lowly door;
Let Thy liberal hand impart
Heavenly riches to our heart.

Looser of the bonds of sin,

Oh make haste and enter in; Break each link, till there remains Not one fragment of our chains,

Loving Spirit, come, oh come!

Find in us Thy endless home;
Find in this our world below
A dwelling for Thy glory now.

Holy Light, upon us shine.

With Thy energy divine; Heavenly Brightness, break Thou forth Over this benighted earth.

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With the eternal Father one,

One with the eternal Son; Eternal Spirit, Thee we praise, Now and through eternal days.