This is a Pentecost song from CWB II with a text by William Dalrymple MacLagan that is lifted into being a good hymn by the setting by Richard Connolly, who always does something interesting. I got the chords from Together in Song to make my backing.
Holy Spirit, Lord of love,
Wisdom coming from above,
Gifts of blessing to bestow
On your waiting Church below.
Once again in love draw near
To your people gathered here;
Since our great baptismal day,
You have led us on our way.
You have been our constant guide,
Ever watching by our side.
May we now till life shall end,
Choose and know you as our friend.
Give us life to live for you;
Give us love, for ever new;
Come, then Holy Spirit, come;
Make each heart your happy home.
Hymnary has a somewhat different text and suggestions for other settings.
The version we’ve used is in Gather Australia #374, to a tune by Paul Sarcich, and titled The Sequence of Pentecost (also titled: Holy Spirit Lord of Light). The same lyrics are also on Hymnary.org under the alternate title, but slightly different tune by William Monk.
Thanks Trish
A metrical sequence like that helps people like me so I’ll have a look at it next week.
cheers
Geoff