The phrase "celestial Dove" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
celestial Dove
...The pledge of joys to come;
And Thy soft wings, celestial Dove,
Will safe convey me home....
The pledge of joys to come;
And Thy soft wings, celestial Dove,
Will safe convey me home.
...Unseal the sacred book.
Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove,
Brood o’er our nature’s night;...
Unseal the sacred book.
Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove,
Brood o’er our nature’s night;
...Then wish, as David did, for wings,
The wings of the celestial dove,
To bear thee up from earthly things,...
Then wish, as David did, for wings,
The wings of the celestial dove,
To bear thee up from earthly things,
...And learn to know and fear the Lord.
Descend, celestial Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;...
And learn to know and fear the Lord.
Descend, celestial Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
...And new create the whole.
If Thou, celestial Dove,
Thine influence withdraw,...
And new create the whole.
If Thou, celestial Dove,
Thine influence withdraw,
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