Come, Blessèd Spirit! Source of Light

Come

bless­èd Spir­it! Source of light

Whose pow­er and grace are un­con­fined

Dispel the gloomy shades of night

The thick­er dark­ness of the mind.

To mine il­lum­ined eyes

dis­play

The glo­ri­ous truth Thy Word re­veals;

Cause me to run the heav­en­ly way

Thy book un­fold

and loose the seals.

Thine in­ward teach­ings make me know

The mys­te­ries of re­deem­ing love

The van­ity of things be­low

And ex­cel­lence of things above.

While through this du­bi­ous maze I stray

Spread

like the sun

Thy beams abroad

To show the dan­gers of the way

And guide my fee­ble steps to God.