Eternal Spirit, We Confess

Eternal Spir­it

we con­fess

And sing the won­ders of Thy grace;

Thy pow­er con­veys our bless­ings down

From God the Fa­ther and the Son.

Enlightened by Thine heav’n­ly ray

Our shades and dark­ness turn to day;

Thine in­ward teach­ings make us know

Our dan­ger and our re­fuge

too.

Thy pow­er and glo­ry work with­in

And break the chains of reign­ing sin;

Do our im­pe­ri­ous lusts sub­due

And form our wretch­ed hearts anew.

The trou­bled con­science knows Thy voice

Thy cheer­ing words awake our joys;

Thy words al­lay the stor­my wind

And calm the surg­es of the mind.