By A Collection of Hymns

      6-8s.
      1 SPIRIT of truth, essential God,
      Who didst thy ancient saints inspire,
      Shed in their hearts thy love abroad,
      And touch their hallowed lips with fire;
      Our God from all eternity,
      World without end we worship thee!

      2 Still we believe, almighty Lord,
      Whose presence fills both earth and heaven,
      The meaning of the written word
      Is by thy inspiration given;
      Thou only dost thyself explain
      The secret mind of God to man.

      3 Come, then, divine Interpreter,
      The scriptures to our hearts apply;
      And, taught by thee, we God revere,
      Him in Three Persons magnify;
      In each the Triune God adore,
      Who was, and is for evermore.