Come, Holy Spirit! Awake My Soul!

 

Come, Holy Spirit!  Awake my soul!

Well up inside of me, life-giving flow!

Come, Holy Spirit, and make complete

The Father’s will for me, all I can be:

Created for your love, redeemed by Jesus’ blood.

Come, Holy Spirit!  Awake my soul!

Come, Holy Spirit! My heart renew!

Your beauty my delight!  The veil remove

To see all others throughout the world

With Kingdom eyes of faith and hope restored:

To see as Jesus sees God’s will and human need

Come, Holy Spirit!  Awake my soul!

I called; you answered, and made me bold

To ask for even more than I can hold!

Bring waves of healing from Jesus’ throne!

Your heart become my heart, your prayer my own!

To see as Jesus sees God’s will and human need.

Come, Holy Spirit!  Awake my soul!

© W/M Arden C. Autry, 2013

FROM THE THRESHOLD
(Where this river flows)

From the threshold of the temple, just a trickle was seen,

Quickly growing to a rushing, mighty stream.
From the Most Holy Place flows a river of grace,
Spreading healing and life to the world.
Where this river flows, everything lives.
Where this river flows, everyone lives.

From the temple of his body, after Jesus had died,

Sprang a fountain, blood and water from his side.
From the Most Holy Place flows a river of grace
Spreading healing and life to the world.
Where this river flows, everything lives.
Where this river flows, everyone lives.

From this temple of his Spirit living water will spring,

Speaking blessing and refreshing thirsty souls.
From the Lord’s dwelling place flows a river of grace
Spreading healing and life to the world.
Where this river flows, everything lives.
Where this river flows, everyone lives.

Holy Spirit of God, life-giving stream,

Turn deserts to gardens as you flow through me!
Where this river flows, everything lives.
Where this river flows, everyone lives.

© W/M Arden C. Autry, 2011

Ezekiel 47:1-12; John 2:19-21; 4:14; 7:37-39; 19:34; Revelation 22:1-2