Holy Spirit, ever dwelling

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1 Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
In the holiest realms of light;
Holy Spirit, ever brooding
O'er a world of gloom and night;
Holy Spirit, ever raising
Sons of earth to thrones on high;
Living, life-imparting Spirit,
Thee we praise and magnify.

1A Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
In the glorious realms of light;
Holy Spirit, ever brooding
O'er a world of gloom and night;
Holy Spirit, ever giving
Earthly children thrones on high;
Living, life-imparting Spirit,
Thee we praise and magnify.

1B Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
in the holiest realms of light;
Holy Spirit, ever brooding
o'er a world of gloom and night;
Holy Spirit, ever raising
sons of earth to thrones on high;
living, life-imparting Spirit,
you we praise and magnify

1C Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
In the glorious realms of light;
Holy Spirit, ever brooding
O'er a world of gloom and night;
Holy Spirit, ever forming
In the Church the mind of Christ;
Thee we praise with endless worship
For Thy fruit and gifts unpriced.

2 Holy Spirit, ever living
As the Church's very life;
Holy Spirit, ever striving
Through her, in a ceaseless strife;
Holy Spirit, ever forming
In the Church the mind of Christ;
Thee we praise with endless worship
For Thy fruit and gifts unpriced.

2A Holy Spirit, ever living
as the church's very life;
Holy Spirit, ever striving
through her in a ceaseless strife;
Holy Spirit, ever forming
in the church the mind of Christ;
you we praise with endless worship
for your fruit and gifts unpriced.

3 Holy Spirit, ever working
Through the Church's ministry;
Quickening, strengthening, and absolving,
Setting captive sinners free;
Holy Spirit, ever binding
Age to age, and soul to soul;
In a fellowship unending-
Thee we worship and extol.

3A Holy Spirit, ever working
through the church's ministry;
quickening, strengthening, and absolving,
setting captive sinners free;
Holy Spirit, ever binding
age to age, and soul to soul;
in a fellowship unending,
you we worship and extol.

Timothy Rees (1874-1939)
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