Hymn 265
When God of old came down from heaven
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- When God of old came down from heaven,
In power and wrath he came;
Before his feet the clouds were riven,
Half darkness and half flame: - But when he came the second time,
He came in power and love;
Softer than gale at morning prime
Hovered his holy Dove. - The fires that rushed on Sinai down
In sudden torrents dread,
Now gently light, a glorious crown,
On every sainted head. - And as on Israel's awestruck ear
The voice exceeding loud,
The trump that angels quake to hear,
Thrilled from the deep, dark cloud; - So, when the Spirit of our God
Came down his flock to find,
A voice from heaven was heard abroad,
A rushing, mighty wind. - It fills the Church of God; it fills
The sinful world around;
Only in stubborn hearts and wills
No place for it is found. - Come Lord, come Wisdom, Love and Power,
Open our ears to hear;
Let us not miss the accepted hour;
Save, Lord, by love or fear. Amin.