Spotless, meek and holy Lamb

Verse 1
Spotless, meek, and holy Lamb,
Why didst Thou the Spirit receive?
From thy throne on Thee He came,
That Thou might’st to sinners give,
Might’st communicate to me
The divine pacific Dove,
Fill my heart with purity,
Innocence, and fruitful love.

Verse 2
Let him, Lord, my heart inspire,
All thy gracious mind reveal,
Kindle the baptismal fire,
Now the heir of glory seal;
Let the Comforter come down,
Take possession of my breast,
Make the heavenly nature known,
On my soul forever rest.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘I saw the Spirit descending from heaven, like a dove, and it abode upon him.’—[John 1,] v. 32." This hymn appears in the 1763-64 manuscript “MS John.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/573, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 3). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 11 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), page 326.
Publishing: Public Domain