Verse 1
Before the Comforter’s descent,
We cannot savingly repent,
Or truly, Lord, in Thee believe;
But till thy word is ratified,
We in the outward church abide,
And look The Promise to receive:
The Promise of thy Father’s Grace,
Saviour, it must on us take place,
On us who seek, secure to find,
Who gasp to meet Him from above,
The Spirit of power, and faith, and love,
The Promise made to all mankind.

Verse 2
Thou didst to thine Apostles give,
And still their successors receive
That ministerial Comforter;
He all thy messengers ordains,
And when in them his kingdom reigns,
Thy genuine gospel they declare:
He every faithful heart inspires,
Thy members fills with pure desires,
With life and real holiness,
With love omnipotent, divine,
With all that spotless mind of thine,
That plenitude of heavenly grace.