The Spirit of the Lord my God

Verse 1
The Spirit of the Lord my God
(Spirit of power, and health, and love) (II Tim. 1:7)
My Father hath on me bestow’d, (Isa. 11:2, Isa. 61:1, Luke 4:18)
And sent me from his throne above.

Verse 2
Prophet, and priest, and king of peace, (Deut. 18:15, Ps. 110:4, Acts 3:22, Heb. 4:14, Heb. 7:2)
Anointed to declare his will, (Isa. 61:1, Luke 4:18)
To minister his pard’ning grace,
And govern every soul I heal.

Verse 3
To sinners bruis’d, and meek, and poor, (Isa. 42:3, Isa. 61:1, Matt. 11:5, Luke 4:18)
Good tidings of great joy t’ impart, (Isa. 52:7, Isa. 61:1, Luke 2:10)
Sinners incurable to cure,
And bind up every broken heart. (Ps. 147:3, Isa. 61:1, Ezek. 34:16, Luke 4:18)

Verse 4
The royal edict to proclaim,
Redemption for the captives found, (Isa. 42:7, Isa. 61:1, Luke 4:18)
Mercy for all in Jesu’s name, (Rom. 11:32)
And liberty to spirits bound. (Isa. 61:1, Luke 4:18)

Verse 5
Sinners, obey the heavenly call,
Your prison-doors stand open wide, (Isa. 42:7, Isa. 61:1, Luke 4:18, Acts 16:26)
Go forth, for I have ransom’d all, (Isa. 49:9)
For every soul of man have died. (I Tim. 2:6)

Verse 6
The Lord hath sent his only Son, (John 3:16-17, Gal. 4:4, I John 4:9)
To preach his acceptable year, (Isa. 61:2, Luke 4:19)
To make the joyful tidings known
Of vengeance, and deliverance near. (Isa. 35:4, Isa. 61:2, Isa. 63:4)

Verse 7
T’ avenge them of their tyrant-foe, (Isa. 61:2, Luke 18:7-8)
From sin, and Satan’s power to turn, (Acts 26:18)
The gift of righteousness bestow, (Rom. 5:17)
And kindly comfort all that mourn. (Isa. 61:2, Matt. 5:4)

Verse 8
To help their grov’ling unbelief, (Mark 9:24)
Beauty for ashes to confer, (Isa. 61:3)
The oil of joy for abject grief, (Ps. 45:7, Isa. 61:3)
Confident joy for sad despair. (Isa. 61:3)

Verse 9
’Tis mine the drooping soul to raise,
To rescue all by sin opprest,
To cloath them in the robes of praise, (Isa. 61:3)
And give their weary spirits rest; (Matt. 11:28-29)

Verse 10
To make them trees of righteousness, (Isa. 61:3)
The planting of the Lord below; (Ps. 1:3, Ps. 92:12-13, Isa. 60:21, Isa. 61:3)
Planted in honour of his grace, (Isa. 61:3, Eph. 1:6)
They here shall to perfection grow. (Luke 8:14, Eph. 4:13-15)

Verse 11
They all shall spread the gospel-hope, (Matt. 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Col. 1:23)
Soon as my righteousness they have, (II Cor. 5:20-21, Phil. 3:9)
Shall raise the guilty sinner up,
And sav’d themselves their brethren save. (I Tim. 4:16)

Verse 12
Workers with God, they now shall rear (I Cor. 3:9, II Cor. 6:1)
The church, that long in ruins lay,
Her desolate estate repair, (Isa. 58:12, Isa. 61:4, Amos 9:11)
Her antient piety’s decay.

Verse 13
With zeal, and heavenly wisdom fill’d, (James 3:17)
The faithful labourers shall work on,
Build the old wastes, the cities build, (Isa. 44:26, Isa. 58:12, Isa. 61:4, Ezek. 36:33)
The souls by Satan broken down.

Verse 14
Strangers shall serve at your command,
Beneath your sacred burthens bow, (Isa. 61:5)
Labour for you, and till your land,
And gladly hold the gospel-plough. (Isa. 61:5, Luke 9:62)

Verse 15
The alien’s sons your vine shall dress, (Isa. 61:5)
And feed your little flock and keep, (Isa. 61:5)
Themselves your little flock increase, (Luke 12:32, John 10:16)
And play among your lambs and sheep.

Verse 16
Ye all my glory shall declare, (Ps. 96:3, Isa. 66:19)
The chosen people of your God, (Deut. 7:6, I Pet. 2:9)
Mine image and inscription bear, (Gen. 1:27, Matt. 22:20-21, Rom. 8:29, II Cor. 3:18, Col. 3:10)
When wash’d from all your sins in blood. (I John 1:7, Rev. 1:5)

Verse 17
A royal race of priests divine, (Ex. 19:6, Isa. 61:6, I Pet. 2:9)
Ye all shall minister my grace, (Eph. 4:29)
In prayers and free-will-offerings join,
And sacrificial songs of praise. (Ps. 54:6, Ps. 107:22, Ps. 119:108, Hos. 14:2, Heb. 13:15)

Verse 18
To you the Gentile world shall flow, (Isa. 2:2, Isa. 60:5, Jer. 31:12)
Their glory and their wealth resign,
Lords are ye now of all below,
For all is yours, when ye are mine. (Isa. 43:1, I Cor. 3:21-23, II Cor. 6:10)

Verse 19
With me is full redemption found, (Ps. 130:7-8, Rom. 3:24, Eph. 1:7)
Ye more than justified shall be,
Much more than sin shall grace abound, (Rom. 5:20)
My people shall be all like me; (I John 3:2)

Verse 20
Shall glory in my saving name: (I Chron. 16:10, Ps. 105:3, Acts 4:12)
I will remove the foul disgrace,
And swallow up their guilty shame,
And all their sins with blood efface. (Acts 3:19, Col. 2:14, I John 1:7, Rev. 1:5)

Verse 21
Their glory shall their shame exceed, (Isa. 61:7)
When sav’d from all indwelling sin,
Doubly redeem’d, and free indeed, (Isa. 61:7, John 8:36)
Their conscience, and their heart is clean. (Ps. 51:10, Ezek. 36:25-27, Heb. 9:14, Heb. 10:22)

Verse 22
They now of double grace possest, (Isa. 61:7)
Shall all their souls in thanks employ,
Receiv’d into my perfect rest,
And crown’d with everlasting joy. (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11, Isa. 61:7)