He Has Come to Abide

Verse 1

“I will pray the Father, (Jesus said), He will send the Spirit in my stead; Answered is his condescending pray’r: He has come the promised Comforter.

Chorus

He has come to abide, he has come to abide, The Comforter has come to abide; Bid him welcome to-day, ev’ry door open wide, For the Comforter has come to abide.

Verse 2

He in love and never-failing grace, Makes the heart his chosen dwelling place; Wondrous temples of the Holy Ghost, Cleansed and saved to the uttermost.

Verse 3

For this fulness all my being cries; On the altar is my sacrifice, All I am, or have, or hope to be, Thine, O Lord, henceforth, eternally.

Verse 4

Very God in truth I know thou art, Holy Spirit come and fill my heart; Cleanse the temple, idols all dethrone, Reign in pow’r within and reign alone.