By the Waking of Our Hearts
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w&m: Fr. Ricky Manalo, CSP; 1997
Verses based on the Pentecostal Sequence, "Veni, Sancte Spiritus"

[Instrumental Intro]

[Refrain]
By the waking of our hearts,
by the stirring of our souls,
may the Spirit of God abide
and bring us together in Christ.

[Verse 1]
Come, O Spirit, from above,
come from your celestial heights.
Come with your blessed light
so radiant bright.

[Refrain]

[Verse 2]
Come, O Savior of the poor,
come, O source of gifts ensured.
Come with your gentle hope,
so wondrous and pure.

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
In our labor, rest most sweet;
grateful coolness in the heat.
Console our restless lives,
by your comfort, we seek.

[Refrain]

[Verse 4]
Bend the stubborn heart and will,
melt the frozen, warm the chill.
Come guide our searching minds
toward your promise fulfilled.

[Refrain]

[Verse 5]
Grant us virtue's sure reward,
may your gracious love be sent.
Come with your peace and joy
that shall never end.

[Refrain]

[Coda]
May the Spirit of God abide
and bring us together in Christ.

[Instrumental Ending]