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Fire of God, Thou Sacred Flame

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Verse 1

Fire of God, Thou sacred flame,

Spirit who in splendor came,

Let Thy heat my soul refine

Till it glows with love divine.

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Breath of God, that swept in power

In the pentecostal hour,

Holy Breath, be Thou in me

Source of vital energy.

Verse 3

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Strength of God, Thy might within

Conquers sorrow, pain, and sin:

Fortify from evil's art

All the gateways of my heart.

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Truth of God, Thy piercing rays

Penetrate my secret ways.

May the light that shames my sin

Guide me holier paths to win.

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Love of God, Thy grace profound

Knoweth neither age nor bound:

Come, my heart's own guest to be,

Dwell forevermore in me.