The Spirit's Work

O God the Holy Spirit,  

You who proceeds from the Father and the Son, 

   have mercy on me. 

When thou first hovered over chaos, order came to life,  

   beauty robed the world, fruitfulness sprang forth.  

Move, I pray, upon my messed up heart; 

Take away the sickness of out-of-control desires and hateful lusts;  

Lift the mists and darkness of unbelief; 

Brighten my soul with the pure light of truth; 

Make it fragrant as the garden of paradise,  

   rich with every good fruit, 

   beautiful with heavenly grace,  

   radiant with rays of divine light. 

Fulfill in me the glory of your divine ministries; 

Be my comforter, light, guide, sanctifier;  

Take of the things of Christ and show them to my soul;

Through you may l daily learn more of his love, 

   grace, compassion, faithfulness, beauty;

Lead me to the cross and show me his wounds, 

   the hateful nature of evil, the power of Satan;  

May l there see my sins as 

   the nails that pinned him there, 

   the cords that bound him, 

   the thorns that tore him, 

   the sword that pierced him.  

Help me to find in his death the reality and immensity of his love.  

Open for me the wondrous volumes of truth in his, ‘It is finished’.  

Increase my faith in the clear knowledge of 

   atonement achieved, payment completed, 

   satisfaction made, guilt erased, 

   my debt paid, my sins forgiven, 

   my life redeemed, my soul saved, 

   hell vanquished, heaven opened,  eternity made mine.  

O Holy Spirit, deepen in me these saving lessons. 

Write them upon my heart, that my walk would be sin-hating, sin-fleeing, and Christ-loving;  And allow no snare of Satan to beguile or deceive me.

The Spirit of Jesus

Lord Jesus Christ,

Fill me with your Spirit

    that I may be occupied with his presence.

I am blind - send him to make me see;

   dark - let him say, ‘Let there be light’!

May he give me faith to behold 

   my name engraved on your hand,

   my soul and body redeemed by your blood,

   my sinfulness covered by your life of pure obedience. 

Replenish me by his revealing grace, 

   that l may realise my unbreakable union with you;

   that I may know you have married me to yourself for ever,  

      in righteousness, love, mercy, faithfulness; 

   that l am one with you, 

      as a branch with its trunk, 

      as a building with its foundation. 

May his comforts cheer me in my sorrows,

   his strength sustain me in my trials,

   his blessings revive me in my weariness,

   his presence render me a fruitful tree of holiness,

   his might establish me in peace and joy,

   his promptings make me ceaseless in prayer,

   his enlivening kindle in me undying devotion.

Send him as the searcher of my heart,

   to show me more of my corruptions and helplessness

   that I may flee to thee,

      cling to thee

      rest on thee

   as the beginning and end of my salvation. 

May I never grieve him by my indifference and waywardness,

   grieve him by my cold welcome, 

   resist him by my hard rebellion.  

Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your great name's sake.

Spiritus Sanctus

O HOLY SPIRIT,

As the sun is full of light,
   the ocean full of water,
   Heaven full of glory, so may my heart be full of you.
Vain are all divine purposes of love
   and the redemption wrought by Jesus
   unless you work within me,
      regenerating me by your power,
      giving me eyes to see Jesus,
      showing me the realities of the unseen world.
O give me yourself without measure,
   as an unimpaired fountain,
   as inexhaustible riches.
I lament my coldness, poverty, emptiness,
   imperfect vision, apathetic service,
   prayerless prayers, praiseless praises.
Allow me not to grieve or resist you.
Come as power,
   to expel every rebel lust, to reign supreme and keep me yours;
Come as teacher,
   leading me into all truth, filling me with all understanding;
Come as love,
   that I may adore the Father, and love him as my all;
Come as joy,
   to dwell in me, move in me, animate me;
Come as light,
   illuminating the Scripture, molding me in its precepts;
Come as sanctifier,
   body, soul and spirit wholly yours;
Come as helper,
   with strength to bless and keep, directing my every step;
Come as beautifier,
   bringing order out of confusion, loveliness out of chaos.
Magnify to me your glory by being magnified in me,
   and make me to radiate thy fragrance.