F. Bottome (608/413) -- Hymns and Spiritual Songs

F. Bottome O THOU exalted Son of God High seated on Thy Father’s throne! The gifts, the purchase of Thy blood, To us Thy waiting saints make known. 2 Come, Holy Ghost, all-sacred Fire! Come, fill Thy earthly temples now; Emptied of every base desire, Reign Thou within, and only Thou. 3 Thy sovereign right, Thy gracious claim, To every thought and every power; Our lives, to glorify Thy name, We yield Thee in this sacred hour. 4 Fill every chamber of the soul; Fill all our thoughts, our passions fill; Till under Thy supreme control Submissive rest our cheerful will. 5 ’Tis done; Thou dost this moment come; My longing soul is all Thine own; My heart is Thy abiding home; Henceforth I live for Thee alone. 6 The altar sanctifies the gift; The blood insures the boon divine; My outstretched hands to heaven I lift, And claim the Father’s promise mine. 7 Now rise, exulting rise, my soul, Triumphant sing the Saviour’s praise; His name through earth and skies extol With all thy power through all thy days.