Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading
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1    Gracious Spirit, heed our pleading,
    fashion us all anew.
    It's your leading that we're needing,
    help us to follow you.


Refrain
Come, come, come, Holy Spirit, come.
    Come, come, come, Holy Spirit, come.


2    Come to teach us, come to nourish
    those who believe in Christ.
    Bless the faithful, may they flourish,
    strengthened by grace unpriced.  Refrain


3    Guide our thinking and our speaking
    done in your holy name.
    Motivate all in their seeking,
    freeing from guilt and shame.  Refrain


4    Not mere knowledge, but discernment,
    nor rootless liberty;
    turn disquiet to contentment,
    doubt into certainty.  Refrain


5    Keep us fervent in our witness;
    unswayed by earth's allure.
    Ever grant us zealous fitness,
    which you alone assure.  Refrain