Let Songs of Praises Fill the Sky

Let songs of praises fill the sky:
Christ, our ascended Lord,
Sends down His Spirit from on high
According to His Word.
All hail the day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!

The Spirit by His heav’nly breath
Creates new life within;
He quickens sinners from the death
Of trespasses and sin.
All hail the day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!

The things of Christ the Spirit takes
And shows them unto men;
The fallen soul His temple makes,
God’s image stamps again.
All hail the day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!

Come, Holy Spirit, from above
With Thy celestial fire;
Come and with flames of zeal and love
Our hearts and tongues inspire.
Be this our day of Pentecost,
The coming of the Holy Ghost!

Author: Thomas Cotterill

Year: 1819

This hymn text first appeared in Thomas Cotterill's 'A Selection of Psalms and Hymns' (8th edition, 1819). It is sometimes attributed jointly to Cotterill and James Montgomery due to their close collaboration on that collection, but the primary author for this Pentecost hymn is Cotterill.