O King Enthroned on High

O King enthroned on high,
Thou Comforter divine,
Blest Spirit of all truth, be nigh
And make us Thine.

Thou art the Source of life,
Thou art our treasure store;
Give us Thy peace, and end our strife
For evermore.

Descend, O heavenly Dove,
Abide with us alway;
And in the fullness of Thy love
Cleanse us, we pray.

Author: John Brownlie

Year: 1907

This is a well-known English paraphrase by Scottish hymnwriter and translator John Brownlie of an ancient Greek (Byzantine) Pentecost hymn. It first appeared in his 1907 collection Hymns of the Russian Church. No other major attributions exist.