1 Spirit of God, that moved of old
Upon the waters' darkened face, 
Come, when our faithless hearts are cold, 
And stir them with an inward grace.  

2 Thou that art pow'r and peace combined, 
All highest strength, all purest love, 
The rushing of the mighty wind, 
The brooding of the gentle dove.  

3 Come, give us still thy pow'rful aid, 
And urge us on, and make us thine; 
Nor leave the hearts that once were made
Fit temples for thy grace divine.  

4 Nor let us quench thy sev'nfold light; 
But still with softest breathings stir
Our wayward souls, and lead us right, 
O Holy Ghost, the Comforter.  

Amen.

Alexander, Cecil Frances, 1818-1895

Alexander, Cecil Frances, née Humphreys, second daughter of the late Major John Humphreys, Miltown House, co. Tyrone, Ireland, b. 1823, and married in 1850 to the Rt. Rev. W. Alexander, D.D., Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Mrs. Alexander's hymns and poems number nearly 400. They are mostly for children, and were published in her Verses for Holy Seasons, with Preface by Dr. Hook, 1846; Poems on Subjects in the Old Testament, pt. i. 1854, pt. ii. 1857; Narrative Hymns for Village Schools, 1853; Hymns for Little Children, 1848; Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858; The Legend of the Golden Prayers 1859; Moral Songs, N.B.; The Lord of the Forest and his Vassals, an Allegory, &c.; or contributed to the Lyra Anglicana, the S.P.C.K. Psalms and Hymns, Hymns Ancient & Modern, and other collections. Some of the narrative hymns are rather heavy, and not a few of the descriptive are dull, but a large number remain which have won their way to the hearts of the young, and found a home there. Such hymns as "In Nazareth in olden time," "All things bright and beautiful," "Once in Royal David's city," "There is a green hill far away," "Jesus calls us o'er the tumult," "The roseate hues of early dawn," and others that might be named, are deservedly popular and are in most extensive use. Mrs. Alexander has also written hymns of a more elaborate character; but it is as a writer for children that she has excelled.

- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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