The Worship Quote of the Week for (06/06/2006):

Pentecost Hymn Today’s WORSHIP QUOTE is a wonderful Pentecost text from a brand new collection by Timothy Dudley-Smith. This poem about the Holy Spirit also doubles as a prayer of illumination for the reading and preaching of God’s Word. If you like, you can sing it to NEW BRITAIN (“Amazing Grace”). O SPIRIT OF THE SOVEREIGN LORD (based on Isaiah 61:1-3) O Spirit of the Sovereign Lord, descend in power, we pray, on all who minister your word and teach your truth today. May those whom God has set apart, anointed, called and blessed, announce good news to every heart by want or sin oppressed. Let songs of liberty be sung, the lamps of freedom burn; as wide the prison gates are flung forgotten hopes return. The favor of the Lord proclaim in pardon freely given, for just and righteous is his Name, the God of earth and heaven. May all who mourn, his comfort know; their every tear be dried; as trees of righteousness to grow that God be glorified. O Spirit of the Sovereign Lord, descend on us who pray, renew your church in deed and word to serve your world today. —Timothy Dudley-Smith, from A DOOR FOR THE WORD: 36 NEW HYMNS WRITTEN BETWEEN 2002 and 2005, © 2006 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. For permission to copy or use this hymn, please contact: Hope Publishing Company, 380 S. Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188 1-800-323-1049, Fax: (630) 665-3200 Email: permission@hopepublishing.com www.hopepublishing.com May the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord bless your day. Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky carlstam@aol.com www.carlstam.org www.sbts.edu =========================== WORSHIP QUOTE OF THE WEEK: To subscribe, unsubscribe, or view a complete index of worship quotes, please visit http://www.wqotw.org ===========================