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Fill Me Now

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The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Fill Me Now

Words by Elwood H. StokesMusic by John R. SweneyWritten Tune FILL ME NOW

Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit,
Bathe my trembling heart and brow;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

Fill me now, fill me now,
Jesus, come and fill me now;
Fill me with Thy hallowed presence,
Come, O come and fill me now.

Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,
Though I cannot tell Thee how;
But I need Thee, greatly need Thee,
Come, O come and fill me now.

I am weakness, full of weakness,
At Thy sacred feet I bow;
Blest, divine, eternal Spirit,
Fill with pow'r, and fill me now.

Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me,
Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;
Thou art comforting and saving,
Thou art sweetly filling now.

Story Behind the Song

“Fill Me Now” is a late-19th-century gospel hymn by Methodist minister Elwood H. Stokes, a leader associated with the Ocean Grove camp meeting movement. John R. Sweney, a prominent gospel-song composer and music leader, supplied the tune. The text is a prayer for the filling and sanctifying presence of the Holy Spirit, reflecting the holiness and revival emphases of its era.

Scripture

Found In

Church Hymnal, Christian Hymnary, The Cyber Hymnal