Lutheran Hymnal: 126 - O Thou Sweetest Source of Gladness

1 O Thou sweetest source of gladness, O Thou fairest source of light, Who alike in joy and sadness Leadest men on paths aright: Holy Spirit, God of peace, Thou whose care doth never cease, Thee we owe our preservation; Hear, O hear my supplication. 2 Like a rain in boundless measure, Thou art shed from yonder throne, Bearing blessing as Thy treasure From the Father and the Son. Come to me, O noble guest, With the gifts by Thee possessed; Pour them out as Thou art willing, All my soul and body filling. 3 Thou art holy, and Thou dwellest In a pure and cleansed heart; Sin and vileness Thou repellest, Spotless like a dove Thou art. Fount of grace, cleanse me within, Wash away the guilt of sin; Let me flee what Thou refusest, And delight in what Thou choosest. 4 With Thy strength be ever near me, Firm and faithful at my side; As my Helper haste to hear me, And all needful aid provide. Curb the flesh, inclined to ill; Take my sinful human will To renew and make it holy, That it seek to please Thee solely. 5 Be my friend and consolation; When I sink, be near to save; When I die, be my salvation: When I rest, be Thou my grave. And when I from death shall rise, Take me, Lord, to Paradise. With Thy saints to stand before Thee, There for ever to adore Thee.