4. Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit

"Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit" is an arrangement meant for congregational singing. It is a dedicatory song asking for the filling of the Holy Spirit. 

Lyrics:

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. 

Refrain:

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.

--Elwood H. Stokes (1879)