This song was written durimg a teaching mission held in Narrandera in 1999, on the topic of the fruit of the Spirit. Randall Lawton wrote the words one evening, and the music came soon afterwards. I tried to keep the melody simple, and got a chance to use some more distant chords in the bridge. I think the words of this song are deep, beautiful and true. There is so much to meditate on in those three verses. It's track no. 11 on Grace is the Ocean. Here is the PDF of the leadsheet music for download.

“The Song of the Spirit”

1. The Spirit’s come and grace applied,
The fullness of God’s love supplied,
The Spirit’s here and Christ is known,
The fullness of the Son we own!
The Spirit shines the cross with light,
Christ’s blood now pumps dead hearts to life.
He took us up on Calvary’s day,
There shook us up, sins hurled away,
The Spirit’s come and grace applied,
The fullness of God’s love supplied.

2. The Spirit moved accross our deep,
Entered into our deadly sleep,
Awakened now with life and light,
He blew as wind with power and might.
He raised us up with God above,
We, “Abba, Father”, cry with love.
Pure Father’s Spirit dwells in Man,
We, in His heart, share in his plan.
The Spirit moved accross our deep,
Entered into our deadly sleep.

3. The Spirit leads us to the Goal,
By speaking to Christ’s precious fold,
In full unveils the joys ahead
When we will dance in Triune God-head.
Christ’s suffering love ‘til then we know
Until the Day of Glory we go.
Wives, husbands, sons, daughters alike
with Churches sing Spirit’s delight.
By speaking to Christ’s precious fold,
The Spirit leads us to the Goal.