Fill me now

Fill Me Now

One of the great hymns of the Welsh Revival, this was written in 1879 by Elwood H Stokes (lyrics) and John R Sweney (music). It was based upon Ephesians 5:18 “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”

The words are perhaps a little old-fashioned sounding but at the time of the Welsh Revival, at the very dawn of the Pentecostal awakening, this hymn summed up the pleas and cries of the penitent hearts seeking their Lord and Saviour.

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

Refrain:
Fill me now, fill me now, Holy Spirit, fill me now; Fill me with Thy hallowed presence, Come, oh, 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, oh, 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, wholly save me, Bathe, oh, bathe my heart and brow; Thou dost sanctify and seal me, Thou art sweetly filling now.

Refrain:
Fill me now, fill me now, Holy Spirit, fill me now; Fill me with Thy hallowed presence, Come, oh, come, and fill me now.

Oh that the church would once again sing this wonderful old song and mean it – from the bottom of their hearts.