136. Holy Spirit, Truth divine
Samuel Longfellow, 1819-92
Entitled a “Prayer for Inspiration,” this superb hymn of the Holy Spirit appeared in Hymns of the Spirit, 1864, edited by Samuel Johnson and the author. Stanzas 5 and 6 are omitted.
For comments on Samuel Longfellow see [Hymn 28].
MUSIC. MERCY is an arrangement of a piano composition called, “The Last Hope,” by Louis Gottschalk, 1829-69, American composer, conductor, and popular concert pianist. Among Gottschalk’s works are two operas, two symphonies, and some piano pieces and songs—most of which are forgotten today. The arrangement of the tune is the work of Dr. Edwin P. Parker, 1836-1925, hymnologist and distinguished Congregationalist minister at Hartford, Conn.