With all thy quick’ning powers;
Come shed abroad a Savior’s love,
And that will kindle ours.
This is quite clearly the ‘Barbara Allen’ tune as it is seen, for example, in Sharp, i., 183ff. It is also related to ‘[Lonesome Grove]’ in this collection. The “dove” theme in the text of the above song and in the ‘Lonesome Grove’ song was possibly the magnet which attracted the texts to variant tunes.
No. 132
[CEYLON], PB 372
Pentatonic, mode 3 (I II III — V VI VII)
How long, O Lord our Savior, wilt thou remain away?
Our hearts are growing weary of thy so long delay.
O when will come the moment when, brighter far than morn,