498 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost, Taught by Thee, we covet most, Of Thy gifts at Pentecost, Holy, heavenly love. 2 Faith that mountains could remove, Tongues of earth or heaven above, Knowledge, all things, empty prove Without heavenly love. 3 Though I as a martyr bleed, Give my goods the poor to feed, All is vain if love I need; Therefore give me love. 4 Love is kind, and suffers long, Love is meek and thinks no wrong, Love than death itself more strong, Therefore give me love. 5 Prophecy will fade away, Melting in the light of day; Love will ever with us stay: Therefore give me love. 6 Faith and hope and love we see, Joining hand in hand, agree; But the greatest of the three, And the best, is love.