1 

Christ is the Word and Spirit too,

   And as the Spirit in the Word;

And all the words He speaks to us

   Are life and spirit thus conferred.

 2 

The Holy Word we have without,

   The Holy Spirit is within;

The greatest gifts divine are these,

   That we may God enjoy therein.

 3 

The Word the Spirit doth express,

   The Spirit its reality;

They're but two aspects of one thing

   And should not separated be.

 4 

Whene'er the Spirit lights the Word

   The Word becometh life to us;

When Word from Spirit is divorced,

   'Tis empty mental stimulus.

 5 

When we the Word in spirit touch,

   As life the Spirit it becomes;

The Spirit, when expressed from us,

   As words of life to others comes.

 6 

Our spirit we must exercise

   To take the Word most inwardly,

And then to give the Spirit forth;

   The two as one with us should be.

 7 

Lord, may Thy Word in me become

   The Spirit as my life supply,

And may Thy Spirit in Thy Word

   My true expression be thereby.