The Spirit of God
Author: William W. Phelps
Composer: English melody
Languages (110)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Afrikaans: Die Gees van die Heer
- Albanian: Shpirti i Per’ndis’
- American Sign Language (ASL): The Spirit of God
- Amharic: የእግዚአብሔር መንፈስ
- Arabic: يحترق فينا روح الله
- Armenian (East): ԱՍՏԾՈ ՀՈԳԻՆ
- Armenian (West): ԱՍՏՈՒԾՈՅ ՀՈԳԻՆ
- Aymara: Diosan Ajayupajja
- Basque: Jainkoaren izpiritua
- Bikolano: An Espiritu Nin Dios
- Bislama: Speret olsem faea
- Bulgarian: Духът Божий
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Ang Espiritu sa Dios
- Chinese (Simplified): 神灵如火
- Chinese (Traditional): 神靈如火
- Chuukese: Ewe Ennet?
- Croatian: Duh Božji
- Czech: Duch Boží
- Danish: Guds Ånd som en ild
- Dutch: Gods Geest brandt in ’t harte
- Efik: Spirit Abasi nte ikaŋ
- English: The Spirit of God
- English Braille: ⠠⠮ ⠠⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞ ⠷ ⠠⠛⠕⠙
- Estonian: Jumala Vaim
- Fante: O Kã, Nokwar Nye Bɛn?
- Fijian: Na Yalo Ni Noda Kalou
- Finnish: Nyt liekkinä loistavi Henki Herran
- French: L’Esprit du Dieu saint
- French (French Polynesia): Auê te Varua o te Atua
- French (Haiti): L’Esprit du Seigneur est comme un feu qui flambe
- Georgian: ღმერთის სული
- German: Der Geist aus den Höhen
- Greek: Του Θεού το Πνεύμα
- Guarani: Pe Tupã Anga Pytu
- Gusii (Kisii): Omoika O’nyasae Onga Oroorero
- Haitian Creole: Lespri Bondye Tankou Dife
- Hawaiian: Me He Ahi Ko Ke Akua Uhane
- Hiligaynon: Ang Espiritu Sang Dios daw Kalayo
- Hmong: Vajtswv tus Ntsuj Plig
- Hungarian: Isten Szent Lelke
- Icelandic: Guðs andi nú ljómar og logar sem eldur
- Igbo: Mụọ nke Chineke
- Ilokano: Ti Espiritu ti Dios
- Indonesian: Roh Allah
- Italian: Lo Spirito arde
- Japanese: 主のみたまは火のごと燃え
- Japanese (Hiragana): 主のみたまは火のごと燃え
- Japanese (Kanji): 主のみたまは火のごと燃え
- Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel): Ri Uxlabixel Achi’el Jun K’ak’
- Kazakh: Рухы Құдай
- Kekchi: Lix Musiqʼ li Dios
- Khmer (Cambodian): ព្រះវិញ្ញាណនៃព្រះ
- Kiribati (Gilbertese): Tamnein Te Atua
- Korean: 타는 듯한 하나님의 영
- Kosraean: Ke Nguhn Luhn God
- Kuna: Pab Tummad Purba
- Laotian: ພຣະວິນຍານພຣະເຈົ້າ
- Latvian: Dievišķais Gars
- Lingala: Molimo wa Nzambe
- Lithuanian: Šventoji Dvasia
- Malagasy: Fanahin’ ny Ray
- Maltese: L-Ispirtu ta’ Alla
- Mam: Ju T-ew Dios Nc’ant
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Shénlíng rú huǒ
- Maori: Ko te Wairua o te Atua Kaha
- Marshallese: Jitob An Anij Ej Einwōt Kijeek
- Maya (Yucatec): U Pixan Hahal Dios
- Mongolian: Бурханы Сүнс
- Navajo: Diyin Bii’sizíinii Éí K’ad Nihił Dahólǫ́
- Niuean: Ko E Agaaga He Atua
- Norwegian: Guds ånd som en ild
- Pampango (Kapampangan): Ing Espiritu Ning Dios Mengari Yang Api
- Pangasinan: Espiritu’y Dios
- Persian (Iran) (Farsi): [Unknown title]
- Pohnpeian: Ngehn en Koht
- Polish: Duch Boży
- Portuguese: Tal Como um Facho
- Quechua (Bolivia): Diospa Espiritun
- Quechua (Peru): Yayaq Nunan Nina Hina
- Quichua (Ecuador): Achil-Causaj -Samai
- Rarotongan (Cook Islands Maori): Te Vaerua O Te Atua
- Romanian: Spiritul lui Dumnezeu
- Rotuman: ’At Ha’ ’on ’Ạitu
- Russian: Дух Божий
- Samoan: O le Agaga o le Atua
- Serbian: Дух Бога
- Shona: Mweya waMwari
- Slovak: Pieseň nadšenia
- Slovenian: Božji Duh
- Spanish: El Espíritu de Dios
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠑⠇ ⠠⠑⠎⠏ ⠗⠊⠞⠥ ⠙⠑ ⠠⠙⠊⠕⠎
- Swahili: Roho wa Mungu
- Swedish: Den himmelska elden
- Tagalog: Espiritu ng Diyos
- Tahitian: Auê te Varua o te Atua
- Tamil: தேவ ஆவி அக்கினி போல்
- Thai: พระวิญญาณพระเจ้า
- Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian): Spirit bilong God
- Tongan: Ko e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá
- Tswana (Setswana): Mowa wa Modimo
- Turkish: Tanrı’nın Ruhu
- Twi: Nyame Honhom
- Ukrainian: Дух Божий
- Urdu: [Unknown title]
- Vietnamese: Thánh Linh Của Thượng Dế
- Waray: Espiritu han D’yos
- Welsh: Fel tân yn cynhesu mae Ysbryd yr Arglwydd!
- Xhosa: Umoya Kathixo Uyasitshisa!
- Zulu: UMoya ka Nkulunkulu Ufana Nomlilo
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1835 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest known source: Sacred Hymns (Kirtland Hymnal), Emma Smith, 1835; Messenger and Advocate, January 1836.
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net:
Sacred Hymns (Kirtland Hymnal) (1835), no. 90.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. The Spirit of God like a fire is burning! The latter-day glory begins to come forth; The visions and blessings of old are returning, And angels are coming to visit the earth.
We’ll sing and we’ll shout with the armies of heaven, Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb! Let glory to them in the highest be given, Henceforth and forever, Amen and amen!
2. The Lord is extending the Saints’ understanding, Restoring their judges and all as at first. The knowledge and power of God are expanding; The veil o’er the earth is beginning to burst.
We’ll sing and we’ll shout with the armies of heaven, Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb! Let glory to them in the highest be given, Henceforth and forever, Amen and amen!
3. We’ll call in our solemn assemblies in spirit, To spread forth the kingdom of heaven abroad, That we through our faith may begin to inherit The visions and blessings and glories of God.
We’ll sing and we’ll shout with the armies of heaven, Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb! Let glory to them in the highest be given, Henceforth and forever, Amen and amen!
4. How blessed the day when the lamb and the lion Shall lie down together without any ire, And Ephraim be crowned with his blessing in Zion, As Jesus descends with his chariot of fire!
We’ll sing and we’ll shout with the armies of heaven, Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb! Let glory to them in the highest be given, Henceforth and forever, Amen and amen!
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