Terry MacAlmon - Come Holy Spirit Lyrics

“Come Holy Spirit” is a concise prayer for the Spirit’s active presence among God’s people. Its requests move in a clear sequence: the Spirit is invited to move, draw people toward Jesus, reveal his glory, give living water, and bring liberty. Rather than treating spiritual experience as an end in itself, the lyric directs attention to Christ. The image of rain from heaven adds a sense of renewal and dependence, while “fresh living water” conveys life supplied by God.

The prayer closely reflects John 16:14, where Jesus says that the Spirit will glorify him. John 7:37-39 connects living water with the Holy Spirit, making that image especially direct. Second Corinthians 3:17 also links the presence of the Lord’s Spirit with freedom. Together, these passages support the song’s central petitions without requiring elaborate language. Its brevity gives it the character of a congregational invocation, asking for renewal that leads to clearer sight of Jesus, spiritual life, and liberty in God’s presence.