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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 404 · Words: Traditional African American Spiritual · Tune: PENTECOST
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A traditional African American spiritual expressing the believer's response to the felt movement of the Holy Spirit — an immediate impulse to pray. The lyrics draw on Old Testament imagery of God's presence on the mountain (fire and smoke) and have been a cornerstone of Black church worship and gospel tradition for well over a century.
Refrain
Every time I
feel the Spirit
moving in my heart,
I will pray.
Yes, every time I
feel the Spirit
moving in my heart,
I will pray.
Verse 1
Upon the mountain,
my Lord spoke,
out his mouth
came fire and smoke.
All around
me looks so shine,
ask my Lord
if all was mine.
Refrain
Every time I
feel the Spirit
moving in my heart,
I will pray.
Yes, every time I
feel the Spirit
moving in my heart,
I will pray.
Verse 2
Jordan river
runs right cold,
chills the body,
not the soul.
Ain’t but one
train on this track,
runs to heaven
and right back.
Refrain
Every time I
feel the Spirit
moving in my heart,
I will pray.
Yes, every time I
feel the Spirit
moving in my heart,
I will pray.
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