1  The Holy Spirit is the seal,

    The foretaste, earnest, and the pledge.

    He designates us as God's own

    And guarantees our heritage.

 2  'Twas after we believed in Christ,

    The word of truth, the gospel, heard,

    The Holy Spirit us did seal

    To show that we belong to God.

 3  This Spirit as the living seal,

    To us God's image now imparts;

    Conforming us unto the Son,

    He stamps His image in our hearts.

 4  This Spirit also is the pledge,

    Our earnest and our foretaste true.

    He witnesses that we are sons,

    With God's inheritance in view.

 5  'Tis by this Spirit God does spread

    Into our mind, emotion, will;

    By sealing every inward part,

    He will our very being fill.

 6  Oh, Lord, we would cooperate

    With all Thy Spirit's inward move;

    That we'd become Thy masterpiece,

    Th' eternal purpose thus to prove.