Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Love divine all loves excelling
Topic: Love and Union
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Tune:
Hymn Number: 134
Page Number: 121, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLove, divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heav'n to earth come down,
Fix us in thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown;
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love thou art,
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter ev'ry trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe thy loving spirit
Into ev'ry troubl'd breast,
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promis'd rest;
Take away our love of sinning,
Alpha and Omega be,
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
Come, almighty to deliver,
Let us now thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave;
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy host above;
Pray, and praise thee without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.
Finish now thy new creation,
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see the great salvation
Perfectly resto'd in thee;
Chang'd from glory into glory,
Till in heav'n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder love and praise.