Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Love divine all loves excelling
Topic: Supplication
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Tune:
Hymn Number: 68
Page Number: 072, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLove divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven to earth come down,
Fix in us 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 troubled breast,
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promis'd rest;
Take away the love of sinning,
Alpha and Omega be,
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
Come, thou mighty to deliver,
Let us now thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temple leave;
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy hosts 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 thy great salvation
Perfectly restor'd in thee;
Chang'd from glory unto glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love and praise.