Community of Christ Sings ‎#47

47. Come Down, O Love Divine

1 Come down, O Love divine;
seek thou this soul of mine,
and visit it with thine own ardour glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.

2 O let it freely burn,
till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
and let thy glorious light
shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.

3 Let holy charity
mine outward vesture be,
and lowliness become mine inner clothing—
true lowliness of heart,
which takes the humbler part,
and o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.

4 And so the yearning strong,
with which the soul will long,
shall far out-pass the pow'r of human telling;
no soul can guess Love's grace,
till he become the place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.

Text Information

• First Line: Come down, O Love divine
• Title: Come Down, O Love Divine
• Author: Bianco da Siena, 1350-1434
• Translator: Richard Frederick Littledale, 1833-1890 (alt.)
• Meter: 6.6.11.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:14-16
• Topic: Baptism; Confirmation; Eternal Life; Evangelist Blessing; Gifts of the Spirit; God's Love; Grace; Guidance; Holy Spirit; Humility; Invocation; Light; Obedience; Inner Peace

Tune Information

• Name: DOWN AMPNEY
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 6.6.11.D.
• Key: D Major