Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#438

438. Come Down, O Love Divine

1 Come down, O Love divine,
Seek thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with thine own ardor 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 And so the yearning strong,
With which the soul will long,
Shall far outpass the pow'r of human telling;
For none can guess it's grace,
Till we 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, d. 1434
• Translator: Richard F. Littledale, 1833-1890
• Meter: 66 11 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Ezekiel 36:27
  ;
  John 14:16-17
  ;
  John 14:23
  ;
  John 14:26
  ;
  John 15:26
  ;
  John 16:7
  ;
  Acts 1:8
  ;
  1 Corinthians 2:9-12
  ;
  1 Corinthians 3:16
  ;
  1 Corinthians 13:1-13
  ;
  Ephesians 4:1-6
  ;
  1 Peter 3:4
• Topic: Holy Spirit; Rites of the Church: Confirmation; Rites of the Church: Holy Orders; The Liturgical Year: Pentecost Sunday

Tune Information

• Name: DOWN AMPNEY
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 66 11 D
• Key: D Major