The New Century Hymnal ‎#289

289. Come Forth, O Love Divine

1 Come forth, O Love divine,
seek now this soul of mine,
and visit it with your own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing.

2 O let it freely burn,
till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
And let your 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 out-pass the power of human telling;
For none can guess its grace,
till love create a place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.

Text Information

• First Line: Come forth, O Love divine
• Title: Come Forth, O Love Divine
• Author: Bianco da Siena, d. 1434
• Meter: 6.6.11.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Acts 2:1-4
• Topic: Holy Spirit: Comforter; Holy Spirit: Illuminator; Pentecost: Day of; Pentecost: Hymns of the Spirit; Year A: Easter 6; Year A: Pentecost; Year B: Pentecost; Year C: Pentecost

Tune Information

• Name: DOWN AMPNEY
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 6.6.11.D.
• Key: D Major