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Text:O thou who camest from above
Author:Charles Wesley, 1707-88
Tune:HEREFORD
Composer:Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-76

431. O thou who camest from above

1 O Thou who camest from above,
The pure celestial fire to impart,
Kindle a flame of sacred love
On the mean altar of my heart.

2 There let it for thy glory burn
With inextinguishable blaze,
And trembling to its source return
In humble prayer, and fervent praise.

3 Jesus, confirm my heart's desire
To work, and speak, and think for thee;
Still let me guard the holy fire,
And still stir up the gift in me.

4 Ready for all thy perfect will,
My acts of faith and love repeat,
Till death thy endless mercies seal,
And make my sacrifice complete.

Text Information
First Line: O thou who camest from above
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Topic: Confirmation; Ordination
Tune Information
Name: HEREFORD
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-76
Meter: LM
Key: E Major



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