Worship and Rejoice ‎#330

330. Come Down, O Love Divine

1 Come down, O love divine,
seek out 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 surpass the power of human telling:
for none can guess God's grace,
till love creates a place,
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.

Text Information

• First Line: Come down, O Love divine
• Title: Come Down, O Love Divine
• Translator: Richard Frederick Littledale, 1833-1890 (alt.)
• Author: Bianco da Siena, d. 1434
• Meter: 6.6.11.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2003
• Scripture:
  Psalm 119:105
  ;
  Acts 2:3
  ;
  Colossians 3:14
  ;
  John 14:16-17
  ;
  Ephesians 4:2
  ;
  Malachi 3:2-3
  ;
  1 Corinthians 6:19
  ;
  Ecclesiastes 3:20
  ;
  Romans 5:5
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

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