1 Love
divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of
heav'n to earth come down:
fix in us
thy humble dwelling,
all thy
faithful mercies crown:
Jesus, thou
art all compassion,
pure,
unbounded love thou art;
visit us
with thy salvation,
enter ev'ry
trembling heart.
2 Breathe, O
breathe thy loving Spirit
into ev'ry
troubled breast;
let us all
in thee inherit,
let us find
the promised rest:
take away
the love of sinning;
Alpha and
Omega be;
End of
faith, as its Beginning,
set our
hearts at liberty.
3 Come,
Almighty to deliver,
let us all
thy life receive;
suddenly
return, and never,
nevermore
thy temples leave.
Thee we
would be always blessing,
serve thee
as thy hosts above,
pray and
praise thee without ceasing,
glory in thy
perfect love.
4 Finish,
then, thy new creation;
pure and
spotless let us be:
let us see
thy great salvation
perfectly
restored in thee;
changed from
glory into glory,
'til in
heav'n we take our place,
'til we cast
our crowns before thee,
lost in
wonder, love, and praise.
