CPWI Hymnal ‎#270a

270a. Come down, O Love divine

1 Come down, O Love divine,
seek thou this soul of mine,
and visit it with thine own ardour 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 Let holy charity
mine outward vesture be,
and lowliness become mine inner clothing:
true lowliness of heart,
which takes the humbler part,
and o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.

4 And so the yearning strong,
with which the soul will long,
shall far outpass the power of human telling;
for none can guess its grace,
till he become the place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling.

Text Information

• First Line: Come down, O Love divine
• Italian Title: Discendi, amor santo
• Author: Bianco da Siena, 13??-1434
• Translator: Richard Frederick Littledale, 1833-1890
• Meter: 6.6.11 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: The Holy Spirit

Tune Information

• Name: NORTH PETHERTON
• Composer: William Henry Harris, 1883-1973
• Meter: 6.6.11 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Music by permission of Oxford Universtiy Press