516 Come down, O Love divine

The Hymnal 1982 516

Come down, O Love divine

Tune
down ampney
Author(s)
Bianco da Siena, d. 1434?; Richard Frederick Littledale, 1833-1890
Composer(s)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
Meter
6.6.11 D

1 Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardor 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 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 Love create a place wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.

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