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Text:O thou who camest from above
Author:Charles Wesley, 1770-1788
Tune:HEREFORD
Composer:Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876

538. O thou who camest from above

1 O thou who camest from above
the fire celestial 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 Still let me prove thy perfect will,
my acts of faith and love repeat;
till death thy endless mercies seal,
and make the sacrifice complete.

Text Information
First Line: O thou who camest from above
Author: Charles Wesley, 1770-1788
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Scripture:
Topic: General Hymns: Service and Witness
Tune Information
Name: HEREFORD
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876
Meter: L.M.
Key: F Major



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