Worship (3rd ed.) ‎#472

472. Come Down, O Love Divine

1 Come down, O Love divine,
Seek now 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 outpass the power of human telling;
For none can guess its grace,
Till love creates the place
Wherein the Holy Spirit makes its dwelling.

Text Information

• First Line: Come down, O Love divine
• Title: Come Down, O Love Divine
• Italian Title: Discendi, Amor Santo
• Author: Bianco da Siena, d. c. 1434
• Translator: Richard F. Littledale, 1833-1890
• Meter: 66 11 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Scripture:
  John 14:15-21
  ;
  Acts 1:8
• Topic: Easter 6, Year A; Pentecost; Confirmation; Comfort; Grace; Love of God for Us; Petition

Tune Information

• Name: DOWN AMPNEY
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 66 11 D
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain in the US