Love divine, all
loves excelling
UMH # 384
Scripture
meditations
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul.
1 John 4:16 And
we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is
love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in
him.
Revelation 1:8 "I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending," saith
the Lord, "which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty."
Love divine, all loves
excelling,
Joy of heaven 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 every trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe Thy
loving Spirit,
Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit;
Let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its Beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all Thy life receive;
Suddenly return and never,
Never more 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.
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,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
lyrics by Charles Wesley 1747
music "Beecher" by John Zundel
1870
