Come Down O Love Divine
Dublin Core
Title
Come Down O Love Divine
Date
late 1300s / late 1800s
Contributor
frances.wilkins
Language
English
Type
Words
Identifier
307
Alternative Title
n/a
Date Modified
04/06/2024
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
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Composer
6
Lyrics
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.
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.
Let holy charity,
My outward vesture be,
And lowliness become my inner clothing.
True lowliness of heart,
Which takes the humbler part,
And for its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.
And so the yearning strong,
With which the soul will long,
Shall far surpass the power of human telling.
For none can guess its grace,
Till we become the place,
In which the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling.
Citation
“Come Down O Love Divine,” SHADES, accessed April 29, 2025, https://seinn.org/omeka/items/show/308.
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