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150. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

1 Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown.
*Father, thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation;
Enter every trembling heart.

2 Breathe, oh, breathe thy loving spirit
Into every troubled breast;
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find the promised rest.
Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy life receive;
Suddenly return and never,
Never more thy temples leave.

* Spirit

Text Information
First Line: Love divine, all loves excelling
Title: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Author: Charles Wesley (1747)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1996
Scripture:
Topic: God's Love; Holy Spirit; Salvation (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: BEECHER
Composer: John Zundel
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Key: a minor
Source: Christian Heart Songs, 1870



Media
MIDI file: WiS 150 Love Divine All Loves Excelling.mid
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