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Millennial Harp 52

Love Divine

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1Love 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.

2Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find the promised rest; Take away our bent to sinning, Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty.

3Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy grace 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.

4Finish, 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.

The verse

Meter
63
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

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./˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘////˘˘//˘/˘///˘////˘///˘/˘/˘/˘////˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/63A

Verse 2

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find the promised rest; Take away our bent to sinning, Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty./˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/63A

Verse 3

Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy grace 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./˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘//˘˘˘///˘//˘//˘//˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘//60A

Verse 4

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./˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘//˘//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/63A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.