Love divine, all love 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.

2 Breathe, O, breathe thy loving Spirit

Into every troubled breast:

Let us all in thee inherit,

Let us find thy promised rest.

Take away the love of sinning,

Take our load of guilt away;

End the work of thy beginning,

Bring us to eternal day.

3 Carry on thy new creation,

Pure and holy may we be;

Let us see our whole salvation,

Perfectly secured by thee;

Change from glory into glory,

Till in heaven we take our place;

Till we cast our crowns before thee,

Lost in wonder, love and praise.