Lutheran Hymnal: 119 - Come Down, O Love Divine

1 Come down, O Love divine, Seek Thou this soul of mine, And visit it with Thine own ardour glowing; C Comforter, draw near, Within my heart appear, And kindle it, Thy holy flame bestowing. 2 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. 3 Let holy charity Mine outward vesture be, And lowliness become mine inner clothing: True lowliness of heart, Which takes the humbler part, And o’er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing. 4 And so the yearning strong, With which the soul will long, Shall far outpass the power of human telling; For none can guess its grace, Till he become the place Wherein the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling.