“LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLING.”
This evergreen song-wreath to the Crucified, was contributed by Charles Wesley, in 1746. It is found in his collection of 1756, Hymns for Those That Seek and Those That Have Redemption in the Blood of Jesus Christ.
Love Divine all loves excelling,
Joy of Heaven to earth come down,
Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,
All Thy faithful mercies crown.
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Come Almighty to deliver,
Let us all Thy life receive,
Suddenly return, and never,