1. Love divine, all love ex- celling, Joy of heav'n, to earth come down! 2. Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit
Je-sus, Thou art all com-pas-sion, Pure, unbounded love Thou art;
Take a-way the love of sin-ning; Al-pha and O-me-ga be;
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.
1 God is love; His mercy brightens
All the path in which we rove;
Bliss He wakes and woe He lightens;
God is wisdom, God is love.
Chance and change are busy ever;
Man decays, and ages move;
But His mercy waneth never;
God is wisdom, God is love.
4 Finish then Thy new creation,
Pure and spotless may we be:
Let us see our whole salvation
Perfectly secured by 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.
Charles Wesley.
2 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth,
Will His changeless goodness prove;
From the gloom His brightness stream-
God is wisdom, God is love. [eth;
He with earthly cares entwineth
Hope and comfort from above;
Everywhere His glory shineth;
God is wisdom, God is love.
John Bowring.