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Love Divine 30t

The Sacred Harp, 1991 (Denson) Edition

Composer: Thomas Waller, 1869
Alto: Seaborn McDaniel Denson, 1911
Poet: Charles Wesley, 1747
Meter: 8s,7s Double (8,7,8,7,8,7,8,7)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Love divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heav'n 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 ev'ry trembling heart.
Love divine, all loves excelling,, Stanza 1