Please give today to support Hymnary.org during one of only two fund drives we run each year. Each month, Hymnary serves more than 1 million users from around the globe, thanks to the generous support of people like you, and we are so grateful.
Tax-deductible donations can be made securely online using this link.
Alternatively, you may write a check to CCEL and mail it to:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
| Text: | Come Down, O Love Divine |
| Author: | Bianco of Siena, d. 1434 |
| Translator: | R. F. Littledale, 1833-90 |
| Tune: | DOWN AMPNEY |
| Composer: | R. Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
1 Come down, O Love divine,
Seek Thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with Thine own ardor glowing;
O 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.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Come down, O Love divine |
| Title: | Come Down, O Love Divine |
| Italian Title: | Discendi, Amor santo |
| Author: | Bianco of Siena, d. 1434 |
| Translator: | R. F. Littledale, 1833-90 (alt.) |
| Meter: | 6 6 11 D |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1996 |
| Topic: | Invocation |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | DOWN AMPNEY |
| Composer: | R. Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
| Meter: | 6 6 11 D |
| Key: | D Major |
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files