SONG STUDY (29) LOVE DIVINE ALL LOVES
EXCELLING
Charles Wesley1
Love
divine, all loves excelling,
Joy
of heaven 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
every trembling heart.
2
Breathe,
O breathe Thy loving Spirit,
Into
every troubled breast!
Let
us all in Thee inherit;
Let
us find thy promised rest.
Take
away our love of sinning;
Alpha
and Omega be;
End
of faith, as its beginning,
Set
our hearts at liberty.
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.
4
Finish,
then, Thy new creation;
Pure
and spotless let us be.
Let
us see Thy great salvation
Perfectly
restored in 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.
Questions
1.
Understanding the
words: divine, excelling, unbounded, Alpha and Omega, hosts.
2.
Verse 1 speaks of
Jesus coming to earth and entering human hearts. What does this mean? See John
3.
What is the
“humble dwelling” in line 3?
4.
Verse 2. Why
“breathe” in line 1? See John 3:5-8, Acts 2:1-4, John 20:1-3.
5.
What is “the love
of sinning” in line 5? See Romans 7:14-25.
6.
Verse 3. What
does the bit in lines 3 and 4 about suddenly returning mean? See Malachi 3:1.
Why “temples”? See 1 Corinthians
7.
Verse 4. Why is
His “new creation” unfinished? See 2 Corinthians
8.
When will we be
“pure and spotless”? See 2 Peter
9.
What is meant by
“cast our crowns before Thee”? See Revelation 4:9-11. Why will we have crowns
anyhow? See 1 Corinthians
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