LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) extended
| | Writer(s): | Charles Wesley
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1762
| | Bible Refs: | Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16; 2 Ti 1:6; Heb 12:29; Lev 6:13
| Anglican Hymn Book 1965
| 1965
| 366
| Australian Hymn Book/With One Voice
| 1977
| 486
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 519
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1919
| 1919
| 535
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1960
| 1960
| 563
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 639
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 624
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 191
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 525
| Hymnal Comp to Book of Common Prayer
| 1890
| 14
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition
| 1904
| 457
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard
| 1983
| 233
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised
| 1950
| 329
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 745
| Hymns for Today's Church 2
| 1988
| 552
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 490
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 392
| Living Praise
|
| 174
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 386
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 431
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 153
| Sing Glory
| 1999
| 560
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 1991
| 451
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 138
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 256
| STELBAP
|
| 353
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 343
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 239
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 463
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 704
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 572
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 501
| Yattendon Hymnal
| 1900
| 90
|
MUSIC
 Baptist Hymn Book
| 56
| C
| Believers Hymn Book
| 315
| C
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Alternate Tunes
| HEREFORD | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | Samuel Sebastian Wesley | | WILTON | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | Samuel Stanley | | EISENACH | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | Johann Hermann Schein & Johann Sebastian Bach | | WAREHAM | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | William Knapp |
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| 1. O Thou who camest from above,
The pure, celestial fire to impart,
|: Kindle a flame of sacred love
On the mean altar of my heart.
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2. There let it for Thy glory burn,
With inextinguishable blaze;
|: And, trembling, to its source return
In humble love and fervent praise.
:|
3. Jesus, confirm my heart’s desire
To work and speak and think for Thee;
|: Still let me guard the holy fire,
And still stir up Thy gift in me;
:|
4. Ready for all Thy perfect will,
My acts of faith and love repeat,
|: Till death Thine endless mercies seal,
And make Thine sacrifice complete.
:|
5. *****alt version***
6. O thou who camest from above
the fire celestial to impart,
|: kindle a flame of sacred love
upon the altar of my heart. :|
7. There let it for thy glory burn
with ever bright, undying blaze,
|: and trembling to its source return
in humble prayer and fervent praise. :|
8. There let it for Thy glory burn
Unquenched, undimmed,
in darkest days,
|: And trembling to its source return,
In humble prayer and fervent praise. :|
9. Jesus, confirm thy heart's desire
to work, and speak, and think for thee;
|: still let me guard the holy fire
and still stir up the gift in me. :|
10. Still let me prove thy perfect will,
my acts of faith and love repeat,
|: till death thy endless mercies seal,
and make the sacrifice complete. :|
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