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Hymnal Number
867Resource Type:
Keys included:
Eb
About this Hymn
Written by Charles Wesley, this selection is filled with glorious imagery on how the Holy Spirit can work in our lives. It is based on Leviticus 6:13: "Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out." I have used this hymn often as a prayer for the Christian daily life. – Keith Getty
Lyrics
Verse 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.
Verse 2
There let it for thy glory burn with inextinguishable blaze, and trembling to its source return, in humble prayer and fervent praise.
Verse 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.
Verse 4
Ready for all thy perfect will, my acts of faith and love repeat, till death thy endless mercies seal, and make the sacrifice complete.
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.
Verse 2
There let it for thy glory burn with inextinguishable blaze, and trembling to its source return, in humble prayer and fervent praise.
Verse 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.
Verse 4
Ready for all 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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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Charles Wesley, 1762
Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1872
Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1872