Hymn
Christian Love
Happy the heart where graces reign,
Where love inspires the breast;
Love is the brightest of the train,
And strengthens all the rest.
Knowledge, alas! 'tis all in vain,
And all in vain our fear;
Our stubborn sins will fight and reign,
If love be absent there.
'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet
In swift obedience move;
The devils know, and tremble too;
But devils do not love.
This is the grace that lives and sings
When faith and hope shall cease;
'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings
In the sweet, realms of bliss.
Amen.
Christian Love — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christian-love-2
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christian Love?
The words of Christian Love were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including An Evening Song and Praise to the Redeemer.
Is Christian Love public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christian Love?
Christian Love is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Behold! the Mountain of the Lord, Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright and The Greatness of God.