Hymn
Love to the Creatures is Dangerous
How vain are all things here below!
How false, and yet how fair!
Each pleasure hath its poison too,
And every sweet a snare.
The brightest things below the sky
Give but a flattering light;
We should suspect some danger nigh
Where we possess delight.
Our dearest joys, and nearest friends,
The partners of our blood,
How they divide our wavering minds,
And leave but half for God!
The fondness of a creature's love,
How strong it strikes the sense!
Thither the warm affections move,
Nor can we call them thence.
Dear Saviour, let Thy beauties be
My soul's eternal food;
And grace command my heart away
From all created good.
Love to the Creatures is Dangerous — Text from The Book of Worship, 1867. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/love-to-the-creatures-is-dangerous
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Love to the Creatures is Dangerous?
The words of Love to the Creatures is Dangerous were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1867. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including See What a Living Stone and Christ the Foundation of the Church.
Is Love to the Creatures is Dangerous public domain?
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What is the metre of Love to the Creatures is Dangerous?
Love to the Creatures is Dangerous is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Promised Land, Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire and My Shepherd Will Supply My Need.