Hymn
The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart
Come, gracious Lord, descend and dwell,
By faith and love, in every breast;
Then shall we know, and taste, and feel
The joys that cannot be expressed.
Come, fill our hearts with inward strength,
Make our enlarged souls possess,
And learn the height, and breadth, and length
Of thine eternal love and grace.
Now to the God whose power can do
More than our thoughts and wishes know,
Be everlasting honors done,
By all the Church, through Christ his Son.
The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart — Text from Laudes Domini, 1884. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-love-of-god-shed-abroad-in-the-heart
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart?
The words of The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1884. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Lord's Day and He Makes My Soul His Care.
Is The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart public domain?
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What is the metre of The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart?
The Love of God Shed Abroad in the Heart is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight, Give to Our God Immortal Praise and Praise God For His Goodness and Truth.