Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
THE REDEEMER
351
Love Divine, All Love Excelling
8. 7. 8. 7. D.
O du Liebe
Ps. 106: 4
Charles Wesley, 1747
“Musikalischer Christenschatz,” 1745
Basel, 1745
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Thy
’ry
to
let
life
trou
earth
of
spot
all
ev
heav’n,
and
us
to
breast;
down,
ceive.
us
re
bled
come
be.
then,
might
breathe
vine,
ish,
Al
oh,
Di
Thy
y,
Thy
all
Come,
2
Breathe,
1
Love
3
4
Fin
liv
a
Spir
cel
Pure
Let
In
Joy
tion;
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it
ling,
new
to
lov
love
cre
de
ing
ex
stored
tem
prom
mer
in
ples
ised
cies
find
faith
more,
fect
er
us
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re
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the
ful
ly
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leave.
rest.
crown.
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re
in
Thy
see
turn
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ly
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us
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us
in
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tion
er,
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ing,
sal
and
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ble
va
nev
her
dwell
we
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O
ed
heav’n
as
and
bound
take
hosts
me
love
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Serve
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in
Thee
pha
un
our
a
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place,
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way
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from
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a
sus,
be
ry
the
art
Changed
Thee
Take
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glo
bless
sin
pas
ry,
ings,
ning;
sion,
in
al
love
all
to
ways
of
com
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ry
at
heart.
ty.
love.
praise.
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won
in
hearts
ev
in
’ry
men.
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bling
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fect
and
End
trem
lib
per
love,
cast
praise
faith
us
our
crowns
with
its
Thy
our
Thee
as
with
Vis
we
Pray
Till
and
of
it
Set
En
Glo
Thee,
ing,
ning,
tion,
ter
Lost
out
be
sal
be
fore
ceas
gin
va
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