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The text of "Come down, O Love divine" originated as an Italian poem, "Discendi amor santo" by the medieval mystic poet Bianco da Siena (1350-1399). The poem appeared in the 1851 collection Laudi Spirituali del Bianco da Siena of Telesforo Bini, and in 1861, the Anglo-Irish clergyman and writer Richard Frederick Littledale translated it into English.
The hymn's lyrics refer to the heavenly host: "Thee we would be always blessing / serve thee with thy hosts above".. At its first appearance, the hymn was in four stanzas of eight lines (8.7.8.7.D), and this four-stanza version remains in common and current use to the present day, being taken up as early as 1760 in Anglican collections such as those by Madan (1760 and 1767), Conyers (1772 ...
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine, Love was born at Christmas, Star and Angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love Incarnate, Love Divine, Worship we our Jesus, But wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, Love be yours and love be mine, Love to God and all men, Love for plea and gift and sign.
This category is for hymns that appear in the influential 1906 publication The English Hymnal.Hymns should ideally appear with both the text and modern tune (though this second part is not strictly required), as it would also allow for tracking with the related projects at Wikisource, namely, the hymnal with tunes and lyrics only, and inclusion of the relevant scores in the article.
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be And when we find ourselves in the place just right 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight Chorus: When true simplicity is gained To bow and to bend, we shan't be ashamed To turn, turn, will be our delight 'Til by turning, turning, we come round right 'Tis a gift to be simple 'Tis a gift to be ...
Come, come to earth, Dispel the night and show your face, And bid us hail the dawn of grace. 2. O come, divine Messiah! The world in silence waits the day When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away. 3. O Christ, whom nations sigh for, Whom priest and prophet long foretold, Come break the captive fetters; Redeem the long-lost fold. 4.
The Last Dinner Party's much-hyped debut album, "Prelude to Ecstasy," over-delivers on the promise of excitement and novelty. Although several of its highlights were released ahead of time as ...
Charles Wesley's hymn "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" was first sung to Purcell's music for "Fairest Isle", and in places echoes its lyrics. [8] In 1770, when David Garrick staged a version of King Arthur deprived of many of Purcell's songs, particularly those in the act 5 masques, "Fairest Isle" survived the cuts. [9]