72. Holy Love, Thou Flame From Heaven

1. Holy love, thou flame from heaven
Which the pure alone can know,
From the heart of Jesus given,
Come and set our hearts aglow:
Come and set our hearts aglow.

2. Joy, the saints alone possessing;
Joy, the world cannot obtain,
Come, our thirsty souls refreshing,
Bind the separate again:
Bind the separate again.

3. Sweet repose, the peace from heaven,
Treasure Jesus hath bestowed,
Now our weary hearts enliven;
Oh, we love thee, gift of God!
Oh, we love thee, gift of God!

4. O may patience, kindness, meekness
Daily in our spirits live,
So that one another’s trespass
We may heartily forgive:
We may heartily forgive.

5. Friendliness, the saints adorning,
Jesus’ image and His sign;
May both friend and foe discerning,
See us ruled by love divine:
See us ruled by love divine.

6. Grant a spirit that is yielding,
Kind, and gentle here below;
With Thy mantle, Savior, shielding
Him whoever loves his foe:
Him whoever loves his foe.

7. Holy faith, in storms our bulwark,
Our defense when battling wrong,
Make us true and lead us upward
Unto yon triumphant throng:
Unto yon triumphant throng.

8. Gentle stillness, breath of heaven,
Still small voice, in which God thrones, -
Show us, when by scoffers driven,
The reward, the victors’ crowns:
The reward, the victors’ crowns.

9. Love of Jesus, love of brothers,
Healing for all ills insure;
Grant thy life, that evil smothers,
And a heart unspotted, pure!
And a heart unspotted, pure!