Love Divine All Loves Excelling

Words by Charles Wesley
Music (Beecher) by John Zundel

[verse 1]
G          C       G         D     D7     G
Love  di - vine,   all loves ex –  cell - ing,

C        G          D      D7   G
Joy  of  heav’n, to earth  come down;

         C   G         D     D7     G
Fix  in  us  Thy hum - ble   dwel - ling;

C         G        D      D7   G
All  Thy  faithful mer  - cies crown.

Em                 B7   Em        B7 
Je  -  sus,  Thou  art  all com – pas - sion,

G          C         D         D7
Pure, un - bounded   love Thou art;

G         C      G           D     D7     G
Vis - it  us     with   Thy  sal – va  -  tion;

C       G         D       D7    G
Enter   ev - ’ry  tremb – ling  heart.


[verse 2]
G          C       G         D     D7     G
Breath, O  breath  Thy lov - ing   Spir - it

C        G          D      D7   G
In – to  ev -  ’ry  trou - bled breast!

         C   G         D     D7     G
Let  us  all in  Thee  in  – her -  it,

C         G        D      D7   G
Let   us  find the prom - ised rest.

Em                 B7   Em        B7 
Take   a  -  way   our  bent  to  sin - ning;

G          C         D         D7
Al  - pha  and   O – me  – ga  be;

G         C      G           D     D7     G
End   of  faith, as    its   be  – gin -  ning,

C       G         D       D7    G
Set our hearts at lib  –  er  - ty.



[verse 3]
G          C       G         D     D7     G
Come, Al – might - y    to   de –  liv -  er,

C        G          D      D7   G
Let  us  all   Thy  grace  re - ceive;

         C   G         D     D7     G
Sudden - ly  return,   and   ne  -  ver,

C         G        D      D7   G
Never  -  more Thy tem  - ples leave.

Em                 B7   Em        B7 
Thee   we  would   be   al - ways bles - sing,

G          C         D         D7
Serve Thee as   Thy  hosts a - bove,

G         C      G           D     D7     G
Pray, and praise Thee with – out   ceas - ing,

C       G         D       D7    G
Glory   in   Thy  per  -  fect  love.



[verse 4]
G          C       G         D     D7     G
Fin - ish, then,   Thy  new  cre – a   -  tion;

C        G          D      D7   G
Pure and spotless   let    us   be;

         C   G         D     D7     G
Let  us  see Thy great sal – va  -  tion 

C         G        D      D7   G
Perfect - ly  re - stored in   Thee:

Em                 B7   Em        B7 
Changed from glo - ry   in  – to  glo - ry,

G          C         D         D7
Till   in  heaven we take our  place,

G         C      G           D     D7     G
Till  we  cast   our crowns  be  - fore   Thee,

C       G         D       D7    G
Lost in wonder,   love    and   praise.