Victorious Love

Verse 1

O Love, divine, victorious Love, O come and dwell with me! Tho’ I by faith could mountains move, I’m nothing without Thee; Thy worth has never yet been sung, Nor can it ever be; Tho’ I could speak with angels’ tongue I’m nothing without Thee.

Verse 2

Tho’ I my worldly goods should give To feed the starving poor, This would not be for Christ to live, Nor could it heav’n secure; And should I compass land and sea, Or face devouring flame; Still, without Thee, my zeal would be, Only an empty name.

Verse 3

All tongues of eloquence shall cease, And be of no avail, But Thou shalt evermore increase, For Love can never fail; All knowledge which we strive to gain, Shall vanish soon away, But Love shall evermore remain, And lead to endless day.

Verse 4

O Love, divine, Thy worth unsung, Let me Thy presence feel! Baptize with heav’nly fire m tongue, And sanctify my zeal; Enlarge my vision’s narrow scope, And lift my thot’s above; Tho’ Faith is great, and great is Hope, Yet greater, far, is Love!