The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented

Jesus, thine all-victorious love

No. 578
Words Charles Wesley.
Singing key G major
4 stanzas

Words

Jesus, thine all-victorious loveShed in my heart abroad:Then shall my feet no longer rove,Nor leave the heavenly road.

O, that in me the sacred fireMight now begin to glow;Burn up the dross of base desire,And make the mountains flow.

O, that it now from heaven might fall,And all my sins consume:Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call;Spirit of burning, come.

Refining fire, go through my heart;Illuminate my soul;Scatter thy life through every partAnd sanctify the whole.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «578» (large) in the left column of p. 188, under «Joseph D. Carlyle.» of hymn 577, with the italic reference line «179, 794, 399.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 179, 794 or 399) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4», the even lines indented; «Charles Wesley.» in italics after stanza 4, at the foot of the column. The first word «JESUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like the tunes referred to). The print sets a thin space before «:» and «;» («abroad :», «glow ;», «consume :», «call ;», «heart ;», «soul ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.