Words by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
1 O thou who camest from above
the fire celestial to impart,
kindle a flame of sacred love
on the mean altar of my heart!
2 There let it for thy glory burn
with inextinguishable blaze,
and trembling to its source return
in humble prayer and fervent praise.
3 Jesus, confirm my heart's desire
to work, and speak, and think for thee;
still let me guard the holy fire,
and still stir up the gift in me.
4 Ready for all thy perfect will,
my acts of faith and love repeat;
till death thy endless mercies seal,
and make the sacrifice complete.
"Hereford", la musica su cui spesso è basato l'inno "O Thou Who Camest from Above", è una melodia scritta e pubblicata nel 1872 dall'organista e compositore inglese Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), figlio maggiore dell' autore di inni Charles Wesley.
