Come, Dearest Lord

Author: Isaac Watts

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1. Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwellf11. Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell n2By faith and love, in ev’ry breast.n2By faith and love, in every breast. 3Then shall we know and taste and feel3Then shall we know and taste and feel 4The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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1. Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell n2By faith and love, in ev’ry breast.n2By faith and love, in every breast. 3Then shall we know and taste and feel3Then shall we know and taste and feel 4The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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By faith and love, in ev’ry breast.n2By faith and love, in every breast. 3Then shall we know and taste and feel3Then shall we know and taste and feel 4The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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By faith and love, in every breast. 3Then shall we know and taste and feel3Then shall we know and taste and feel 4The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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Then shall we know and taste and feel3Then shall we know and taste and feel 4The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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Then shall we know and taste and feel 4The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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The joys that cannot be expressed,4The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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The joys that cannot be expressed, 5The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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The joys that cannot be expressed.5The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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The joys that cannot be expressed. 66 72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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2. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength;72. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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2. Come, fill our hearts with inward strength; 8Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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Make our enlarging souls possess8Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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Make our enlarging souls possess 9And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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And learn the height and breadth and length9And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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And learn the height and breadth and length 10And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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And depth of thine unmeasured grace,10And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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And depth of thine unmeasured grace, 11And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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And depth of thine unmeasured grace.11And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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And depth of thine unmeasured grace. 1212 133. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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3. Now to the God, whose power can do133. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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3. Now to the God, whose power can do 14More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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More than our thoughts or wishes know,14More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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More than our thoughts or wishes know, 15Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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Be everlasting honor done,15Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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Be everlasting honor done, t16By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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By all the Church, through Christ, his Son,t16By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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By all the Church; through Christ, his Son, 17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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By all the Church, through Christ, his Son.17By all the Church, through Christ, his Son. 1818
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The text of this song is in public domain (originally published before 1929, or published before 1964 and not renewed).