Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell

Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell. Isaac Watts* (1674-1748). This appeared in the Second Edition of Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1709) with the title ‘The love of Christ shed abroad in the heart, Ephesians iii. 16 &c.’ Although the words of the title are found in Romans 5: 5, the text is a paraphrase of Ephesians 3: 16-21: Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwellBy Faith and Love in every Breast;Then shall we know, and taste, and feelThe Joys that cannot be exprest. Come, fill our Hearts with inward Strength,Make our inlarged Souls possess,And learn the the heighth, and breadth, and lengthOf thine unmeasurable Grace. Now to the God, whose Power can doMore than our Thoughts and Wishes...