O Thou Who Camest from Above

O Thou who cam­est from ab­ove

The pure ce­les­ti­al fire to im­part

Kindle a flame of sac­red love

Upon the mean al­tar of my heart.

There let it for Thy glo­ry burn

With in­ex­ting­uish­able blaze

[or

Unquenched

un­dimmed

in dark­est days]

And tremb­ling to its source re­turn

In hum­ble prayer and fer­vent praise.

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 Thy gift in me.

Ready for all Thy per­fect will

My acts of faith and love re­peat

Till death Thy end­less mer­cies seal

And make my sac­ri­fice com­plete.