Traditional Prayers
O Thou Who Camest from Above (Charles Wesley)
Charles Wesley's hymn of 1762, built on the coal from the altar in Isaiah 6 and the 'holy fire' of 2 Timothy 1:6.
O thou who camest from above,
the pure celestial fire to impart,
kindle a flame of sacred love
on the mean altar of my heart.
There let it for thy glory burn
with inextinguishable blaze,
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 the sacrifice complete. Amen.
Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages (1762)
About the prayer
It is the classic Methodist prayer for a heart set on fire and kept burning, sung at ordinations and covenant services.
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