Come, Dearest Lord

Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell
By faith and love in every breast;
Then shall we know, and taste, and feel
The joys that cannot be expressed.

Come, fill our hearts with inward strength,
Make our enlargèd souls possess,
And learn the height, and breadth, and length
Of Thine unmeasurable grace.

Now to the God Whose power can do
More than our thoughts or wishes know,
Be everlasting honors done
By all the church, through Christ His Son.

Author: Isaac Watts

Year: 1707

This is a well-known hymn by Isaac Watts, often titled "Come, Dearest Lord, Descend and Dwell" or simply "Come, Dearest Lord." It first appeared in his Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707/1709 editions). No significant alternate attributions exist.