Christ, live inside our hearts (song)

On 24th September (you can tell I'm getting accustomed to British conventions) I married Miriam. If you don't know her already, she's a wonderful young woman, and one whom I love very much. The scripture passage for our wedding service was Ephesians 3:14-21, about Christ living in us, deepening our knowledge of his love. I wrote a hymn for the service based on the passage, which I'm sharing below. The tune is LOVE UNKNOWN (http://www.hymnary.org/media/fetch/104638).

Christ, live inside our hearts

And make us strong to know

And nourish us to grow in knowledge of your love:

How long and high, how wide and deep

A love beyond all we can know.

Christ, live inside our hearts

And rise into a spring

That gushes into living water endlessly

Then overflow like steady streams

For thirsty ground and seeds to drink.

Christ, live inside our hearts

And grow into a tree

That bears good fruit in season, shading those beneath

A tree of life with healing leaves

That brings delight to all who eat.

Christ, live inside our hearts

Prepare in us a room

That’s fit to welcome you and whom you bring along

Come, set the table for the feast

That we may make our home in you.

Christ, live inside our hearts

And fill us with your love

That we may love each other as you have loved us:
As broken bread and poured-out cup,
Your love is life and is enough.