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| Text: | Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus |
| Author: | Charles Wesley |
| Tune: | STUTTGART |
| Composer (desc.): | John Wilson |
| Composer (melody, later form): | C. F. Witt |
1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us;
let us find our rest in thee.
2 Israel's strength and consolation,
hope of all the earth thou art,
dear desire of ev'ry nation,
joy of ev'ry longing heart.
3 Born thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a king,
born to reign in us forever,
now thy gracious kingdom bring.
4 By thine own eternal Spirit
rule in all our hearts alone;
by thine all-sufficient merit
raise us to thy glorious throne.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Come, thou long-expected Jesus |
| Title: | Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus |
| Author: | Charles Wesley (1744) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Hymns with Descants |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | STUTTGART |
| Composer (melody, later form): | C. F. Witt (1715) |
| Composer (desc.): | John Wilson |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
| Key: | F Major |
| Copyright: | Descant used by permission of Oxford University Press |
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