Friday, December 20, 2013

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus


Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set they people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

Born they people to deliver,
Born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now they gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to thy glorious throne.


Charles Wesley, Nativity Hymns (1745)
As cited in the book,
“Lost in Wonder: Charles Wesley; The Meaning of His Hymns Today, by S.T. Kimbrough, Jr. 
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1 comment:

  1. JoeDecember 21, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    What a shame that so many of our beautiful and doctrinally sound hymns of Christmas have taken a back seat to the shallow songs that pass for Christmas music today.

    What a gorgeous hymn!

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