Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

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.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear Desire of ev’ry nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a King.
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy 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.

Written by Charles Wesley, 1745
Music by Rowland Prichard, 1830

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Comments

[Anonymous]

I love this hymn!! Thanks for posting it - I found this link with a 4-part vocal piano midi for sing-along:

http://www.tagnet.org/digitalhymnal/en/dh204.html

Thank you again, Kim!!