Songs of Zion ‎#14

14. Come, O thou traveler unknown

1. Come, O thou traveler unknown,
Whom still I hold, but cannot see,
My company before is gone,
And I am left alone with thee,
With thee all night I mean to stay,
And wrestle till the break of day.

2. In vain thou strugglest to get free,
I never will unloose my hold:
Art thou the man that died for me?
The secret of thy love unfold!
Wrestling I will not let thee go,
Till I thy name, thy nature know.

3 What though my shrinking flesh complain,
And murmur to contend so long,
I rise superior to my pain,
When I am weak then I am strong,
And when my all of strength shall fail,
I shall with the God-man prevail.

4. Yield to me now—for I am weak;
But confident in self-despair:
Speak to my heart, in blessings speak,
Be conquered by my instant prayer,
Speak, or then never hence shalt move,
And tell me, if thy name be love.

5. ’Tis love, ’tis love; thou diedst for me,
I hear thy whisper in my heart.
The morning breaks, the shadows flee:
Pure universal love thou art,
To me, to all thy bowels move,
Thy nature, and thy name is love.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, O thou traveler unknown
• Meter: 6 lines, 8s.
• Publication Date: 1821

Tune Information

• Name: PERSEVERANCE
• Meter: 6 lines, 8s.
• Incipit: 13356 543
• Key: G Major