Author: Adoniram J. Gordon Meter: 7.7.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Even so, Lord Jesus, come;
Hope of all our hopes the sum,
Take Thy waiting people home.
2 Long, so long, our blessèd dead
Wait, from out the grave’s dark bed
At Thine advent to be led.
3 Long, so long, the groaning earth,
Cursed with war, and flood, and dearth
Sighs for its redemption birth.
4 Wherefore come, we daily pray,
Wipe creation’s curse away;
Bring the resurrection day. Used With Tune: ST. PHILIP Text Sources: The Coronation Hymnal (Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Socieity, 1894)
Even So, Lord Jesus, Come