The Cyber Hymnal ‎#943

943. Come In, O Come!

1. Come in, O come! the door stands open now;
I knew Thy voice, Lord Jesus, it was Thou;
The sun has set long since, the storms begin;
’Tis time for Thee, my Savior, O come in!

2. Alas, ill ordered shows the dreary room;
The household stuff lies heaped amidst the gloom,
The table empty stands, the couch undressed;
Ah, what a welcome for th’Eternal Guest!

3. Yet welcome, and tonight this doleful scene
Is e’en itself my cause to hail Thee in;
This dark confusion e’en at once demands
Thine own bright presence, Lord, and ord’ring hands.

4. I seek no more to alter things, or mend,
Before the coming of so great a Friend;
All were at best unseemly, and ’twere ill
Beyond all else to keep Thee waiting still.

5. Come, not to find, but make this troubled heart
A dwelling worthy of Thee as Thou art;
To chase the gloom, the terror, and the sin:
Come, all Thyself, yea come, Lord Jesus, in!

Text Information

• First Line: Come in, O come! the door stands open now
• Title: Come In, O Come!
• Author: Handley C. G. Moule (1890)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith, second edition, 1890
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MORECAMBE
• Composer: Frederick Cook Atkinson (1870)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Incipit: 33343 65443 17656
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain