The Cyber Hymnal ‎#974

974. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

1. 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 every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

2. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Thou long expected Jesus
• Title: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
• Author: Charles Wesley (1745)
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord (London: William Strahan, 1745), number 10
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CROSS OF JESUS (STAINER), John Stainer, 1887; HALTON HOLGATE, William Boyce, circa 1765; ST. HILARY, anonymous; STUTTGART, Christian F. Witt, 1715; adapted by Henry J. Gauntlett, 1805-1876; WILSON, arranged from Felix Mendelssohn in The Methodist Hymnal (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1905), number 116

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland Huw Prichard (1830)
• Incipit: 12123 43212 54332
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain