Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#121

121. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Text Information

• First Line: Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free
• Title: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
• Author: Charles Wesley (1744, alt.)
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 61:1-2
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: STUTTGART
• Composer (attributed to): Christian F. Witt (1660-1716)
• Meter: 87.87
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Psalmodia Sacra, Gotha, 1715

Tune Information:

Witt was court organist, then Kapellmeister, at Gotha, Germany. He composed sixty-five church cantatas