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127 | Revival Hymns#128 | 129 |
Text: | I would not have Thee come, dear Lord |
Author: | A. A. P. |
Tune: | [I would not have Thee come, dear Lord] |
Composer: | D. B. Towner |
1 I would not have Thee come, dear Lord,
Until, in glorious attire,
In linen garments, fine and white,
Thy bride fulfills Thy heart’s desire.
Ah, well I know Thou wilt not come
Until the solemn marriage call
Has sounded wheresoe’er she roams,
And reached the latest one of all!
Refrain:
But O ‘tis weary waiting here!
My prisoned spirit would be free.
Against the bars of earth I press,
And look and long, dear Lord, for Thee!
2 I would not have Thee come, dear Lord,
Because my path is dark and drear,
Because the way seems very long,
And filled with many a grief and fear;
No, not because I fain would cast
This mortal frame for aye aside,
And soaring past the realm of death
In liberty and life abide. [Refrain]
3 I would not have Thee come, dear Lord,
And leave behind, undone and lost,
Some groping soul my hand might lead
To join the risen, raptured host;
No, not till grace divine has sought
To win the hearts of wand’ring men
In every way and every clime—
I would not have Thee come till then! [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I would not have Thee come, dear Lord |
Author: | A. A. P. |
Refrain First Line: | But O 'tis weary waiting here! |
Publication Date: | 1905 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I would not have Thee come, dear Lord] |
Composer: | D. B. Towner |
Media | |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |