The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#9

9. Come, thou Desire of all thy saints!

1 Come, thou Desire of all thy saints!
Our humble strains attend,
While with our praises and complaints,
Low at thy feet we bend.

2 Dear Saviour, let thy glory shine,
And fill thy dwellings here,
Till life, and love, and joy divine,
A heaven on earth appear.

3 Show us some token of thy love,
Our fainting hopes to raise;
And pour thy blessing from above,
To aid our feeble praise.

4 Then shall our hearts enraptured say,
"Come, great Redeemer! come,
And bring the bright, the glorious day,
That calls thy children home."

Text Information

• First Line: Come, thou Desire of all thy saints!
• Author: Anne Steele
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Hymns: Opening Hymns
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Composer: Francis J. Haydn
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #27, 395, or 308.