Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#204

204. 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 Thy own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thy 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 (1707-1788) alt. (1744)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Second Advent

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland H. Prichard (1811-1887) (c. 1830)
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) (1951)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Incipit: 12123 43212 54332
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Music from the English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.
• Notes: Alternate tune, STUTTGART, No. 659 Alternate harmony, No. 167