
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou universal blessing,
Abraham’s long expected seed;
Perfect peace and joy unceasing
Thro’ the ransomed nations spread:
Devilish pride, and brutal passion,
Far from every heart remove;
Bless us with Thy full salvation,
Bless us with Thy heavenly love.
2 Happy is the man forgiven,
This let every sinner feel;
Taste in Thee his present heaven,
Pant for greater blessings still;
O that all anew created,
Might Thine image here retrieve;
Then to paradise translated,
In Thy glorious presence live! Used With Tune: LUX EOI Text Sources: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord (London: William Strahan, 1745)
Come, Thou Universal Blessing