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Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
HYFRYDOL 8.7.8.7.D.
SECOND ADVENT
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.
Born thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a King,
born to reign in us forever,
now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal spirit
rule in all our hearts alone;
by thine all sufficient merit,
raise us to thy glorious throne.

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.

Born thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a King,
born to reign in us forever,
now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal spirit
rule in all our hearts alone;
by thine all sufficient merit,
raise us to thy glorious throne.


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   Charles Wesley, 1744 (1707-1788) alt. Music fromthe English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.
Alternate tune, STUTTGART, No. 659; Alternate harmony, No. 167
Rowland H. Prichard, c. 1830 (1811-1887)   
Arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1951 (1872-1958)