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Lyrics
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 for ever,
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.
Historical Notes
Author
Charles Wesley (1707-1788), 1744
Meter
87 87
Music
Other Comments
Some older (especially 19th-century) hymnals give the first line as "Hail, thou long-expected Jesus" rather than "Come, thou long-expected Jesus", the rest of the text remaining substantially as given above.
Sources
Hymnals
| Hymnal
| Number
| Tunes Used
|
| Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1826
| # 42
|
|
| The Anglican Hymn Book, 1868
| # 47
| Frankfort
|
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874
| # 66
| Expectation (87 87)
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924
| # 640
| Cross of Jesus, Halton Holgate
|
| The Universal Hymn Book, 1885
| # 134
| Cross of Jesus
|
| The Hymnal Companion, 1890
| # 109
| Gotha
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington)
| # 48
| Stuttgart
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker)
| # 48
| Stuttgart
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins)
| # 48
| Rathbun, Stuttgart
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau)
| # 48
| Stuttgart
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein)
| # 48
| Expectation (87 87), Stuttgart
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter)
| # 48
| Bergen, Stuttgart
|
| The Church Hymnary (Scotland), 1902
| # 107
| St. Nicolas
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908
| # 432
| Emmanuel, Gotha, Love divine
|
| The Mission Hymnal, 1913
| # 69
| Stuttgart
|
| The Hymnal 1916 (US)
| # 55
| Stuttgart
|
| Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917
| # 82
| Bilston
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919
| # 65
| Expectation (87 87), Hyfrydol
|
| Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins)
| # 47
| St. Nicolas, Stuttgart
|
| The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925
| # 41
| Clevedon, Hyfrydol
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938
| # 548
| Stuttgart
|
| The Hymnal 1940 (US)
| # 1
| Stuttgart
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950
| # 54
| Cross of Jesus
|
| The Mirfield Mission Hymn Book, 1955
| # 183
| St. Andrew (Thorne)
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960
| # 43
| Hyfrydol
|
| Anglican Hymn Book, 1965
| # 86
| Cross of Jesus
|
| The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada)
| # 389
| Stuttgart
|
| The Australian Hymn Book, 1977
| # 200
| Stuttgart
|
| The Hymnal 1982 (US)
| # 66
| Stuttgart
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983
| # 31
| Cross of Jesus
|
| The New English Hymnal, 1985
| # 3
| Cross of Jesus, Halton Holgate
|
| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987
| # 52
| Cross of Jesus
|
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996
| # 98
| Cross of Jesus, Halton Holgate
|
| Common Praise (Canada), 1998
| # 88
| Stuttgart
|
| Together in Song (Australia), 1999
| # 272
| Stuttgart
|
| Sing Glory, 1999
| # 335
| Cross of Jesus
|
| Complete Mission Praise, 2000
| # 102
| Stuttgart
|
| Common Praise, 2000
| # 24
| Cross of Jesus
|
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000
| # 128
| Cross of Jesus, Halton Holgate
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000
| # 119
| Cross of Jesus, Halton Holgate
|
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