Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

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.