Come in, O come! the door stands open now

Come in

O come! the door stands open now;

I knew Thy voice; Lord Jesus

it was Thou.

The sun has set long since the storms begin;

’Tis time for Thee

my Savior

O come in!

Alas

ill-ordered shows the dreary room;

The household stuff lies heaped amidst the gloom

The table empty stands

the couch undressed;

Ah

what a welcome for th’ Eternal Guest!

Yet welcome

and tonight; this doleful scene

Is e’en itself my cause to hail Thee in;

This dark confusion e’en at once demands

Thine own bright presence

Lord

and ord’ring hands.

I seek no more to alter things

or mend

Before the coming of so great a Friend;

All were at best unseemly; and ’twere ill

Beyond all else to keep Thee waiting still.

Come

not to find

but make this troubled heart

A dwelling worthy of Thee as Thou art;

To chase the gloom

the terror

and the sin:

Come

all Thyself

yea come

Lord Jesus

in!