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Worship — Opening Hymns

Jesus, our Lord, make no delay

  • No. 8
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Jesus, our Lord, make no delay
To meet us with thy love;
Drive interposing clouds away,
And make our guilt remove.

2

What do we here without thy grace,
O blessed Lamb of God?
'T will be a dark and tiresome place
Unless we feel thy word.

3

Come in with power to every soul,
O thou immortal Dove;
Make every wounded spirit whole
With thy redeeming love.

4

We long to meet our God to-day,
And taste his grace divine;
That every soul with joy may say,
"My Lord, my God, I'm thine."

About this hymn

As printed Text-only hymn (left column, below the stanzas of hymn 7). Header as printed: the number «8» at the left and the italic cross-reference line «623, 70, 147.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 623, 70 or 147). The first word is printed in small capitals («JESUS,»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The period's space before «;» and «?» is not reproduced (parent normalisation, the convention of the other hymnals).; «'T will» and «to-day» as printed. Ends with «Anon.» in italics.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Opening Hymns · No. 8 · printed page 9
Checked
lyrics verified · 2026-09-25