Adventist Pioneer Library

Waiting for Christ

Come, thou long-expected Jesus

  • No. 845
  • Words Charles Wesley.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

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 saints thou art;Dear Desire of every nation,Joy of every longing heart.

2

Born, thy people to deliver;Born a child and yet a king;Born to reign o'er us forever;Now thy precious kingdom bring:By thine own eternal SpiritRule in all our hearts alone;By thine all-sufficient meritRaise us to thy glorious throne.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: running head «WAITING FOR CHRIST—CLOSING WORK.»; hymn number «845» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 279, under «Annie R. Smith.» of hymn 844, with the reference line «132, 499, 503.» in bold italics on the same line (= sung to the tunes of hymns 132, 499 or 503, all 8s & 7s. D.). Stanza 1 begins at the foot of the left column (lines 1–4) and continues at the top of the right column without a new number (lines 5–8, «Israel's strength and consolation, …»); stanza 2 follows; «Charles Wesley.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 2. Stanzas numbered «1», «2» without a full stop (numbered «1.», «2.» here). The first word «COME» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Come». Lines 2, 4, 6, 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («free ;», «thee ;», «art ;», «deliver ;», «king ;», «forever ;», «bring :», «alone ;»); it is closed up here. The apostrophes of «Israel's» and «o'er» are written straight. Spelling («long-expected», «all-sufficient», «forever»), punctuation and capitals («Desire», «Spirit») are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Waiting for Christ · No. 845 · printed page 279
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02