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Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

Key - C
Tempo - 90 | Time - 3/4

Verse 1

Come, Thou

long-exp

ected

Jesus

Born to

set Thy

people

free;

From our

fears and

sins rele

ase us,

Let us

find our

rest in

Thee.

Israel's

strength and c

onsola

tion,

Hope of

all the

earth Thou

art;

Dear de

sire of

every

nation,

Joy of

every

longing

heart.

Verse 2

Born Thy

people

to del

iver,

Born a

child and

yet a

King,

Born to

reign in

us for

ever,

Now Thy

gracious

kingdom

bring.

By Thine

own et

ernal

Spirit

Rule in

all our

hearts a

lone;

By Thine

all suff

icient

merit,

Raise us

to Thy

glorious

throne.

{comment: Verse 1}
[C] Come, Thou [Am]long-exp[F]ected [G]Jesus
[C]Born to [Am]set Thy [F]people [C]free;
[C]From our [Am]fears and [F]sins rele[G]ase us,
[C]Let us [Am]find our [F]rest in [C]Thee.
{soc}
[C]Israel's [Am]strength and c[Dm]onsola[G]tion,
[C]Hope of [F]all the [Dm]earth Thou[G] art;
[C]Dear de[F]sire of [Am]every [G]nation,
[C]Joy of[F] every [G]longing[C] heart.
{eoc}

{comment: Verse 2}
[C]Born Thy[Am] people [F]to del[G]iver,
[C]Born a [Am]child and [F]yet a[C] King,
[C]Born to [Am]reign in [F]us for[G]ever,
[C]Now Thy[Am] gracious[F] kingdom [C]bring.
{soc}
[C]By Thine[Am] own et[Dm]ernal [G]Spirit
[C]Rule in [F]all our [Dm]hearts a[G]lone;
[C]By Thine[F] all suff[Am]icient [G]merit,
[C]Raise us[F] to Thy [G]glorious [C]throne.
{eoc}

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.

"Come Thou Long Expected Jesus"
Words by Charles Wesley. Music by Rowland Hugh Prichard.
Public Domain
CCLI License #Not Specified

Footnotes

Same tune as "Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners"

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