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.

Charles Wesley, 1707 – 1788, English hymn writer and Methodist

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This is what the Lord Almighty says:

‘In a little while I will once more shake

the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come,

and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.

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You can never go wrong with a Charles Wesley hymn. He captures so much rich theology in his work.

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