Scripture Verse

Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20

Introduction

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Adoniram J. Gordon
(1836–1895)

Words: Ado­ni­ram J. Gor­don, The Co­ro­na­tion Hym­nal (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­eri­can Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­ety, 1894), num­ber 301.

Music: St. Phi­lip (Monk) Will­iam H. Monk, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Monk (1823–1889)

Lyrics

Even so, Lord Je­sus, come;
Hope of all our hopes the sum,
Take Thy wait­ing peo­ple home.

Long, so long, our bless­èd dead
Wait, from out the grave’s dark bed
At Thine ad­vent to be led.

Long, so long, the groan­ing earth,
Cursed with war, and flood, and dearth
Sighs for its re­demp­tion birth.

Wherefore come, we dai­ly pray,
Wipe cre­ation’s curse away;
Bring the re­sur­rect­ion day.