Scripture Verse

Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20

Introduction

Words: Clau­dia F. Her­na­man, in the Lit­tle Child­ren’s Book (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: J. C. File, 1885).

Music: Lin­by John Ad­cock, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Her­na­man or Ad­cock (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Hosanna, now through Ad­vent,
With lov­ing hearts we sing,
For Je­sus Christ is com­ing
To be His child­ren’s king.

Hosanna! bless­èd Je­sus,
Come in our hearts to dwell,
And let our lives and voic­es
Thy praise and glo­ry tell.

For we who sing ho­san­na
Must like our Sav­ior be,
In gen­tle­ness and meek­ness,
In love and pu­ri­ty.

illustration
Adventskranz
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Micha L. Rieser