Scripture Verse

That which ye have already, hold fast till I come. Revelation 2:25

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 835, alt.

Music: Tal­lis’ La­men­ta­tion, me­lo­dy from Day’s Psal­ter, 1562 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Thou, Lord, who didst our faith be­stow,
Must give the pow­er to hold it fast,
Undaunted in Thy steps to go
From our first con­flict to the last,
Resolved to toil and suf­fer on,
’Till Thou the se­cond time ap­pear,
Ascend Thy bright mil­len­ni­al throne,
And reign the King of glo­ry here.