Hymns for Second Advent Believers 53
Thou Coming One
1THOU Coming One, our wants relieve,
In this our evil day;
To all thy tempted followers give
The power to watch and pray.
Long as our fiery trials last–
Long as the cross we bear,
Oh, let our souls on thee be cast,
In all-prevailing prayer.
2The power of interceding grace,
Give us in faith to claim;
To wrestle till we see thy face,
And know thy hidden name.
Till then, thy perfect love impart,
Till thou appear below,
Be this the cry of every heart–
"I will not let thee go."
3"I will not let thee go," unless
Thou tell thy name to me;
With all thy great salvation bless,
And make me all like thee.
Then let me on the mountain top,
Behold thy open face;
Where faith in sight is swallowed up,
And prayer in joyful praise.
- Also sung to
- Perseverance (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #484)
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