JESUS, COME by T. A. Swezey

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 8, 1875

JESUS, COME.

By T. A. Swezey

O BLESSED Jesus, come, we long for thine appearing, Jesus, come, Jesus, come. We long to see the sign, the sign of thine appearing, Jesus, come, Jesus, come. We long to see thee on the cloud, To hear thy voice proclaim aloud, My children, you with sorrow bowed, I have come, I have come.

You who have borne the cross and suffered persecution, Come to me, come to me. You who have feared my name, through scorn and destitution, Come to me, come to me. You who have trusted in my name, Endured the cross, despised the shame, And counted dross all earthly fame, Come to me, come to me.

Yes, blessed Jesus, we will bear these light afflictions, All for thee, all for thee. If we but hear at last thy blessed benedictions, Come to me, come to me. For those the purchase of my blood, Are now crowned kings and priests to God, To share with me the blest abode, Made for thee, made for thee.

When thou dost wipe the tears, the tears' from off From every eye, from every eye; And bid us with thee rise, yea rise to thine embraces In the sky, in the sky; We're freed from sickness death and pain Forever with our Lord to reign And dwell with Christ who once was slain, Throned on high, throned on high.

We all shall then be changed from mortal to immortal, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord. And weeping shall be done, we'll stand on Zion's portal, As he says in his word. Blest Jesus, come, no more delay, Thy chariot wheels no longer stay, But let our longing eyes survey, Our reward, our reward.

Then hail, all hail, greet our enraptured vision, Angels bright, angels bright. We'll walk the golden city, Heaven's elysian, In his sight, in his sight. Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, We'll praise him nevermore to roam, Our voices ring through Heaven's high dome With delight, with delight.

T. A. SWEZEY. Jasper Co., Iowa.