Come Thou
Come, in the minstrel's lay; [2]
When two hearts meet,
And true hearts greet,
And all is morn and May. [5]
Come Thou! and now, anew,
To thought and deed
Give sober speed,
Thy will to know, and do.
Stay! till the storms are o'er— [10]
The cold blasts done,
The reign of heaven begun,
And Love, the evermore.
Be patient, waiting heart:
Light, Love divine [15]
Is here, and thine;
You therefore cannot part.
“The seasons come and go:
Love, like the sea,
Rolls on with thee,— [20]
But knows no ebb and flow.
“Faith, hope, and tears, triune, [1]
Above the sod
Find peace in God,
And one eternal noon.”
Oh, Thou hast heard my prayer; [5]
And I am blest!
This is Thy high behest:
Thou, here and everywhere.