African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#104

104. Come, Thou Desire of All the Saints

1 Come, Thou Desire of all Thy saints,
Our humble strains attend,
While with our praises and complaints,
Low at Thy feet we bend.

2 How should our songs, like those above,
With warm devotion rise?
How should our souls, on wings of love,
Mount upward to the skies?

3 Come Lord, Thy love alone can raise
In us the heavenly flame;
Then shall our lips resound Thy praise,
Our hearts adore Thy name!

4 Now, Savior, let Thy glory shine,
And fill Thy dwellings here
Till life, and love, and joy divine,
A heaven on earth appear.

5 When shall our hearts, enraptured, say
"Come, great Redeemer, come,
And bring the bright, the glorious day
That calls Thy children home?"

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Thou desire of all Thy saints
• Title: Come, Thou Desire of All the Saints
• Author: Anne Steele, 1716-1786
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Haggai 2:7
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Advent and Nativity; Jesus: Advent and Nativity; Jesus: His Coming in Glory

Tune Information

• Name: WARWICK
• Composer: Samuel Stanley, 1767-1822
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major