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639. Come, O thou Traveler unknown

1 Come, O thou Traveler unknown,
whom still I hold, but cannot see;
my company before is gone,
and I am left alone with thee.
With thee all night I mean to stay,
and wrestle till the break of day.

2 I need not tell thee who I am,
my misery or sin declare;
thyself hast called me by my name,
look on thy hands, and read it there.
But who, I ask thee, who art thou?
Tell me thy name, and tell me now.

3 Yield to me now, for I am weak
but confident in self-despair;
speak to my heart, in blessings speak,
be conquered by my instant prayer.
Speak, or thou never hence shalt move,
and tell me, if thy name is Love.

4 'Tis Love, 'tis Love! Thou diedst for me!
I hear thy whisper in my heart:
the morning breaks, the shadows flee.
Pure Universal Love thou art;
thy mercies never shall remove,
thy nature and thy name is Love.

Text Information
First Line: Come, O thou Traveler unknown
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 (alt.)
Meter: 88. 88. 88
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Tune Information
Name: WOODBURY
Composer: Eric Routley, 1917-1982
Meter: 88. 88. 88
Key: d minor
Copyright: Copyright © 1971 by Carl Fisher, Inc. New York. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.



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