The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#683

683. 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 sin and misery 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 In vain thou strugglest to get free;
I never will unloose my hold;
Art thou the Man that died for me?
The secret of thy love unfold;
Wrestling, I will not let thee go,
Till I thy name, thy nature know.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, O thou Traveler unknown
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Faith, Hope, and Charity
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SELENA
• Composer: Isaac B. Woodbury
• Meter: L. M. 6L
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #320 or 234.