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Text:Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Author (sts. 1, 4):Charles Wesley
Author (sts. 2-3):Mark E. Hunt
Tune:HYFRYDOL
Composer:Rowland Hugh Pritchard

196. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Text Information
First Line: Come, thou long-expected Jesus
Title: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Author (sts. 1, 4): Charles Wesley (1744)
Author (sts. 2-3): Mark E. Hunt (1978)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Scripture: ;
Topic: Jesus Christ: His Advent; Christ: Kingdom of
Copyright: Text of stanzas 2 & 3 © 1978, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Used by permission.
Tune Information
Name: HYFRYDOL
Composer: Rowland Hugh Pritchard (1855)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
Key: F Major



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