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Come, thou long-expected Jesus 
Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee. 
Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art: dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart. 
Born thy people to deliver, born a child, and yet a king, born to reign in us for ever, now thy gracious kingdom bring. 
By thine own eternal Spirit rule in all our hearts alone; by thine all-sufficient merit raise us to thy glorious throne. 
(1707-1788), 1744 
Some older (especially 19th-century) hymnals give the first line as "" rather than "Come, thou longexpected Jesus", the rest of the text remaining substantially as given above.