Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus — chord chart in any key
Charles Wesley, 1744. Tune: HYFRYDOL. Public domain, free to print.
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Key of G.
Verse 1
GCome, DThou Glong-exCpectGed DJesus,
GBorn Amto Gset Thy Dpeople Gfree;
GFrom Dour Gfears and Csins GreDlease us;
GLet Amus Gfind our Drest in GThee.
BmIsrael’s Emstrength and AmconsoD7lation,
GHope of Emall the Gearth Thou Dart;
GDear DeAmsire D7of Gevery Dnation,
GJoy of Cevery GlongDing Gheart.
Verse 2
GBorn DThy Gpeople Cto GdeDliver,
GBorn Ama GChild and Dyet a GKing,
GBorn Dto Greign in Cus GforDever,
GNow AmThy Ggracious Dkingdom Gbring.
BmBy Thine Emown eAmternal D7Spirit
GRule in Emall our Ghearts aDlone;
GBy Thine Amall-D7sufGficient Dmerit,
GRaise us Cto Thy GgloDrious Gthrone.
Charles Wesley published this Advent text in Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord in 1744. It is set here to HYFRYDOL, which Rowland Prichard composed in 1830 and which is one of several tunes used for it, and the meter is 8.7.8.7 doubled.