Methodist-Hymns-259
1: AND art Thou come with us to dwell,
Our Prince, our Guide, our Love, our Lord?
And is Thy name Emmanuel,
God present with His world restored?
2: The world is glad for Thee! The rude
Wild moor, the city’s crowded pen;
Each waste, each peopled solitude,
Becomes a home for happy men.
3: Thou bringest all again; with Thee
Is light, is space, is breadth and room
For each thing fair, beloved, and free,
To have its hour of life and bloom.
4: Each heart’s deep instinct unconfessed;
Each lowly wish, each daring claim;
All, all that life hath long repressed
Unfolds, not fearing blight or blame.
5: Thy reign eternal will not cease;
Thy years are sure, and glad, and slow;
Within Thy mighty world of peace
The humblest flower hath leave to blow.
6: Then come to heal Thy people’s smart,
And with Thee bring Thy captive train;
Come, Saviour of the world and heart,
Come, mighty Victor over pain.
Amen.