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Come in, O come! the door stands open now;
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| 1. | Come in, O come! the door stands open now; |
| | I knew Thy voice; Lord Jesus, it was Thou. |
| | The sun has set long since; the storms begin; |
| | 'Tis time for Thee, my Savior, O come in! |
| 2. | Alas, ill-ordered shows the dreary room; |
| | The household stuff lies heaped amidst the |
| | gloom, |
| | The table empty stands, the couch undressed; |
| | Ah, what a welcome for th' Eternal Guest! |
| 3. | Yet welcome, and tonight; this doleful scene |
| | Is e'en itself my cause to hail Thee in; |
| | This dark confusion e'en at once demands |
| | Thine own bright presence, Lord, and ord'ring |
| | hands. |
| 4. | I seek no more to alter things, or mend, |
| | Before the coming of so great a Friend; |
| | All were at best unseemly; and 'twere ill |
| | Beyond all else to keep Thee waiting still. |
| 5. | Come, not to find, but make this troubled |
| | heart |
| | A dwelling worthy of Thee as Thou art; |
| | To chase the gloom, the terror, and the sin: |
| | Come, all Thyself, yea come, Lord Jesus, in! |