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Come, O Thou Traveler unknown,
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| 1. | Come, O Thou Traveler unknown, |
| | Whom still I hold but cannot see; |
| | My company before is gone, |
| | And I am left alone with Thee; |
| | With Thee all night I mean to stay, |
| | And wrestle till the break of day. |
| 2. | I need not tell Thee who I am, |
| | My sin and misery declare; |
| | Thyself hast called me by my name, |
| | Look on Thy hands, and read it there; |
| | But who, I ask Thee, who art Thou? |
| | Tell me Thy name, and tell me now. |
| 3. | In vain Thou strugglest to get free; |
| | I never will unloose my hold; |
| | Art Thou the Man that died for me? |
| | The secret of Thy love unfold; |
| | Wrestling, I will not let Thee go, |
| | Till I Thy name, Thy nature know. |
| 4. | Yield to me now, for I am weak, |
| | But confident in self-despair; |
| | Speak to my heart, in blessings speak, |
| | Be conquered by my instant prayer; |
| | Speak, or Thou never hence shalt move, |
| | And tell me if Thy name be Love. |
| 5. | 'Tis Love! 'tis Love! Thou diedst for me; |
| | I hear Thy whisper in my heart; |
| | The morning breaks, the shadows flee: |
| | Pure, universal Love Thou art; |
| | To me, to all Thy mercies move; |
| | Thy nature and Thy name is Love. |
| 6. | Lame as I am, I take the prey; |
| | Hell, earth and sin, with ease o'ercome. |
| | I leap for joy, pursue my way, |
| | And, as a bounding hart, I run, |
| | Through all eternity to prove |
| | Thy nature and Thy name is Love. |