Come, Thou Almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing, Help us to praise. Father, all glorious, O’er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days.
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Come, Thou Al
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mighty
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King,
Help us Thy
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name to
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sing,
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Help us to
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praise.
Father, all
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glorious,
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O'er all vic
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torious,
Come, and reign over us,
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Ancient of
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Days.
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Come, Thou incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend: Come, and Thy people bless, And give Thy word success; Spirit of holiness, On us descend.
Come, Thou incarnate Word,
Gird on Thy mighty sword,
Our prayer attend:
Come, and Thy people bless,
And give Thy word success;
Spirit of holiness,
On us descend.
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Come, Thou
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incarnate
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Word,
Gird on Thy
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mighty
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sword,
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Our prayer
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attend:
Come, and Thy
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people bless,
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And give Thy
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word success;
Spirit of holiness,
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On us
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descend.
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Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour: Thou who Almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power.
Come, holy Comforter,
Thy sacred witness bear
In this glad hour:
Thou who Almighty art,
Now rule in every heart,
And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power.
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Come, holy
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Comforter,
Thy sacred
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witness bear
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In this glad
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hour:
Thou who
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Almighty art,
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Now rule in
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every heart,
And ne'er from us depart,
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Spirit of
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power.
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To Thee, great One in Three, Eternal praises be Hence evermore. Thy sov’reign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore.
This hymn appeared anonymously in George Whitefield's "Hymn Book", published in 1757. It is usually attributed to Charles Wesley, but was probably published anonymously for a good reason. Scholars think Wesley wrote this hymn as an imitation of the English national anthem, "God Save Our Gracious King." The national anthem had just been written, and it had become popular throughout England. This hymn may have been Wesley's way of keeping priorities straight. - Great Hymns of Faith by Brown & Norton