7. “Come, Thou Lengthy Anticipated Jesus”
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Like “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” the beloved hymn “Come, Thou Lengthy Anticipated Jesus” expresses our hope and eager for Jesus’ return whereas wanting again at His first coming. Charles Wesley wrote this hymn and plenty of different well-known carols, similar to “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Within the music that requires Jesus to come back, we need for all sins and sorrow to stop. This longing is met in Christ—the One our hearts need and discover pleasure in.
Wesley infused deep theological which means into “Come, Thou Lengthy Anticipated Jesus,” and we will join many Scripture references with the lyrics. He wrote about Jesus being born to free us from sin, a mirrored image of the which means of Jesus’ identify in Matthew 1:21. The Lord Christ is the hope and comfort of Israel, which Simeon and others have been awaiting (see Luke 2:25-26). We, too, await the good Want of the nations (Haggai 2:7) who will return to rule because the King.
Remembering that Wesley wrote this Introduction hymn with the poor and orphaned in thoughts offers us a higher perspective. Jesus will come to place an finish to all oppression and injustice. His deliverance was for the Israelites who lengthy awaited the approaching Messiah and for us. Just like the devoted of outdated, we wait and lengthy for Christ’s second introduction. In that day, there shall be no extra slavery, struggling, or sin.
And so, we pray and sing the phrases of this hymn: “Come, thou lengthy anticipated Jesus,/ born to set thy folks free;/ from our fears and sins launch us,/ allow us to discover our relaxation in thee.”
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