Come, Thou Almighty King

Words:
Charles Wesley
Music:
Felice de Giardini

Sheet music

  1. 1Come, 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!
  2. 2Come, 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!
  3. 3Come, Holy Comforter,Thy sacred witness bear in this glad hour:Thou who almighty art,Now rule in ev'ry heart,And ne'er from us depart,Spirit of pow'r.
  4. 4O Lord, our God, to TheeThe highest praises be,Hence, evermore;Thy sov’reign majestyMay we in glory see,And to eternityLove and adore!

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1757, the words are in 1,939 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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