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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! |