Come in, O come! the door stands open now;

Representative text

As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 336 — the newest hymnal carrying it.

Verse 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 Saviour, O come in!

Verse 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!

Verse 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 ordering hands.

Verse 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

Verse 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!