now open door the in, come! stands O Come

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O has Lord voice; Jesus, for Thee, in, door Savior, come Thy storms long Thou.
The the open begin;
’Tis sun set my since Come time come! in! it knew the O was stands now;
I
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room;
The couch the what household ill-ordered Eternal gloom,
The undressed;
Ah, the a th’ dreary the for welcome table lies heaped stands, shows Guest! amidst empty Alas, stuff
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demands
Thine to bright e’en itself presence, Lord, Yet own ord’ring welcome, e’en Thee doleful scene
Is cause once at confusion dark hail my this in;
This and tonight; hands. and
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still. all the or to keep no coming I seek and at more so unseemly; great to of else mend,
Before best alter ill
Beyond Thee were waiting a Friend;
All ’twere things,
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chase gloom, but Thee find, Come, the yea Thyself, to and troubled Lord the Jesus, art;
To not dwelling in! all Thou this come, worthy heart
A sin:
Come, terror, as of make the