COME THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS

by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

VERSE 1

Come thou long expected Jesus,

Born to set thy people free

From our fears and sins release us,

Let us find our rest in thee

VERSE 2

Israel’s strength and consolation,

Hope of all the earth thou art

Dear desire of every nation,

Joy of every longing heart

CHORUS

Born thy people to deliver

Born a child and yet a king

Born to reign forever

Now thy gracious kingdom bring

INTERLUDE

VERSE 3

By thine own eternal spirit,

Rule in all our hearts alone

By thine all sufficient merit,

Raise us to thy glorious throne

CHORUS

INTERLUDE

                               VERSE 1 (this is the ending)

Ekklesia Muskogee is a reformed baptist church that gathers for worship in Muskogee, Oklahoma. We confess the 1689 second London baptist confession of faith. We affirm the five solas of the Reformation as well as the doctrines of grace (otherwise known as the five points of Calvinism), and each of our pastors would not be ashamed to be called a Calvinist. We are a church led by elders, of which there is a plurality (also called pastors and overseers in the Scriptures). Our mission is to make disciples, love cities, and plant churches.