Come, Lord Jesus, Come - Mayhew

This is a very simple folk-style hymn for Advent, asking Jesus to come, and giving all aspects of a person's life for Jesus' glory.

It was written by English Roman Catholic liturgical musician and publisher Kevin Mayhew (1942-2021).  The song was first published in the 20th Century Folk Hymnal Volume 1 by Mayhew-McCrimmon Ltd in 1974.  

Other publications include:
These books are the only known sources of sheet-music for the song.

The song is set to an unnamed tune, also by Mayhew. This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of D, the first few notes of the melody are D_  F A C D_  B BA F_  AA AF E_ with accompanying chords D / A7 / D / D7 / G / D / F#m / G.



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Examples

Singer with guitar, words on-screen:


Singer with guitar:


Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is shown below, with each verse following a very simple pattern
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my hands,
take them for your work.
Take them for your service, Lord.
Take them for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, take my hands.

... eyes,
 may they shine with joy ...

... lips,
may they speak your truth ...

... feet,
may they walk your path ...

... heart, 
fill it with your love ...

... life,
take it for your own ...


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KEEP IN CASE ORIGINAL IS REMOVED, BUT DO NOT DISPLAY Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my hands,
take them for your work.
Take them for your service, Lord.
Take them for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, take my hands.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my eyes,
may they shine with joy.
Take them for your service, Lord.
Take them for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, take my eyes.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my lips,
may they speak your truth.
Take them for your service, Lord.
Take them for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, take my lips.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my feet,
may they walk your path.
Take them for your service, Lord.
Take them for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, take my feet.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my heart,
fill it with your love.
Take it for your service, Lord.
Take it for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, take my heart.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come take my life,
take it for your own.
Take it for your service, Lord.
Take it for your glory, Lord.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.Come, Lord Jesus, take my life.

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