Come; O thou Traveler unknown
Whom still I hold, but cannot see
My company before is gone
And I am left alone with thee
With thee all night I mean to stay
And wrestle till the break of day
I need not tell thee who I am
My misery or sin declare
Thyself hast called me by my name
Look on thy hands, and read it there
But who, I ask thee, who art thou?
Tell me thy name, and tell me now
Wilt thou not yet, not yet to me reveal
Thy new, unutterable name?
Tell me, I still beseech thee, tell
To know it now resolved I am
Wrestling, I will not let thee go
Till I thy name, thy nature know
Yield to me now—for I am weak
But confident in self-despair
Speak to my heart, in blessings speak
Be conquered by my instant prayer
Speak thou, or never hence shalt move
And tell me if thy name is love
I know thee, Savior; I know who thou art
Jesus, the feeble sinner’s friend
Nor wilt thou with the night depart
But stay, and love me to the end
Thy mercies never shall remove
Thy nature, and thy name, is love
Lame as I am, I take the prey
Hell, earth, and sin with ease are overcome
I leap for joy, pursue my way
And as a bounding hart fly home
Through all eternity to prove
Thy nature, and thy name, is love
Words by Charles Wesley. Music by Andreas Barrett
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