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Text:A Multitude Comes
Author:Magnus B. Landstad, 1802-80
Translator:Peer O. Strömme, 1856-1921
Tune:DER MANGE SKAL KOMME

464. A Multitude Comes

1 A multitude comes from the east and the west
To sit at the feast of salvation
With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the blest,
Obeying the Lord's invitation.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!

2 O God, let us hear when our shepherd shall call
In accents persuasive and tender,
That while there is time we make haste, one and all,
And find him, our mighty defender.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!

3 All trials shall be like a dream that is past;
Forgotten all trouble and mourning.
All questions and doubts have been answered at last,
When rises the light of that morning.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!

4 The heavens shall ring with an anthem more grand
Than ever on earth was recorded;
The blest of the Lord shall receive at his hand
The crown to the victors awarded.
Have mercy upon us, O Jesus!

Text Information
First Line: A multitude comes from the east and the west
Title: A Multitude Comes
Author: Magnus B. Landstad, 1802-80
Translator: Peer O. Strömme, 1856-1921 (adapt.)
Meter: 11 9 11 9 9
Language: English
Publication Date: 1982
Topic: Hope; Judgement
Tune Information
Name: DER MANGE SKAL KOMME
Meter: 11 9 11 9 9
Key: D Major
Source: Swedish, 1694
Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship.



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