Come, let us anew our journey pursue
General information
Come, let us anew our journey pursue is a hymn by Charles Wesley. It was first published as the fifth hymn in his collection Hymns for New Year's Day, 1750, Bristol: Farley, [1749], on p9 of that work. Meter is 555 11. 555 11, varying to 666 12. 666 12.
Settings by composers (automated)
- Anonymous — Derby ("Come let us anew") English SATB
- James P. Carrell — New Year English STB
- Thomas Clark — Come, let us anew our journey pursue (Honiton) English SATB
Text and translations
English text
1 Come, let us anew
Our journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still, till the Master appear;
His adorable will
Let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love.
(555 11. 666 12.)
2 Our life is a dream,
Our time as a stream
Glides swiftly away,
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay,
The arrow is flown,
The moment is gone,
The millennial year
Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here!
(555 12. 556 12.)
3 O that each in the day
Of his coming might say
'I have fought my way through,
I have finish'd the work thou didst give me to do!'
O that each from his Lord
May receive the glad word
'Well and faithfully done,
Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne!'
(666 12. 666 12.)