December 22: Come, Lord Jesus | BYU Men’s Chorus

Today’s song comes from the musical production entitled “Savior of the World: His Birth and Resurrection.” Here again, is yet another song trying to capture the essence of the Creator of All Things coming to earth as an infant baby. In English, the word “condescend” means that an entity of superior status does something beneath its rank for the benefit of someone else. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ speaks of the “condescension of God.” There is one reference to the God the Father and a few to the Son.

• Condescension of God the Father
• Heavenly Father, though an exalted, perfected, and glorified Personage, condescended to become the personal and literal Father of a mortal Offspring born of a mortal woman (source below).
• Condescension of God the Son
• Jesus Christ, though he himself is the Lord Omnipotent, the very Being who created the earth and all things that in it are, yet being born of a mortal woman, he submitted to all the trials of mortality (source below).

The lyrics speak for themselves. The music is heartwarming. I think this song captures the essence of the Lord’s redemptive mission!

Come, Lord Jesus

1. Come, Lord Jesus, to the manger;

May we see thy tender face?

Great Creator, here a stranger,

Infant in this humble place.

Darkness scatter, morning swell;

Come, dear Lord Immanuel.

Come, Lord Jesus, to the manger;

Come, Lord Jesus, come!

2. Come, Lord Jesus, to the wounded,

Broken heart and bended knee.

Worthy Lamb, thy love unbounded,

Bid our souls to rest in Thee.

Come in glory truth proclaim;

Come to us to rule and reign.

Ready us to kneel and greet thee;

Come, Lord Jesus, come!

3. Come, Lord Jesus, great Redeemer,

Light of morning from the East.

We will be Thy children ever;

Dry our tears, all weeping cease!

Come in glory truth proclaim;

Come to us to rule and reign.

Ready us to kneel and greet thee;

Come, Lord Jesus, come!

NOTE—This production premiered in November 2000 in the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah and has been presented annually around Christmas and Easter. Act I centers on the birth of the Savior and Act II centers on His resurrection. It’s a fantastic musical and if you are ever in Salt Lake City at Christmas or Easter time it’s worth every effort. Click here to obtain tickets.

Source: McConkie, Bruce R. Mormon Doctrine. 2d ed. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966