 | William Reed Huntington - 1866 - 186 pages
...Gen. xxxv. 23-26. Of whom were they the ancestors ? Ans. Of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Come, O thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see,...I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. Yield to me now, for I am weak, But confident in self-despair ; Speak to my heart, in blessings speak,... | |
 | John Kitto - 1866 - 688 pages
...sweetness may be extracted from it, read Charles Wesley's noble hymn, beginning — ' Come, O Thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see...I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. ' And ending thus : ' Contented now, upon my thigh I halt till life's short journey end ; All helplessness,... | |
 | Bible Christians - 1866 - 606 pages
...spirit of grace and supplication was poured upon him so richly that he could say with a full heart, " With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day." How long he remained on his knees he could not tell; but deliverance came. He rose from the ground... | |
 | Harrow School - Hymns - 1866 - 296 pages
...what labour to secure My soul from endless death ! 3 Author of faith, to Thee I lift 289 COME, O Thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see. My company before is gone, And 1 am left alone with Thee : With Thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day.... | |
 | 1866 - 812 pages
...the dancing dervishes of our own times. And Charles Wesley, in his well-known hymn beginning — " With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the dawn of day," shows that, to fervid imaginations, there is in prayer actual wrestling, straining, struggling,... | |
 | 1867 - 420 pages
...shine forth upon me ; let that day break upon me ; until then I will not let Thee go. Come, 0 thou traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see...who I am ; My misery and 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 ¡... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1867 - 726 pages
...was slain ; His soul was once an offering made For every soul of man. WRESTLING JACOB.* COME, O Thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see;...of day. I need not tell Thee who I am, My misery, or sin declare : Thyself hast call'd me by my name, Look on Thy hands, and read it there; But who,... | |
 | Charles Rogers - 1867 - 754 pages
...was slain ; His soul was once an offering made For every soul of man. WRESTLING JACOB.* COME, O Thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see;...of day. I need not tell Thee who I am, My misery, or sin declare : Thyself hast call'd me by my name, Look on Thy hands, and read it there ; But who,... | |
 | Charles Wesley - Hymns, English - 1867 - 432 pages
...the happiness above, All the height of Christian love. 1749. WRESTLING JACOB. COME, O Thou Traveler unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see ! My company...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,... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1867 - 328 pages
...asham'd of me. 69 6, 8s. FIRST PART. COME, O thou Traveler unknown, Whom still I hold, but can not see ; My company before is gone, "And I am left alone...I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. 2 I need not tell thee who I am, My sin and misery declare ; Thyself hast call'd me by my name, Look... | |
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Come, O thou Traveller 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. 
