O DREAMER

A Hymn to the tune of Londonberry (O Danny Boy)

Rosa M Turner

O dreamer leave thy dreams for joyful waking

O captive rise and sing, for thou art free;

The Christ is here, all dreams of error breaking,

Unloosing bonds of all captivity.

He comes to bless thee on his wings of healing;

To banish pain, and wipe all tears away;

He comes anew to humble hearts revealing

The mounting footsteps of the upward way.

He comes to give thee joy for desolation,

Beauty for ashes of the vanished years;

For every tear to bring full compensation,

To give thee confidence for all thy fears.

He comes to call the dumb to joyful singing;

The deaf to hear; the blinded eyes to see;

The gloious tidings of salvation bringing.

O captive rise thy Saviour comes to thee