It was written, in both English and Portuguese, by Brazilian Anglican priest, liberation theologian, translator, musician, and poet, Jaci Correia Maraschin (1929-2009), in 1987.
The Portuguese title is Vem Jesus Nossa Esperanča. The English version is sometimes written as "Come to be our Hope Lord Jesus". A Spanish translation, Ven Jesús, Nuestra Esperanza, has been make by Jorge Rodriguez.
With meter 8.7.8.7 D, tunes it has been set to include:
- VEM, JESUS, composed by Marcillio de Oliveira Filho (1947-2005) - probably the original tune for the text.
This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of C#m, the first few notes of the melody are B_ B AA cc B G_ EE ^G_ ^GFF E__ - JEFFERSON, by W. Walker, from Kentucky Harmony, 1835
- EBENEZER by Welch insurance specialist, organist and composer Thomas John Williams (1869-1944).
Hymn books where it has been published include:
- O Novo Canto de Terra, São Paulo, 1987
- In Spirit and in Truth, 1989 - a worship resource published by the World Council of Churches, Geneva
- Sing Glory: Hymns, Psalms and Songs for a New Century, Kevin Mayhew Ltd, 1999
- Together in Song, HarperCollinsReligious, Melbourne, Australia, 1999
- All Creation Sings, Augsburg Fortress, 2020, for the Evangelical Lutheran Church, America.
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Examples
Singer withe elecronic organ backing
Small group with guitars
Singer with guitar, Spanish-language, words on-screen
Singer with ukulele, Chinese-language, tune VEM, JESUS
Instrumental, orchestral arrangement tune VEM, JESUS
Instrumental, electronic organ, tune VEM, JESUS
Instrumental - organ, tune EBENEZER
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:Come to be our hope, O Jesus, come to set our people free.
From oppression, come, release us, you alone give liberty.
Come release from every prison those who suffer in our land.
In your love we find the reason to live and understand.
Come to build your new creation; show the way of servanthood:
Give new life to every nation, changing evil into good.
Come and open our tomorrow for a kingdom, now so near.
Take away all human sorrow, give us hope against our fear.
Spanish version
Ven Jesús, nuestra esperanza,
ven, libera nuestro ser.
Niño, nace entre nosotros;
ven y danos tu poder.
ven y libra prisioneros
de injusticia y aflicción.
Ven, reúne a nuestros pueblos
en amor y comprensión.
Ven y teje un mundo nuevo
que camine en la verdad,
para que por fin el pueblo
viva en plena libertad.
Ven Jesús, abre el futuro
de tu reino de alegría.
Ven, derrumba este muro
que separa noche y día
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