Another great Charles Wesley poem, this time set to a Welsh tune, Hyfrydol, which means “delightful, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, beautiful, fair, fine; sweet, melodious,” according to Wikipedia. It was composed by Rowland Prichard around 1844 when he was still a teenager. “Jesus, What a Friend of Sinners” is one of the many hymns and songs which use this tune.
https://nativitysongs.bandcamp.com/album/nativity-songs
The above link will take you to the Nativity Songs album that I was privileged to take part in creating some years ago. “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” is track 13. Quite by accident, we discovered that “The Holly and the Ivy” tune worked well as an intro, so we recorded it that way. It was arguably the easiest song we performed, and probably one of the most fun to sing along with.
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