{"id":129310,"date":"2021-11-16T15:34:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T20:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=129310"},"modified":"2025-12-29T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:55:21","slug":"come-thou-long-expected-jesus-sim-shalom","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/christa-grix\/come-thou-long-expected-jesus-sim-shalom\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Thou Long Expected Jesus\/Sim Shalom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Notes from the arranger<\/h3>\n<p>Come O Long Expected Jesus is based on the hymn tune JEFFERSON, an early American tune first published in Alexander Johnson\u2019s Tennessee Harmony in 1818.<\/p>\n<h4>Come O Long Expected Jesus<\/h4>\n<p>Come, thou long expected Jesus,<br \/>\nborn to set thy people free;<br \/>\nfrom our fears and sins release us,<br \/>\nlet us find our rest in thee.<br \/>\nIsrael&#8217;s strength and consolation,<br \/>\nhope of all the earth thou art;<br \/>\ndear desire of every nation,<br \/>\njoy of every longing heart.<\/p>\n<p>Sim Shalom is a traditional Yiddish folk song and blessing.<\/p>\n<h4>Sim Shalom<\/h4>\n<p>Grant peace, goodness, blessing, grace, loving kindness, and mercy<br \/>\nto us and to all of Israel Your people<br \/>\nbless us, our Father, all of us as one with the light of Your face<br \/>\nfor by the light of Your face You have given us, Hashem our God,<br \/>\nthe Torah of life, and love of kindness, and righteousness and blessing and mercy and life and<br \/>\nand may it be good in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel at all times and in every hour with<br \/>\nYour peace. Blessed are You, Hashem, who blesses His people Israel with peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-129310-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Come-Thou-Long-Expected-Jesus-Sim-Shalom.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Come-Thou-Long-Expected-Jesus-Sim-Shalom.mp3\">https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Come-Thou-Long-Expected-Jesus-Sim-Shalom.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Christa Grix&#8217;s &#8220;Come Thou Long Expected Jesus\/Sim Shalom&#8221; combines an early American hymn tune and a traditional Yiddish folk song into a beautiful medley for solo pedal harp. &#8220;Ideal for an interfaith service, the arrangement pairs two melodies that, at first glance, seem completely unrelated in temperament,&#8221; says Grix. &#8220;Upon further investigation, the harpist will realize that not only do these two melodies from different cultures share similar harmonies, they bespeak of shared longing for redemption through peace, hope, healing and light.&#8221; Scroll down for lyrics and additional notes.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download for <strong>$8.00.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pages to print:<\/em> 5 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duration:<\/em> 3:40<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":129487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[418],"product_tag":[477],"class_list":["post-129310","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-christa-grix","product_tag-harp-solo","pa_artist-grix-christa","pa_composer-traditional","pa_genre-folk-traditional","pa_genre-sacred","pa_harp-type-harp-pedals","pa_instrumentation-harp-solo","pa_level-intermediate","pa_occasion-christmas","pa_occasion-church","pa_occasion-hanukkah","first","instock","downloadable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/129310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=129310"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=129310"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=129310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}