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SDAH 217: The Church Has Waited Long

JESUS CHRIST >> SECOND ADVENT

SDAH 217

The church has waited long
Her absent Lord to see;
And still in loneliness she waits,
A friendless stranger she.

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1
The church has waited long
Her absent Lord to see;
And still in loneliness she waits,
A friendless stranger she.

2
How long, O Lord our God,
Holy and true and good,
Wilt Thou not judge Thy suffering church,
Her sighs and tears and blood?

3
We long to hear Thy voice,
To see Thee face to face,
To share Thy crown and glory then,
As now we share Thy grace.

4
Come, Lord, and wipe away
The curse, the sin, the stain,
And make this blighted world of ours
Thine own fair world again.

Hymn Info
Hymn Info


Biblical Reference
(b) Rev 6:10 (d) 1 Thess 4:13 (e) Rev 22:4 (f) Rev 21:4

Author
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

Hymn Tune
GARDEN CITY

Metrical Number
S.M.

Composer
Horatio W. Parker (1863-1919)

Tune Source
1890

Theme
SECOND ADVENT

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