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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Text
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.
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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
In a recent statement describing Horatius Bonar, this sums up the significance of his literary endeavors — “clearly one of the most valued evangelical writers of the 19th century and he has to be bracketed with J.C. Ryle and C.H. Spurgeon in his understanding of the power of the press and inputting it to extensive use.”
Who is Horatius Bonar and do we know any hymns he has written?
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Notes
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