4873 The Church Has Waited Long
1
The Church has waited long
Her absent Lord to see;
And still in loneliness she waits,
A friendless stranger she.
2
After after age has gone,
Sun after sun has set,
And still, in weeds of widowhood,
She weeps, a mourner yet.
3
Saint after saint on earth
Has lived, and loved, and died;
And as they left us one by one,
We laid them side by side.
4
We laid them down to sleep,
But not in hope forlorn—
We laid them but to ripen there
Till the last glorious morn.
5
The serpent’s brood increase,
The powers of hell grow bold,
The conflict thickens, faith is low,
And love is waxing cold.
6
How long, O Lord our God,
Holy and true and good,
Wilt Thou not judge Thy suffering church,
Her sighs and tears and blood?
7
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.
8
Should not the loving bride
The absent Bridegroom mourn?
Should she not wear the weeds of grief
Until her Lord return?
9
Come, Lord, and wipe away
The curse, the sin, the stain,
And make this blighted world of ours
Thine own fair world again.

Temukan kidung nyanyian lainnya dari EN (English Hymns)

4874 The End of the Road
4875 Face to Face with Christ, My Savior
4876 Going Home Rejoicing
4877 I Know I’ll See Jesus Some Day
4878 In Heav’n Above
4879 Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
4880 Jesus, These Eyes Have Never Seen
4881 Just One Glimpse
4882 Lo, the Day, the Day of Life!
4883 O God, I Cried, No Dark Disguise
4884 Our Soldier Heroes Sleeping
4885 Rapture Indeed!
4886 Saving Grace
4887 Some Day He’ll Make It Plain
4888 Some Sweet Day My Lord Will Come
4889 Thy Ways, O Lord, with Wise Design
4890 We Shall See the King Some Day
4891 What Will It Be When We See Him?
4892 When Shall Thy Lovely Face Be Seen?
4893 When the Mists Have Rolled Away
4894 When We Reach the Glory Land
4895 Jesus, Thou Soul of All Our Joys
4896 To Him Who for Our Sins Was Slain
4897 Again the Lord’s Own Day Is Here
4898 JESUS AROSE!