Hymn 177 – THE Church has waited long | C&S English Hymnary

1. THE Church has waited long Hear absent Lord to see And still in Ioneliness she waits A friendless stranger she is Age after age has gone Sun after sun has set And still, of her dear Lord bereft She weeps, a mounder yet Come then, Lord Jesus, come! 2. 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 We laid them down to sleep But not in hope forlorn We laid them but to slumber there Till the last glorious morn Come then, Lord Jesus came! 3. The serpent brood increase The pow'rs of hell grow hold The conflict thickens, faith is low And love is waxing cold How long, O Lord our God Holy, and true, and good Wilt Thou not Judge Thy suffering Church Her sights, her tears, and blood? Come then, Lord Jesus, come! 4. 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 Come, Lord, and wipe away The curse, the sin, the stain And make this blighted world of ours Thine own fair world again Come then, Lord Jesus, come! AMEN