The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16964

16964. I Will Return

1. Son of God, Thy peo­ple’s shield,
Must we still Thine ab­sence mourn?
Let Thy pro­mise be ful­filled—
Thou hast said, I will re­turn.
Gracious Mas­ter, soon ap­pear
Quickly bring Thy morn­ing’s light;
Then will cease the con­stant tear,
Hope be turned to joyful sight.

2. As a wo­man counts the days
Till her ab­sent lord she sees,
Longs and watch­es, weeps and prays,
So the Church must long for Thee.
Come, that we may see Thee nigh;
Then the sheep shall feed in peace;
Hushed for­ev­er trou­ble’s sigh,
Sin and sor­row’s tri­umph cease.

Text Information

• First Line: Son of God, Thy peo­ple’s shield, Must we still Thine ab­sence mourn?
• Title: I Will Return
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: 77.77 D
• Language: English
• Source: In The Ad­vent Harp, ed­it­ed by Josh­ua V. Himes (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chus­etts: J. V. Himes, 1849), num­ber 333

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYN
• Composer: Simeon B. Marsh (1834)
• Meter: 77.77 D
• Key: F Major or modal