The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8473

8473. Lord, We Wait

1 Lord, we wait; Thy sowers wait,
Spent with bootless toil;
Sowing early, sowing late,
On a stubborn soil.

2 Lord, we wait; the parchèd ground
Needs the softening shower;
Let the hardened hearts around
Feel its quickening power.

3 Lord, we wait; the tender blade
Needs the heav’nly dew;
Shall its first fair promise fade?
O! its life renew.

4 Feeble faith and waning love,
Hope that scarcely lives,
Wait the influence from above
That Thy Spirit gives.

5 Plead we not our Father’s word?
Shall we plead in vain?
Lo! the prayer of faith is heard!
Lo! the gracious rain!

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we wait; Thy sowers wait
• Title: Lord, We Wait
• Author: S. A. Stanwell
• Meter: 75.75
• Language: English
• Source: The School Hymnal by William Rawson Stevenson (London: E. Marlborough, 1880)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BRUCE
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1908)
• Meter: 75.75
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain