The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#9

9. Jesus, Thy Church with Longing Eyes

1 Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes
For Thine expected coming waits:
When will the promised Light arise,
And glory beam from Zion's gates?

2 E'en now, when tempests round us fall,
And wintry clouds o'ercast the sky,
Thy words with pleasure we recall,
And deem that our redemption's nigh.

3 Come, gracious Lord, our hearts renew,
Our foes repel, our wrongs redress,
Man's rooted enmity subdue,
And crown Thy gospel with success.

4 O come, and reign o'er every land;
Let Satan from his throne be hurled;
Let nations bow to Thy command,
Let grace revive a dying world.

5 Teach us in watchfulness and prayer
To wait for the appointed hour;
And fit us by Thy grace to share
The triumph of Thy conquering power.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes
• Title: Jesus, Thy Church with Longing Eyes
• Author: William H. Bathurst
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Advent, Second Sunday; Sexagesima; Trinity, Twenty-fifth Sunday; A Missionary Service; Christ: Second Advent of; Church to receive her King; Prayer; Second Advent; Trials; Watchfulness; Zion, the Church

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU CHRIST, MEINS LEBENS LICHT
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Nürnberger Gesangbuch, 1676