Laudes Domini ‎#490

490. Creation groans

1. Saviour! hasten thine appearing;
Take thy waiting people home!
’Tis this hope, our spirits cheering,
While we in the desert roam,
Makes thy people
Strangers here till thou shalt come.

2 Lord! how long shall the creation
Groan and travail sore in pain;
Waiting for its sure salvation,
When thou shalt in glory reign,
And like Eden,
This sad earth shall bloom again?

3 Reign, oh, reign! almighty Saviour!
Heaven and earth in one unite;
Make it known, that in thy favor
There alone is life and light.
When we see thee,
We shall have unmixed delight.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior! hasten thine appearing
• Title: Creation groans
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Advent of Christ: To Kingdom; Longing: For Christ
• Notes: Public Domain

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