Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#217

217. The Church Has Waited Long

1 The church has waited long
Her absent Lord to see;
And still in loneliness she waits,
A friendless stranger she.

2 How long, O Lord our God,
Holy and true and good,
Wilt Thou not judge Thy suffering church,
Her sighs and tears and blood?

3 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.

4 Come, Lord, and wipe away
The curse, the sin, the stain,
And make this blighted world of ours
Thine own fair world again.

Text Information

• First Line: The church has waited long
• Title: The Church Has Waited Long
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
• Meter: S.M.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Second Advent

Tune Information

• Name: GARDEN CITY
• Composer: Horatio W. Parker (1863-1919) (1890)
• Meter: S.M.
• Incipit: 56132 15613 21352
• Key: A♭ Major