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In expectation sweet

Author: Anon. Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 In expectation sweet, We'll wait, and sing, and pray, Till Christ's triumphal car we meet, And see an endless day. 2 He comes! the conqueror comes! Death falls beneath his sword; The joyful prisoners burst the tombs, And rise to meet their Lord. 3 The trumpet sounds, Awake! The saints the call obey; Their joyful upward flight they take To realms of endless day. 4 Thrice happy morn for those Who love the ways of peace; No night of sorrow e'er shall close Or shade their perfect bliss. Used With Tune: LEIGHTON

O'er the distant mountain breaking

Author: John S. B. Monsell Appears in 113 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 O'er the distant mountain breaking, Comes the reddening dawn of day; Rise, my soul, from sleep awaking, Rise, and sing, and watch, and pray; 'Tis the Saviour On his bright returning way. 2 O thou long-expected, weary Waits my anxious soul for thee; Life is dark and earth is dreary Where thy light I do not see: O my Saviour, When wilt thou return to me? 3 Long, too long, in sin and sadness, Far away from thee I pine; When, O when, shall I the gladness Of thy Spirit feel in mine? O my Saviour, When shall I be wholly thine? 4 Nearer is my soul's salvation, Spent the night, the day at hand; Keep me in my lowly station, Watching for thee, till I stand, O my Saviour, In thy bright and promised land. 5 With my lamp well-trimmed and burning Swift to hear, and slow to roam, Watching for thy glad returning To restore me to my home; Come, my Saviour, O my Saviour, quickly come! Used With Tune: ZION

Come, Lord, and tarry not

Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 156 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Come, Lord, and tarry not; Bring the long-looked-for day; O why these years of waiting here? O why this long delay? 2 Come, for creation groans, Impatient of thy stay; Worn out by these long years of ill, These ages of delay. 3 Come, for the corn is ripe! Put in thy sickle now; Reap the great harvest of the earth; Sower and reaper thou. 4 Come, spoil the strong man's house, Bind him and cast him hence; Show thyself stronger than the strong, Thyself Omnipotence. 5 Come, and begin thy reign Of everlasting peace; Come, take the kingdom to thyself, Great King of righteousness. Used With Tune: LEIGHTON

Yes, we trust the day is breaking

Author: Thomas Kelly Appears in 231 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Yes, we trust the day is breaking; Joyful times are near at hand: God, the mighty God, is speaking By his word in every land; When he comes his lost ones seeking, Darkness flees at his command. 2 Let us hail the joyful season, Let us hail the rising ray; When the Lord appears, there's reason To expect a glorious day; At the brightness of his coming Gloom and darkness flee away. 3 While the foe becomes more daring, While he enters like a flood, God the Saviour is preparing Means to spread his light abroad; Every tongue and every language Soon shall hear the truth of God. 4 O how pleasant, how reviving To our hearts, to hear each day Joyful news from far arriving, That the message wins its way; Those enlightening and enlivening Who in death and darkness lay! 5 God of Israel, high and glorious, Let thy people see thy hand; Let the message be victorious Through the world, in every land: Come, Lord Jesus, O come quickly, And thy blessing now command. Used With Tune: BAVARIA

Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 227 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And raise your voices high; Awake, and praise that sovereign love That shows salvation nigh; Awake, and praise that sovereign love That shows salvation nigh. 2 Swift on the wings of time it flies; Each moment brings it near; Then welcome each declining day, Welcome each closing year. 3 Not many years their round shall run, Not many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course! Ye mortal powers, decay! Haste! till the last glad morning rise That brings eternal day. Used With Tune: ZERAH

Away with our sorrow and fear!

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Away with our sorrow and fear! We soon shall recover our home; The city of saints shall appear, The day of eternity come. From earth we shall quickly remove, And mount to our promised abode, The house of our Father above, The palace of angels and God. 2 By faith we already behold That lovely Jerusalem here; Her walls are of jasper and gold, As crystal her buildings are clear. Immovably founded in grace, She stands as she ever has stood; And soon, at the end of our race, We'll rest in that city of God. Used With Tune: CONTRAST

Break, break, eternal day

Author: Anon. Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Break, break, eternal day, Bid darkness flee away; Pour on our sight, Light from the world of joy, Bliss pure without alloy; Then ne'er shall gloom annoy; All shall be bright. 2 Rise, rise, thou glorious sun, Hasten thy race to run; At God's command, Extend thy healing wings; Open joy's long-sealed springs; Reign, O thou King of kings, In this dark land! 3 Come, come, thou conquering One, Reign thou upon thy throne, In glory bright; Then shall the ransomed raise, Unceasing songs of praise, Throughout eternal days, In realms of light. Used With Tune: AMERICA

Lift your heads, ye friends of Jesus

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 90 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Lift your heads, ye friends of Jesus, Partners in his patience here; Christ, to all believers precious, Lord of lords shall soon appear. Mark the tokens Of his heavenly kingdom near. 2 Yes, the prize shall soon be given; We his open face shall see; Love, the earnest of our heaven, Love our full reward shall be; Love shall crown us Kings through all eternity. Used With Tune: ZION

O for the robes of whiteness!

Author: C. L. Smith Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 O for the robes of whiteness! O for the tearless eyes! O for the glorious brightness Of the unclouded skies! O for the no more weeping, Within that land of love, The endless joy of keeping The bridal feast above! 2 O for the bliss of flying, My risen Lord to meet! O for the rest of lying Forever at his feet! O for the hour of seeing My Saviour face to face! The hope of ever being In that sweet meeting-place! 3 Jesus, thou King of Glory, I soon shall dwell with thee; I soon shall sing the story Of thy great love to me: Meanwhile, my thoughts shall enter E'en now before thy throne, That all my love may center In thee, and thee alone. Used With Tune: WEBB

O land of rest, for thee I sigh

Author: Elizabeth Mills Appears in 631 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 O land of rest, for thee I sigh; When will the moment come When I shall lay my armor by, And dwell with Christ at home? 2 No tranquil joys on earth I know, No peaceful, sheltering dome; This world's a wilderness of woe, This world is not my home. 3 To Jesus Christ I sought for rest; He bade me cease to roam, And fly for succor to his breast, And he'd conduct me home. 4 When by affliction sharply tried, Faith tells of scenes to come, Those endless joys prepared above, And then I sigh for home. 5 Weary of wandering round and round This vale of sin and gloom, I long to leave the unhallowed ground, And dwell with Christ at home. Used With Tune: LAND OF REST