Text Results

Switch back to the old search page.Advanced Search

Showing 1 - 10 of 127Results Per Page: 10 20 50

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

The church has waited long

Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 103 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 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 Saint after saint on earth, Has lived and loved and died; And as they left us, one by one, We laid them side by side. 4 We laid them down to sleep, But not in hope forlorn; We left them but to slumber there, Till the last glorious morn. 5 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. 6 Come, Lord, and wipe away The curse, the sin, the stain, And make this blighted world of ours Thine own fair world again. Used With Tune: LEIGHTON

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

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

In the sun, and moon, and stars

Author: Reginald Heber Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 In the sun, and moon, and stars, Signs and wonders have appeared; Earth has groaned with bloody wars, And the hearts of men have feared. 2 Soon shall ocean's hoary deep, Tossed with stronger tempests, rise; Darker storms the mountains sweep, Fiercer lightnings rend the skies. 3 Dread alarms shall shake the proud, Pale amazement, restless fear; And amid the thunder cloud Shall the Judge of men appear. 4 But, though from his awful face, Heaven shall fade, and earth shall fly, Fear not ye, his chosen race, Your redemption draweth nigh. Used With Tune: PLEYEL

How long, O Lord our Saviour

Author: Anon. Appears in 69 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 How long, O Lord our Saviour, Wilt thou remain away? Our hearts are growing weary Of thy so long delay. O when shall come the moment, When, brighter far than morn, The sunshine of thy glory Shall on thy people dawn? 2 How long, O gracious Master, Wilt thou thy household leave? So long hast thou now tarried, Few thy return believe. Immersed in sloth and folly, Thy servants, Lord, we see; And few of us stand ready With joy to welcome thee. 3 O, wake thy slumbering people; Send forth the solemn cry; Let all the saints repeat it, "The Saviour draweth nigh!" May all our lamps be burning, Our loins well girded be, Each longing heart preparing With joy thy face to see. Used With Tune: WEBB

Ye servants of the Lord

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 458 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Ye servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait; Observant of his heavenly word, And watchful at his gate; Observant of his heavenly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame; Gird up your loins as in his sight; His coming thus proclaim. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command, And while we speak, he's near; Mark the first signal of his hand, And ready all appear. 4 O, happy servant he, In such a posture found! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crowned. Used With Tune: EL KADER

Till He Come

Author: E. H. Bickersteth Appears in 254 hymnals Topics: The Home Eternal Waiting for Christ First Line: "Till He come!" O let the words Lyrics: 1 "Till He come!" O let the words Linger on the trembling chords; Let the "little while" between, In their golden light be seen; Let us think how heav'n and home Lie beyond that "Till He come!" 2 When the weary ones we love, From the cares of earth remove, When their words of hope and cheer Fall no longer on our ear, Hush! be ev'ry murmur dumb, It is only "Till He come!" 3 Clouds and darkness round us press; Would we have one sorrow less? All the sharpness of the cross, All that tells the world is loss, Death and darkness and the tomb, Pain us only "Till He come!" Used With Tune: ELTHAM

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings

Author: Robert Seagrave Appears in 808 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace; Rise from transitory things Toward heaven, thy native place. Sun, and moon, and stars decay; Time shall soon this earth remove; Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. 2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course; Fire ascending seeks the sun; Both speed them to their source: So a soul that's born of God, Pants to view his glorious face; Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace. 3 Cease, my soul, O cease to mourn! Press onward to the prize; Soon thy Saviour will return To take thee to the skies: There is everlasting peace, Rest, enduring rest in heaven; There will sorrow ever cease, And crowns of joy be given. Used With Tune: AMSTERDAM

Behold the Saviour at the door!

Author: Anon. Appears in 625 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Behold the Saviour at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked before, Has waited long, is waiting still, You treat no other friend so ill. 2 He counsels thee to buy of him Gold tried by fire, and raiment clean; Anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see, And put away thy stains from thee. 3 O, hear the faithful Witness' voice, He offers now a final choice; Thou art offensive, O lukewarm! Therefore be zealous and reform. 4 His mission now is almost o'er, Before the throne he'll plead no more; The filthy must his filth retain, He that is holy, so remain. 5 His locks with dews of night are wet, But at thy heart he lingereth yet. O wake, and open wide the door; Bid thy Beloved wait no more. 5 Yea, bring him in, a welcome guest; So shalt thou in his presence rest, And in communion sweet and free, Shalt sup with him and he with thee. Used With Tune: HARTEL