Author: William Hiley Bathurst Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #16 (1917) Hymnal Title: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church Lyrics: 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,
And grace revive a dying world.
5 Teach us in watchfulness and prayer
To wait for the appointed hour;
And fit us for Thy grace to share
The triumphs of Thy conquering power.
Amen. Topics: The Church Year Advent Languages: English Tune Title: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEINS LEBENS LICHT
Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes