The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10856

10856. Patiently Waiting

1 Long have they waited in the dark heathen lands
For the pure living water from the dear Savior’s hands;
Still they are waiting for the Gospel to come:
Let us hasten to tell them of our heavenly home.

Refrain:
Hark! hear them calling from every dark land;
Who will obey the dear Savior’s command?
Go with the Gospel, the rough billows brave,
And lead them to Jesus, who only can save.

2 Long have they waited for the pure living Word,
Since the Gospel of Heaven was proclaimed by the Lord;
Teach every nation, our Redeemer’s command,
Yet we have not enlightened every dark heathen land. [Refrain]

3 Patiently waiting for the heavenly light,
Precious souls still are sleeping in a dark, sinful night;
Pity them, brother, oh, how great is their need!
They have no one to teach them, and no Bible to read. [Refrain]

4 Long have they waited, over two thousand years;
Still we leave them in darkness and in dread sinful fears;
Where is the worker who will leave friends and home,
To deliver poor heathens from the wrath that’s to come? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Long have they waited in the dark heathen lands
• Title: Patiently Waiting
• Author: William Gallio Schell
• Author (refrain): Barney E. Warren
• Refrain First Line: Hark! hear them calling from every dark land
• Language: English
• Source: Select Hymns by Barney E. Warren, Andrew J. Byers and Clara M. Brooks (Anderson, Ind.: Gospel Trumpet Publishing Company, 1911), alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Long have they waited in the dark heathen lands]
• Composer: Barney Elliott Warren
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain