The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12659

12659. The Blessed Hope

1 Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come!
Lo, Thy Church with longing eye
Lifts her blended voices high,
Not a lip is dumb.

2 They who sow with many a tear
In the dry and stubborn soil,
Mourning ask from out their toil—
Master, art Thou near?

3 Watchers of the weary night,
While they pace their lonely round,
Listen for the trumpet’s sound—
Seek the dawning light.

4 When shall lighten forth Thy sign
Through the heav’ns? O Lord, how long?
When, amid the radiant throng,
Shall Thy coming shine?

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come!
• Title: The Blessed Hope
• Author: Henry G. Tomkins
• Meter: 77.75
• Language: English
• Source: Elim: or Hymns of Holy Refreshment by Frederic D. Huntington (Boston: E. P. Dutton, 1866)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: IRENE
• Composer: Clement Cotterill Scholefield (1874)
• Meter: 77.75
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain