
Author: Henry G. Tomkins Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come! Lyrics: 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? Used With Tune: IRENE Text Sources: Elim: or Hymns of Holy Refreshment by Frederic D. Huntington (Boston: E. P. Dutton, 1866)
The Blessed Hope