Scripture Verse

That blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ. Titus 2:12-14

Introduction

Words: Hen­ry G. Tom­kins, in Elim; or Hymns of Ho­ly Re­fresh­ment, ed­it­ed by Fred­er­ic D. Hunt­ing­ton (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: E. P. Du­tton, 1866), page 180.

Music: Ir­ene (Schole­field) Cle­ment C. Schole­field, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Tom­kins (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Clement C. Scholefield (1839–1904)

Lyrics

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

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

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

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