Scripture Verse

Wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains. James 5:7

Introduction

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Daniel R. Lucas (1840–1907)

Words: Da­ni­el R. Lu­cas, in The Child­ren’s Hal­le­lu­jah (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1886).

Music: James H. Ro­se­crans (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James H. Rosecrans (1843–1926)

Lyrics

We wait the com­ing of the Lord,
The Sav­ior reign­ing now above;
The pro­mise of His ho­ly Word,
He shall con­firm in truth and love.

Refrain

O wait, calm­ly wait, for He will come;
O wait, He will come and bring us home;
O wait, calm­ly wait, for He will come;
O wait, He will come and bring us home.

We wait the com­ing of our friend,
Who loves us with im­mor­tal love;
And shall Him­self from Heav’n des­cend,
And bring us to our home above.

Refrain

We wait the com­ing of the King,
Who holds the key of ev­ery grave,
Who will the palms of vic­to­ry bring,
And all His loy­al peo­ple save.

Refrain