Jesus! Thy church, with longing eyes, For Thine expected coming waits; When will the promised light arise, And glory beam from Zion's gates? Ev'n now, when tempests round us fall, And wintry clouds clouds o'ercast the sky, Thy words with pleasure we recall, And deem that our redemption's nigh. Oh, come and reign o'er every land; Let Satan from his throne be hurled; All nations bow to Thy command, And grace revive a dying world. Teach us, in watchfulness and prayer, To wait for the appointed hour; And fit us, by Thy grace, to share The triumphs of Thy conquering power. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CORN-LAW HYMN by EBENEZER ELLIOTT THE RIVER by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE SHEPHERD OF KING ADMETUS by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL LINES WRITTEN IN AN OVID by MATTHEW PRIOR LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 2. FINLAY by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM WILDERNESS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |