The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#198

198. O Son of God, We Wait for Thee

1 O Son of God, we wait for Thee,
We long for Thine appearing;
We know Thou sittest on the throne,
And we Thy Name are bearing.
Who trusts in Thee may joyful be,
And see Thee, Lord, descending
To bring us bliss unending.

2 We wait for Thee, ’mid toil and pain,
In weariness and sighing;
But glad that Thou our guilt hast borne,
And cancelled it by dying.
Hence, cheerfully may we with Thee
Take up our cross and bear it,
Till we the crown inherit.

3 We wait for Thee; here Thou hast won
Our hearts to hope and duty;
But while our spirits feel Thee near,
Our eyes would see Thy beauty;
We fain would be at rest with Thee
In peace and joy supernal,
In glorious life eternal.

4 We wait for Thee; sure Thou wilt come,
The time is swiftly nearing;
In this we also do rejoice,
And long for Thine appearing.
O bliss ’twill be when Thee we see,
Homeward Thy people bringing,
With ecstasy and singing!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Son of God, we wait for Thee
• Title: O Son of God, We Wait for Thee
• Author: Philipp Friedrich Hiller (1767)
• Translator: Joseph Augustus Seiss
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 8 7 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: Trinity Season; Trinity, Twenty-sixth Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-seventh Sunday; Christ: Longing for; Christ: Second Advent of; Second Advent

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU CHRIST, DU HÖCHSTES GUT
• Composer: Johann Crüger (1658)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 8 7 7.
• Key: G Major