Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#16

16. Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes

1 Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes
For Thine expected coming waits:
When will the promised Light arise,
And glory beam from Zion’s gates?

2 E’en now, when tempests round us fall,
And wintry clouds o’ercast the sky,
Thy words with pleasure we recall,
And deem that our redemption’s nigh.

3 Come, gracious Lord, our hearts renew,
Our foes repel, our wrongs redress,
Man’s rooted enmity subdue,
And crown Thy Gospel with success.

4 O come, and reign o’er every land;
Let Satan from his throne be hurled.
Let nations bow to Thy command,
And grace revive a dying world.

5 Teach us in watchfulness and prayer
To wait for the appointed hour;
And fit us for Thy grace to share
The triumphs of Thy conquering power.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thy Church with longing eyes
• Author: William Hiley Bathurst (1318)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEINS LEBENS LICHT
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Nürnberg Gesangbuch, 1676