A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCXXXII

CCXXXII. Hoping and longing

1 Come, Lord, and help us to rejoice,
In hope that I shall hear thy voice,
Shall one day see my God;
Shall cease from all our painful strife,
Handle and taste the word of life,
And feel the sprinkled blood.

2 Let us not always make our moan,
Nor worship thee a God unknown;
But let us live to prove
Thy people's rest, and saint's delight,
The length and breadth, the depth and height
Of thy redeeming love.

3 Rejoicing now in earnest hope,
We stand, and from the mountain-top
See all the land below:
Rivers of milk and honey rise,
And all the fruits of paradise
In endless plenty grow.

4 A land of corn, and wine, and oil,
Favor'd with God's peculiar smile,
With every blessing blest;
There dwells the Lord our righteousness,
And keeps his own in perfect peace
And everlasting rest.

5 O when shall we at once go up,
Nor this side Jordan longer stop,
But the good land possess:
When shall we end our legal years,
Our sorrows, sins, and doubts, and fears,
An howling wilderness!

6 O dearest Joshua, bring us in;
Display thy grace, forgive our sin,
Our unbelief remove:
The heavenly Canaan, Lord divide,
And, O, with all the sanctify'd,
Give us a lot of love!

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Lord, and help us to rejoice
• Title: Hoping and longing
• Meter: Chatham Tune
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Numbers 13:30
  ;
  Deuteronomy 3:25
  ;
  Deuteronomy 1:21
• Topic: The Graces of the Holy Spirit: Hope; The happiness of Canaan longed for; Hope: Hoping and longing for glory

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