Jesus! Thy Church, with Longing Eyes Lyrics William H. Bathurst, 1831
4 verses, meter L.M., public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 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?
Verse 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.
Verse 3. Oh! come and reign o’er ev’ry land;
Let Satan from his throne be hurled,
All nations bow to thy command,
And grace revive a dying world.
Verse 4. 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.
Words copied from The Otterbein Hymnal (1892). They were published in 1831, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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