Savior, hasten Thine appearing;
*Take Thy waiting people home:
'T is this hope our spirits cheering
While we in the desert roam,
Makes Thy people
Strangers here till Thou dost come.
Lord, how long shall the creation
Groan and travail sore in pain:
Waiting for its restoration,
When Thou shalt in glory reign;
And, like Eden,
This sad earth shall bloom again?
Gather, too, Thy chosen nation,
Israel's long afflicted race;
Let them find Thy free salvation,
Own and trust Thy wondrous grace;
And, adoring,
Look on Thy once marred face.
Reign, oh, reign, Almighty Savior!
Heaven and earth in one unite;
Make it known, that in Thy favor,
There alone is life and light:
We shall see Thee,
Lost in wonder and delight.