140. O Lord! Our Hearts Are Waiting

7,6.
by G.W. Frazer
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O Lord! our hearts are waiting,
 
Th’ archangel’s heaven-sent cry,
 
Which wakes the saints now sleeping,
 
And to Thee brings them nigh.
 
When we, with them ascending,
 
Shall meet Thee in the air,
 
To gaze upon Thy glory,
 
And all Thy likeness bear.
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.” (John 17:24)
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2)
“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” (Psalm 17:15)
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Oh hour! for which in patience
 
Thou’st waited through the night,
 
Whilst we Thy saints were gathered,
 
And brought into the light;
 
Then, then, the church completed,
 
God makes no more delay;
 
O Lord, with shouts of triumph,
 
We pass into the day.
“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 3:5)
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.” (Romans 13:12)
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20)
“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” (Acts 26:18)
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
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Oh hour of richest blessing!
 
When brought to Thee so nigh,
 
To be Thy joy forever,
 
We share Thy throne on high;
 
To rest in all that brightness,
 
And ever there abide;
 
To find Thy heart delighting
 
In us, Thy ransomed bride.
“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13)
“He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.” (Isaiah 53:11)
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” (Revelation 3:21)
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9)
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Revelation 21:2)
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O blessed, coming Savior!
 
Speak, then, the joyous word,
 
To which our hearts responding,
 
"Forever with the Lord."
 
Forever with Thee, Savior — 
 
Forevermore shall be — 
 
In deepest, fullest blessing,
 
Forever one with Thee.
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
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