Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: How long O Lord our Saviour
Topic: The New Life/Aspiration
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 7s and 6s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 831
Page Number: 488, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow long. O Lord, our Saviour,
Wilt thou remain away?
Our hearts are growing weary
Of thy so long delay;
O when shall come the moment,
When brighter far than morn,
The sunshine of thy glory,
Shall on thy people dawn.
How long, O gracious Master,
Wilt thou thy household leave?
So long hast thou now tarried,
Few thy return believe;
Immersed in sloth and folly,
Thy servants, Lord, we see,
And few of us stand ready
With joy to welcome thee.
How long, O heavenly Bridegroom,
How long wilt thou delay?
And yet how few are grieving
That thou dost absent stay;
Thy very bride, her portion
And calling hath forgot,
And seeks for ease and glory
Where thou, her Lord, art not.
O wake thy slumbering virgins,
Send forth the solemn cry-
Let all thy saints repeat it-
The Bridegroom draweth nigh
May all our lamps be burning,
Our loins well girded be,
Each longing heart preparing
With joy thy face to see.