Hymn: Come, Lord, and tarry not
- Title:
- First Line: Come, Lord, and tarry not
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
- Denomination: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Northern Presbyterian
- Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work
- Publication Date: 1895
Author(s)
- Author Name: Horatius Bonar
- Born: 1808
- Died: 1889
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 Come Lord, and tarry not; Bring the long-looked-for day; O why these years of waiting here, These ages of delay? 2 Come, for Thy saints still wait; Daily ascends their sigh: The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come': Dost Thou not hear the cry? 3 Come, for creation groans, Impatient of Thy stay, Worn out with these long years of ill, These ages of delay. 4 Come, and make all things new; Build up this ruined earth; Restore our faded Paradise, Creation's second birth. 5 Come, and bring Thy reign Of everlasting peace; Come, take the kingdom to Thyself, Great King of Righteousness. Amen.