O Hasten Thine Appearing

O dear and longed-for Sav­ior

When wilt Thou come again?

The pro­mise of Thy com­ing

Awakes one loud Amen!

Our hearts so long have wait­ed

Our eyes so long have strained!

Why tar­ry so

O cha­ri­ot

Why are thy wheels re­strained?

Return

Lord Je­sus

Thy cha­ri­ot wheels run slow!

O hast­en Thine ap­pear­ing

Thy glo­ry

Thy glo­ry

glo­ry show!

Ten thou­sand hearts are wait­ing

Ten thou­sand fac­es turn

Up t’ward the clouds of glo­ry

Thy move­ments to dis­cern.

We heark­en for the trum­pet

The great arch­an­gel’s voice;

Break forth

O grand ho­san­nas!

Let Heav’n and earth re­joice!

Is yon un­earth­ly glo­ry

That steals across the sky

The mar­shal­ing of Thy my­ri­ads

That tells us Thou art nigh?

Our hearts beat high

Lord Je­sus

And glad our spir­its rise;

Divide

ye star­ry heav­ens

Reveal Him to our eyes!