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Waiting for Christ

O how I long with Christ to be

  • No. 804
  • Metre C. M.
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O how I long with Christ to be,And in his presence rest!He draws my soul most wondrously;I to his bosom haste.

2

Me for thy coming, Lord, prepare;Grant I may ready beWhene'er thou comest, without fearTo meet and welcome thee.

3

Meanwhile may I in spirit viewThy sufferings, cross, and death;These to my heart be daily new,While thou shalt give me breath.

4

Thus will my wants be well supplied,Thus will my soul with graceAbundantly be satisfied,And kept in heavenly peace.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «804» (large) in the right column of p. 263, under hymn 803 («Anon.»), with the reference line «175, 889, 669.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 175 DENFIELD, 889 MEAR or 669 COVENTRY, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first words «O HOW» are set in capitals and small capitals («O» full capital, «HOW» small capitals); written «O how». «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, at the foot of the column. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («rest !», «wondrously ;», «prepare ;», «death ;»); it is closed up here. The apostrophe of «Whene'er» is written straight. Spelling («wondrously», «comest», «sufferings»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Waiting for Christ · No. 804 · printed page 263
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02