Adventist Pioneer Library

Waiting for Christ

O thou whom we adore

  • No. 812
  • Words Charles Wesley.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O thou whom we adore!To bless our earth again,Assume thine own almighty power,And o'er the nations reign.

2

The world's desire and hope,All power to thee is given;Now set the last great empire up,Eternal Lord of heaven!

3

A gracious Saviour, thouWilt all thy children bless;And every knee to thee shall bow,And every tongue confess.

4

According to thy wordNow be thy grace revealed,And with the knowledge of the LordLet all the earth be filled.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «812» (large) with the reference line «11, 266, 89.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 11, 266 or 89); the hymn stands at the top of the right column of p. 266 (running head «WAITING FOR CHRIST—CLOSING WORK.») and ends with «Charles Wesley.» in italics. Four stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without a full stop (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book). The first words «O THOU» are set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («adore !», «given ;», «heaven !», «bless ;»); it is closed up here. The apostrophes of «o'er» and «world's» are the printer's curly ones, written straight. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Waiting for Christ · No. 812 · printed page 266
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02