Come, Lord, and tarry not
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Come, Lord, and tarry not;Bring the long-looked-for day;O why these years of waiting here?O why this long delay?
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Come, for creation groans,Impatient of thy stay;Worn out by these long years of ill,These ages of delay.
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Come, for the corn is ripe!Put in thy sickle now;Reap the great harvest of the earth;Sower and reaper thou.
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Come, spoil the strong man's house,Bind him and cast him hence;Show thyself stronger than the strong,Thyself Omnipotence.
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Come, and begin thy reignOf everlasting peace;Come, take the kingdom to thyself,Great King of righteousness.