Waiting for Christ

Hasten, Lord, the glorious time

No. 824
Metre 7s.
Words Harriet Auber.
Singing key B♭ major
3 stanzas

Sung to GRANNIS (hymn 407)

Words

Hasten, Lord, the glorious time,When, beneath Messiah's sway,Every nation, every clime,Shall his righteous will obey.

Mightiest kings his power shall own;Heathen tribes his name adore;Satan and his host, o'erthrown,Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.

Then shall wars and tumults cease;Then be banished grief and pain;Righteousness, and joy, and peace,Undisturbed, shall ever reign.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «824» (large) in the right column of p. 270, under hymn 823 («Anon.»), with the reference line «407, 272, 720.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 407 GRANNIS, 272 HART or 720 HOLLEY, all 7s; no meter is printed — four lines of 7 syllables). Three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «HASTEN» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Hasten». The author line reads «Harriet Auber» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 3, printed WITHOUT the closing stop the other author lines of the page carry; it is given as printed. The print sets a thin space before «;» («own ;», «adore ;», «cease ;», «pain ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («o'erthrown», «Undisturbed»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.