Waiting for Christ

Hasten, Lord, the promised hour

No. 825
Metre 7s.
Words Josiah Conder.
Singing key D major
2 stanzas

Sung to DURHAM (hymn 480)

Words

Hasten, Lord, the promised hour;Come in glory, come in power;Still thy foes are unsubdued;Nature sighs to be renewed.

Time has nearly reached its sum;All things wait for thee to come;Jesus, whom all worlds adore,Come, and reign forevermore.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «825» (large) at the foot of the right column of p. 270, under hymn 824 («Harriet Auber»), with the reference line «720, 480, 531.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 720 HOLLEY, 480 DURHAM or 531 SEYMOUR, all 7s; no meter is printed — four lines of 7 syllables). Two stanzas numbered «1»–«2» without periods (written «1.»–«2.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); all lines set flush. The first word «HASTEN» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Hasten». «Josiah Conder.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 2. The print sets a thin space before «;» («hour ;», «power ;», «unsubdued ;», «sum ;», «come ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («forevermore»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.