Hymn
Come, Lord, and tarry not
Come, Lord, and tarry not;
Bring the long-looked-for day;
Oh, why these years of waiting here,
These ages of delay?
Come, for Thy saints still wait;
Daily ascends their sigh:
The Spirit and the Bride say, Come!
Dost Thou not hear the cry?
Come, for creation groans,
Impatient of Thy stay,
Worn out with these long years of ill,
These ages of delay.
Come, and make all things new,
Build up this ruined earth,
Restore our faded paradise,--
Creation's second birth.
Come, and bring Thy reign
Of everlasting peace;
Come, take the kingdom to Thyself,
Great King of Righteousness!
Amen.
Come, Lord, and tarry not — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/come-lord-and-tarry-not
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Come, Lord, and tarry not?
The words of Come, Lord, and tarry not were written by Horatius Bonar; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 19 more hymns by Horatius Bonar, including Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping and Make haste, O man, to live.
Is Come, Lord, and tarry not public domain?
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What is the metre of Come, Lord, and tarry not?
Come, Lord, and tarry not is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Blessings of His Grace, Christ's Presence Desirable and Like Sheep We Went Astray.