The Blessed Hope and Its Power

“We are waiting, we are yearning for Thy voice
Through the long, long summer day and winter night;
We are mourning till Thou bid’st our souls rejoice,
Till Thy coming turns our darkness into light:
Come, Lord Jesus, come again;
We shall see Thee as Thou art,
Then, and not till then,
In Thy glory bear a part;
Then, and not till then,
Thou wilt satisfy each heart.”
J. DENHAM SMITH.