Verse 1
Long have I waited, Lord,
For Thy salvation here,
And hoped, according to Thy word,
To see it soon appear:
To see Thee passing by,
All-glorious from above,
The Lord of hosts, the Lord Most-High,
The God of pardoning love.

Verse 2
Thyself Jehovah’s Son
Discover to my heart,
That when I have my Saviour known,
I may in peace depart:
May Thee, the world’s Desire,
With arms of faith embrace,
And then, with yon enraptured choir,
For ever see Thy face.