Unchangeable, almighty Lord, the true

Verse 1
Unchangeable, Almighty Lord,
The true, and merciful, and just,
Be mindful of thy gracious word,
Wherein thou causest me to trust.

Verse 2
My weary eyes look out in vain,
And long thy saving health to see:
But known to thee is all my pain:
When wilt thou come, and comfort me!

Verse 3
Prisoner of hope, to thee I turn,
Thee my strong hold, and only stay:
Harden’d in grief, I ever mourn:
Why do thy chariot-wheels delay?

Verse 4
But shall thy creature ask thee why?
No; I retract the eager prayer:
Lord, as thou wilt, and not as I;
I cannot chuse; thou canst not err.

Verse 5
To thee, the only wise, and true,
See then at last I all resign;
Make me in Christ a creature new,
The manner, and the time be thine.

Verse 6
Only preserve my soul from sin,
Nor let me faint for want of thee:
I’ll wait till thou appear within,
And plant thy heaven of love in me.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "Waiting for Christ." Introduced in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1740). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 1 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868), page 236.
Publishing: Public Domain