we at Bethany parted Since ago long

C758 CB958 D958 E958 F183 G958 K758 P958 S438 Si958 Sk958 T958
1
there when numb can Thou O to songs Thee why, my heart my Thy promise at Since void;
How without enjoyed?
And night coming,
But we take can of I willow?
How harp appear? ago a the sorrow sigh: recall the my why to ceaseless alike not vigil—
Grown at Bethany be down and keeping from is long Lord, yet parted,
Within lonely dost cheer—
Then I I’m
2
Thou country,
For Thou thought: Thou goal.
Since I I convey.
Since gone has of would wakes flavor,
My wilt long my strips me.
Oh, joy I delay. art manger my homeless;
Thy pleasures sweetness final the lost bids my void how its me the and better come fain Thou Thyself cross Thy the am o’erwhelms sense art earthly from coming gone seek that a not now too soul;
Thy song art
3
a satisfy: I within, and content, loving the want I feel most sense still even lack.
Enlightening more lonely;
Despite Thy sigh;
When still Thy remains peace my presence,
Yet an joy know Though to face a Thy heart back.
Despite tenderest no of now there’s feel Thee still Thee uttered cry. there see face yearning
To becomes silent sustaining
Can I I in
4
Thou, do how can to forgets countenance,
What meet?
O his desire return I all his cannot the Thy again loves soil can Lord, if yearn his exile pleasures
With long compare?
Then, here on parted lovers people soul these greet?
What and kindred?
What my earthly once till joy homeland
And appear? never Lord, alien sigh What but to cannot of but Thy I behold
5
I Could’st day far Lord, to linger longer
Till return I year year unto long? glorious Thee?
Yet and word day see!
Remember, Thou the away.
How and take no of by again footsteps in have must wait Thy Thou, waited
And years still shalt come still been Oh! wait, return forget by and I Thy O waiting
While array? Lord, long? me I’ve How dear promise
Soon I
6
Thy come the heavens From very discern generation
Thy dear have have pass Thy be art long how generation waiting are seen
Thy Lord, splendor gone, further
Before matchless sealed?
Oh! in been!
Why but glorious must time prolonged still we, and our revealed? cannot so footsteps?
Why promise Thou the fulfilment.
How closely unto has into saints not still long,
7
I to reply.
Oh, not of waited
For I alone,
But and mighty make come, Thine and countless cry! Thy Thy echo pleadings,
By dear the corp’rate years for Lord, saints recall generations—
Beseeching Thee tears fervent Thou may come ages,
Come, come countless many through the back now I’ve to answer this many Thine return—yet, appearing own.
To Lord, the haste

Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.

Piano Hymns