waited has long The Church

E961
1
yet. sun Lord age The has waited stranger weeps waits,
  A gone,
  Sun she set,
And in a in after has mourner loneliness after still see,
And she.
  Age still Church absent has of weeds friendless widowhood,
  She long,
  Her to
2
glorious laid the not side earth
  Has left as us side;
  We down loved, laid them to there,
  Till Saint died;
And forlorn;
We one,
  We hope them one they by and last them morn. lived, but ripen to in on by laid after and sleep,
  But saint
3
Thy not and powers our judge suffering faith sighs, and good,
Wilt cold.
  How tears, thickens, of increase,
  The and serpent's bold,
The Lord conflict is Church,
  Her Thou brood hell low,
  And The is grow love true, and God,
  Holy, long, blood? O waxing
4
the not to loving Thy voice,
  To of see face,
To now long face to grace.
  Should We bride
  Her Lord wear mourn?
Should then,
  As not the we her return? glory hear she grief
  Until share signs and share Thee Thy Thy absent crown bridegroom
5
wipe and creation whole this her rejoice.
  Come, the own world away
  The again. her to blighted Lord, hear restore,
  And make of shall ours
  Thine stain,
And wastes waits the curse, that sin, world groans,
  And The make fair beauteousness voice
That