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Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why dost Thou not come?
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why dost Thou not come?
All below want to know—land and sea and sky;
They all hope; we also for Thy coming sigh.
Earth and space age apace, yet all wait for Thee;
We and they to Thee pray: Come back speedily.
Come back speedily. Come back speedily.
CJesus,
Lord! Jesus, Lord!
Dm
Why
dost Thou not
G7
come?
CJesus,
Lord!
Am
Jesus,
Lord!
Dm
Why
dost
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Thou
not
C
come?
FAll
below
G
want
to
F
know—land
and
G
sea
and
F
sky;
They all hope;
G
we
for Thy
G
coming
F
sigh.
CEarth
and space age apace,
Dm
yet
all wait for
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Thee;
CWe
and they
Am
to
Thee pray:
Dm
Come
back
2
Jesus Lord, Jesus Lord! Why dost Thou delay?
What prevents Thine advent? Why not come today?
Generations of saints waited all their lives;
We’ve watched here, tens of years, for Thee to arrive.
Why not please cut short these lengthy yearning days?
O Lord, heed this our plea: Come without delay.
Come without delay. Come without delay.
Jesus Lord, Jesus Lord! Why dost Thou delay?
What prevents Thine advent? Why not come today?
Generations of saints waited all their lives;
We've watched here, tens of years, for Thee to arrive.
Why not please cut short these lengthy yearning days?
O Lord, heed this our plea: Come without delay.
Come without delay. Come without delay.
CJesus
Lord, Jesus Lord!
Dm
Why
dost Thou
G7
delay?
CWhat
prevents
Am
Thine
advent?
Dm
Why
not
G7
come
C
today?
F GGenerations
of
F
saints
waited
G
all
their
F
lives;
We've watched here,
G
tens
of
F
years,
for Thee
G
to
F
arrive.
CWhy
not please cut short these
Dm
lengthy
yearning
G
days?
CO
Lord, heed
Am
this
our plea:
Dm
Come
G7
without
C
delay.
DmCome
G7
without
C
delay.
Dm
Come
G7
without
C
delay.
3
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why dost Thou not come?
Since Thou went into heav’n, nothing here I love,
Days below seem as though there’s no break of dawn;
On my face, seems no trace of a joy long gone.
Passion, drive, once alive, no more in me burn;
Jesus Lord! Jesus Lord! Why don’t You return?
Why don’t You return? Why don’t You return?
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why dost Thou not come?
Since Thou went into heav'n, nothing here I love,
Days below seem as though there's no break of dawn;
On my face, seems no trace of a joy long gone.
Passion, drive, once alive, no more in me burn;
Jesus Lord! Jesus Lord! Why don't You return?
Why don't You return? Why don't You return?
CJesus,
Lord! Jesus, Lord!
Dm
Why
dost Thou not
G7
come?
CSince
Thou went
Am
into
heav'n,
Dm
nothing
G7
here
I
C
love,
FDays
below
G
seem
as
F
though
there's no
G
break
of
F
dawn;
On my face,
G
seems
no
F
trace
of a
G
joy
long
F
gone.
CPassion,
drive, once alive,
Dm
no
more in me
G
burn;
CJesus
Lord!
Am
Jesus
Lord!
Dm
Why
don't
G7
You
C
return?
DmWhy
don't
G7
You
C
return?
Dm
Why
don't
G7
You
C
return?
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Please come back! Please come back! All around I see
Some grow slack, some slide back, some change gradually;
Love once bold groweth cold, suff’ring takes its toll;
Faith and sighs mingled rise, forward steps are slowed;
Lamp of hope dimmer grows, can’t hold out much more.
Seeing these, come back, please! Why still tarry, Lord?
Why still tarry, Lord? Why still tarry, Lord?
Please come back! Please come back! All around I see
Some grow slack, some slide back, some change gradually;
Love once bold groweth cold, suff'ring takes its toll;
Faith and sighs mingled rise, forward steps are slowed;
Lamp of hope dimmer grows, can't hold out much more.
Seeing these, come back, please! Why still tarry, Lord?
Why still tarry, Lord? Why still tarry, Lord?
CPlease
come back! Please come back!
Dm
All
around I
G7
see
CSome
grow slack,
Am
some
slide back,
Dm
some
change
G7 C
gradually;
FLove
once bold
G
groweth
F
cold,
suff'ring
G
takes
its
F
toll;
Faith and sighs
G
mingled
F
rise,
forward
G
steps
are
F
slowed;
CLamp
of hope dimmer grows,
Dm
can't
hold out much
G
more.
CSeeing
these,
Am
come
back, please!
Dm
Why
still
G7
tarry,
C
Lord?
DmWhy
still
G7
tarry,
C
Lord?
Dm
Why
still
G7
tarry,
C
Lord?
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Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why art Thou not here?
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why dost not appear?
Till what date must I wait? Till what year, what day?
As I stay, watch and pray, patience ebbs away;
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Quickly come, I pray!
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Quickly come, I pray!
Quickly come, I pray! Quickly come, I pray!
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why art Thou not here?
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Why dost not appear?
Till what date must I wait? Till what year, what day?
As I stay, watch and pray, patience ebbs away;
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Quickly come, I pray!
Jesus, Lord! Jesus, Lord! Quickly come, I pray!
Quickly come, I pray! Quickly come, I pray!
CJesus,
Lord! Jesus, Lord!
Dm
Why
art Thou not
G7
here?
CJesus,
Lord!
Am
Jesus,
Lord!
Dm
Why
dost
G7
not
C
appear?
FTill
what date
G
must
I
F
wait?
Till what
G
year,
what
F
day?
As I stay,
G
watch
and
F
pray,
patience
G
ebbs
F
away;
CJesus,
Lord! Jesus, Lord!
Dm
Quickly
come, I
G
pray!
CJesus,
Lord!
Am
Jesus,
Lord!
Dm
Quickly
G7
come,
I
C
pray!
DmQuickly
G7
come,
I
C
pray!
Dm
Quickly
G7
come,
I
C
pray!