Lord Jesus, Come by Mary Valliant Newlin

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 11, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 40.

Lord Jesus, Come

By Mary Valliant Newlin

By Mary Valliant Newlin

LORD JESUS, come, and put an end to sin, And bring Thine everlasting glory in, When there will be no crying, and no pain, When hate shall cease on earth, and love shall reign.

O, come, and bring Thine everlasting peace; Thy kingdom come, that nevermore shall cease; Thy will be done as it is done in heav’n, Lord, now fulfil Thy promise, so long giv’n—

That blessed promise: “I will come again. I will not from My faithful long remain. A little while, and they shall see My face. I go away to make for them a place, That where I am, My children there shall be, And reign with Me through all eternity.”

“A little while”—but O, it seems so long, And we are weak, and sin is strong—so strong. It even now appears in holy guise, And none shall understand except the wise. All those who would Thy holy law obey, And speak Thy name, do make themselves a prey,

Few hold Thy blood-stained banner in the hand. Few for Thy good and righteous precepts stand. The world rolls on, and fraud’s at premium high. Men hoard their money while the poor do cry, And want is stalking like a living thing, ’Mong starving thousands, while the greedy sing.

Black clouds have gathered, and the rain-drops pelt— The night so dark the darkness can be felt. Few men believe Thy coming any more, And many sleep who once the promise bore. Now all that cheers us in this hour of gloom Is that same promise that our Lord will come. Amen. Then even so, Lord Jesus, come.

Tacoma Park, D. C.