We are waiting, blessed Saviour, We are watching for the hour When in majesty descending, Thou shalt come in mighty power; Then the shadows will be lifted, And the darkness rolled away, And our eyes behold the splendour Of the glorious crowning-day.
2. We are waiting, blessed Saviour, We are watching not in vain For the cloud that bore Thee upward, And will bring Thee back again; Then, among Thy ransomed people, We shall tread the shining way, And our eyes behold the splendour Of the glorious crowning-day. We are waiting, blessed Saviour, For a union, heart to heart. With our dear ones o'er the river, Where we nevermore shall part; Then our sorrows, in a moment, Like a dream will pass away When our eyes behold the splendour Of the glorious crowning-day.