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The Church Has Waited Long

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in The Bible Hymn Book (1845): The Church has waited longHer absent Lord to see;And still in loneliness she waits,A friendless stranger she.Age after age has gone,Sun after sun … Continue reading

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