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Lord Her Watch Thy Church Is Keeping [#LordHerWatchThyChurchIsKeeping #LordHerWatch #ThyChurchIsKeeping #HerWatch #ThyChurch #IsKeeping]

Song written by:
Original in English: Henry Downton (February 12, 1818, Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, UK – June 8, 1885, Hopton, Suffolk, England, UK) 

1
Lord her watch Thy Church is keeping
When shall earth Thy rule obey
When shall end the night of weeping
When shall break the promised day
See the whitening harvest languish
Waiting still the laborers’ toil
Was it vain Thy Son’s deep anguish
Shall the strong retain the spoil

2
Tidings sent to every creature
Millions yet have never heard
Can they hear without a preacher
Lord almighty give the word
Give the word in every nation
Let the Gospel trumpet sound
Witnessing a world’s salvation
To the earth’s remotest bound

3
Then the end Thy Church completed
All Thy chosen gathered in
With their King in glory seated
Satan bound and banished sin
Gone for ever parting weeping
Hunger sorrow death and pain
Lo her watch Thy Church is keeping
Come Lord Jesus come to reign