How Long Oh Lord?

How long oh Lord,

Will the wicked flourish,

As they devour the innocent,

And the righteous perish?

Lord, You have promised,

One day to act.

Though You do move now,

One day You’ll change tact.

Your kingdom is here,

But also not yet.

Soon You’ll descend,

And the earth will be met.

Met with Your beautiful feet,

As You land;

Atop a white horse,

To claim all Your lands.

With an army of saints,

At Your back You’ll return,

To once and for all,

Banish evil to burn.

Still though, at present,

Corruption abounds.

Many are devoured,

By Hell’s hungry hounds.

How long oh Lord,

Until You come back,

To end all the violence,

And reset the track?

Creation is singing,

But also it groans.

With us it has fallen,

And joined in our moans.

The animals fight us;

The soil resists.

We started in Eden;

Now enmity persists.

Brother fights brother,

And widows are made.

We make war with each other;

This ruthless charade.

The cycle of suffering,

And death is relentless.

No progress is made;

Decay’s advance is endless.

If a nation attains,

Some measure of peace.

They collapse from within,

From wolves covered in fleece.

How long oh Lord,

Until Your kingdom comes?

When will you descend,

In power and love?

It won’t be long now.

You’ll come any day.

Thank you Lord Jesus,

That Your Spirit has stayed.

Please help us Your children,

To endure with joy.

Until You return,

And new creation deploy.

Please help us to tell,

Of Your mercy and grace.

So that many more,

May abide in Your space.

Lord please come quickly.

In power descend.

Please help us to trust Thee,

With faith that won’t bend.