The King and the kingdom are coming
Tho’ long has the waiting time seemed;
And oft, to the eye of the watch­er,
A light in the dist­ance has gleamed,
But on­ly to go out in dark­ness
And leave the heart sad as be­fore;
Be pa­tient a lit­tle while long­er,
The wait­ing time soon will be o’er.

The crown is a thing of the fu­ture,
The glo­ry will yet be re­vealed;
The gift roy­al has not gone by thee,
Nor Jes­us His pro­mise re­pealed.
Be faith­ful a lit­tle while long­er,
The night must give place to the day:
The King and the king­dom are com­ing,
And for their ar­riv­al we pray.

Our praye­r is the pray­er of the ag­es,
Which Je­sus Him­self taught to men;
And thus He is pledged to per­form­ance
Without telling all about when;
So, pray­ing, and hop­ing, and work­ing,
In faith to each oth­er we cry:
The King and the king­dom are com­ing,
Keep heart, for the time draw­eth nigh.