View the present thro' the promise
Christ will come again
Trust despite the deep'ning darkness
Christ will come again
Lift the world above its grieving
Thro' your watching and believing
In the hope past faith's conceiving
Christ will come again
Probe the present with the promise
Christ will come again
Let your daily actions witness
Christ will come again
Let your loving and your giving
And your justice and forgiving
Be a sign to all the living
Christ will come again
Match the present to the promise
Christ will come again
Make this hope your guiding premise
Christ will come again
Pattern all your calculating
And the world you are creating
To the advent you are waiting
Christ will come again
