The Yearning

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There is a yearning
in hearts weighed down by ancient grief and centuries of sorrow.
There is a yearning
in hearts that in the darkness hide
and in the shades of death abide,
a yearning for tomorrow.

There is a yearning,
a yearning for the promised One, the Firstborn of creation.
There is a yearning for
the Lord who visited His own,
and by His death for sin atoned,
to bring to us salvation.

Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning.

There is a yearning
that fills the hearts of those who wait the day of His appearing.
There is a yearning
when all our sorrows are erased
and we shall see the One who placed
within our hearts the yearning.

Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, within our hearts, the yearning.

Emmanuel, Emmanuel,
within our hearts,
the yearning.

I feel it too, that yearning for something better, something purer, the desire to see the One who placed the longing in our hearts.

Come, Lord Jesus, come.



Song Credit: The Yearning, copyright 2011 Lorenz Publishing Company.
Music by Craig Courtney
Words by Susan Bentall Boersma

Photo Credit: RejiK