Petra - How Long lyrics

How long

We have sung the songs of victory / We have prayed to You for rain

We have cried for Your compassion / To renew the land again

Now we're standing in Your presence / More hungry than before

Now we're on Your steps of mercy / And we're knocking at Your door

How long before You drench the barren land / How long before we see

Your righteous hand / How long before Your name is lifted high

How long before the weeping turns to songs of joy / Lord, we know

Your heart is broken / By the evil that You see / And You've stayed

Your hand of judgement / For the plan to set men free / But the land

is still in darkness / And we've fled from what is right / We have

failed the silent children / Who have never seen the light

How long before You drench the barren land / How long before we see

Your righteous hand / How long before Your name is lifted high

How long before the weeping turns to songs of joy / But I know a day

is coming / When the deaf will hear his voice / When the blind will

see their Saviour / And the lame will leap for joy / When the widow

finds a Husband / Who will always love His bride / And the orphan

finds a Father / Who will never leave her side / How long before

Your glory lights the skies / How long before Your radiance lifts our eyes

How long before Your fragrance fills the air / How long before the

earth resounds with song