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Have you noticed that a lot of Christian music (regardless of genre / release year) tends to be very happy? But our Christian life is not always happy; it’s a roller coaster of joys, surprises, disappointments, sorrows... and our church music repertoire should reflect that! But, from what I've noticed, there's not enough Christian songs to reflect our troubled moments.
(By the way, did you know that the majority of the psalms in the Old Testament are psalms of lament?)
This time I allowed myself to experience lament in depth. The result is my new original modern hymn "How Much Longer Shall We Wait." This new modern hymn is especially suitable for season of Lent, but it can also be sung on any other Sunday of the year when lamenting is appropriate. The text describes the agony of waiting when we have no hope in sight. In those moments all we can do is cry out: “How much longer, o, Lord? We’ve been faithful! We’ve prayed. And we’re still waiting for your deliverance.” Sometimes we wait a lifetime. And it’s possible in some cases we may never see God’s deliverance on this side of heaven. After all, the world is still deeply affected by sin and death. This is not God’s original plan for humanity, and so we grieve.
CREDITS
Vocals - Raluca Bojor
Piano - Raluca Bojor
Synth - Todd Hiller
Violin - David Yeager
Sound engineering and mixing - Todd Hiller
Video production - Emily McClain www.ascendocreative.co/
FULL TEXT
How much longer shall we wait?
We’ve been faithful and we’ve prayed.
Lord, the enemy appears;
No more laughter - only tears.
How much longer shall we cry?
For our eyes are are running dry.
This - our moment of despair;
In your mercy, hear our prayer!
How much longer shall we pray
Til we see the light of day?
As your children long before
By the Babylonian shore
Singing of Jerusalem
Crying in a foreign realm.
This - our moment of despair;
In your mercy, hear our prayer!
Jesus, as we pray to you
Waiting for your coming-through
Help us wait in faithfulness
Clinging to your promises
All our moments, all our days
Help us trust your holy ways!
This - our moment of despair;
In your mercy, hear our prayer!
© 2023 Raluca Bojor. All Rights Reserved.
CCLI song ID - 7219289
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