We Have Sung Our Songs of Victory (How Long) Lyrics

VERSE 1:
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

CHORUS 1:
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?
VERSE 2:
Lord, we know Your heart is broken
By the evil that You see
And You've stayed Your hand of judgment
For You 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 see the light

VERSE 3:
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
CHORUS 2:
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 songs of joy?