Christ Came - Kaitlynn Yoder

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Composer: Kaitlynn Yoder

I waited for His coming
I waited for His reign
Yet time moved on so slowly
The years passed just the same.
I longed for the Messiah
I longed to see my King
To know His lovingkindness
For my mournful heart to sing.
He came without a fanfare
Like a whisper in the night
But He filled the world with glory
With an everlasting light.
Now I live to serve Messiah
Now I live to hear His voice
And as I live in sweet communion
He makes my weary heart rejoice.
His is the sweetest fragrance
The tenderest embrace
Most glorious and gracious
Is the kindness in His face.
He is my great Messiah
The Lover of my soul
My Savior and my Shepherd
My Friend who makes me whole.
I waited for His coming
I waited for His reign.
And now my wait is over:
Christ came.

The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

Christ Came

Music by Kaitlynn Yoder

I waited for His coming
I waited for His reign
Yet time moved on so slowly
The years passed just the same.
I longed for the Messiah
I longed to see my King
To know His lovingkindness
For my mournful heart to sing.

He came without a fanfare
Like a whisper in the night
But He filled the world with glory
With an everlasting light.
Now I live to serve Messiah
Now I live to hear His voice
And as I live in sweet communion
He makes my weary heart rejoice.

His is the sweetest fragrance
The tenderest embrace
Most glorious and gracious
Is the kindness in His face.
He is my great Messiah
The Lover of my soul
My Savior and my Shepherd
My Friend who makes me whole.

I waited for His coming
I waited for His reign.
And now my wait is over:
Christ came.

Story Behind the Song

This appears to be a modern original sacred song credited in the supplied metadata to Kaitlynn Yoder. The text is an Advent/Incarnation meditation, moving from longing for the Messiah to rejoicing that Christ has come. I do not know of a standard hymnal history or older public-domain hymn source for it.