In a broken land the wells of love run dry In a frozen place the hurts are left to cry But if we live in shame All that can grow is pain Filling our hearts and minds To hide You from our sight Yet the calling voice is clear to one and all To be on our guard and ready for the fall So why do we stand tonight Lost in the dead of night Hearing the distant voices crying in the storm? As the earth waits, as the earth waits As the earth waits for your coming Lord As the earth waits, as the earth waits As the earth waits for your coming Lord When I listen to the words of long ago It is clear that we've forgotten all we've known Let us set aside the night And put on the arms of light And wait for the dawn to come For day will soon be here! And the earth waits, and the earth waits