...In Lonely Exile Here

I love this song, this hymn. I've always thought that it points to Christ's return rather than His first 'advent'.
Before church this morning I pulled out an old hymnal and sang this...and then sang it again in the service.
"We look for the Day of our Lord's return.".
That prayer has been on the lips and in the hearts of Christians down through the centuries since Christ ascended to Heaven, recorded in Acts chapter one.
Why has it taken so long for Him to come back?
We don't know, but the fact that Christ is still adding souls to His Kingdom is one possibility.
We don't NEED to know, and we don't need to worry that He won't return.
In His perfect time, O Come, O Come Emmanuel.