Dear friend, there's a story goin' round    says you're gonna be married soon   But you've been sayin' that for years,   and there can be no wedding without a groom   You said he's gone away to make a place for you and Him   Oh you know He's gonna come back,    but you just don't know when      Chorus:   Dear friends He is not slow in keeping His promises   As some understand slowness to be   Keep a watch out, don't lose faith, He said He would come for you   He's gonna come for you, you wait and see      Dear friend, people joke, they laugh and they make fun   When you tell 'em all about the groom who's gonna come   He's been gone a long long time, are there any doubts to confess   Do you wonder if you're ever gonna wear that wedding dress      Chorus   solo   Chorus