Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalm 27:14
Words: M. H. H. Lee, in The Christian Church Hymnal, edited by Harvey R. Christie (Cincinnati, Ohio: Standard Publishing, 1906), number 303.
Music: Midlothian J. R Williams, 1906 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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I’m weary in this vale of woe,
Of sorrow everywhere I go,
But faith makes glad the darkest sky,
By whispering, He is nigh.
Refrain
I’m waiting only for Thy call,
My gracious Lord, my life, my all;
To joys beyond the golden gates,
Dear Jesus, Lord, I wait.
Some time the shadows thick and fast
Upon my sunlit skies are cast;
Then whispers, hope, forever bright,
Beyond the cloud is light.
Refrain
Oft times I feel my sinful load,
Too heavy on life’s weary road;
Then whispers love, in sweet refrain,
Trust, weary heart, again.
Refrain