A lit­tle while to wait and watch and won­der,
And then to know the spir­it’s glad re­lease;
A lit­tle while to bear the strife and thun­der,
And then to hear the har­mo­nies of peace.

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A lit­tle while, a lit­tle while,
A lit­tle while, and we shall go,
To be at home with Christ in Heav’n for­ev­er,
With all the saints eter­nal joys to know.

A lit­tle while to climb life’s stor­my mount­ain,
And then to see the vale with beau­ty rife;
A lit­tle wait­ing by the bar­ren fount­ain,
And then to taste the liv­ing streams of life.

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A lit­tle while to say, not mine, but Thy way,
And then to won­der we were not more wise;
A lit­tle stum­bling in the dus­ty high­way,
And then the mea­dow lands of pa­ra­dise.

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