Poem for the Day

WAIT, O THOU WEARY ONE, A LITTLE LONGER

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a cross on a hill at sunset

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WAIT, O thou weary one, a little longer,

A few more years-it may be only days;

Thy patient waiting makes thee all the stronger;

Eternity will balance all delays.

Wait, O thou suffering one, thy days of sorrow

Bring to thy weary soul its richest gain;

If thou a Christian art, a brighter morrow

Will give thee ten-fold joy for all thy pain.

Wait, O thou anxious one; the cloud that hovers

In gathering gloom above thine aching head

Is sent of God in mercy, and He covers

Thee with His heavenly mantle overspread.

Be patient and submissive; each disaster

Will bring thee nearer to thy loving Lord.

These trials make thee like thy blessed Master,

Who knows them all, and will His grace afford.

Be patient and submissive; strength is given

For every step along the weary way.

And for it all thou’It render praise to Heaven,

When dreary night gives place to perfect day.

Yes, perfect day, the day of God eternal.

When not a shadow shall flit o’er the scene

In that fair land where all is bright and vernal,

And we will be with Christ, and naught between.

Wait, then, dear heart; control thy sad emotion;

God will subdue each angry wind and wave,

And when the voyage ends across life’s ocean,

Within the haven of sweet rest will save.

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