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Patience

Author: Whittier Hymnal: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #278 (1866) Meter: Irregular First Line: Shall we grow weary in our watch Lyrics: Shall we grow weary in our watch, And murmur at the long delay, Impatient of our Father’s time And his appointed way? O, oft a deeper test of faith Than prison-cell, or martyr’s stake, The self-renouncing watchfulness Of silent prayer may make. We gird us bravely to rebuke Our erring brother in the wrong; And in the ear of pride and power Our warning voice is strong. Easier to smite with Peter’s sword Than watch one hour in humbling prayer; Life’s great things, like the Syrian lord, Our hearts can do and dare: But, O, we shrink from Jordan’s side, From waters which alone can save; And murmur for Abana’s banks And Pharpar’s brighter wave. O Thou, who in the garden’s shade Didst wake thy weary ones again, Who slumbered at that fearful hour, Forgetful of thy pain,— Bend o’er us now, as over them, And set our sleep-bound spirits free, Nor leave us slumbering in the watch Our souls should keep with thee! Languages: English