The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3814

3814. A Little While to Wait

1. 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.

Refrain
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.

2. 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. [Refrain]

3. 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 meadowlands of paradise. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: A little while to wait and watch and wonder
• Title: A Little While to Wait
• Author: Charles H. Crandall (1897)
• Refrain First Line: A little while, a little while
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [A little while to wait and watch and wonder]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
• Incipit: 53451 71261 71767
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain