The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3888

3888. The Lord's Good Time Is Coming

1. There is a time for waking and for sleeping,
A time for warring and a time for peace;
A time for sowing, and a time for reaping,
A time for toil, a time when toil must cease.

Refrain
A time of rest will come to hearts grown weary,
A time of praise to those that grieve and sigh,
A time of joy to those whose lives are dreary,
The Lord’s good time is coming by and by.

2. A time for pain, a time for shadeless pleasures,
A time for shadows and a time for light;
A time to lose, a time to find our treasures,
A time for faith, a time for perfect sight. [Refrain]

3. A time for tears, a time for rapt’rous greeting,
A time for exile and a time for home;
A time for parting, and a time for meeting,
Trust on! The Lord’s good time will surely come. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a time for waking and for sleeping
• Title: The Lord's Good Time Is Coming
• Author: Jessie H. Brown Pounds (1890)
• Refrain First Line: A time of rest will come to hearts grown weary
• Language: English
• Source: Gems and Jewels, by J. H. Fillmore & J. H. Rosecrans (Cincinnati, Ohio: Fillmore Brothers, 1890), number 82
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a time for waking and for sleeping]
• Composer: James Henry Fillmore, Sr.
• Incipit: 51111 17123 53111
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain