The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6748

6748. Till the Day Dawn

1. Dear Savior, thro’ the far-spent night
We wait and watch for Thee;
The light of earth for us has set
Behind dark Calvary.

2. We yearn to see the rosy dawn
Whose promise beams afar;
And ever, with expectant hearts,
Desire the Morning Star.

3. Oh dawn most fair! Oh day most bright!
Across the eastern sky
The Advent-glory soon shall break—
Redemption draweth nigh.

4. It may be sooner than we think
Shall end the long delay!
It may be that the Bridegroom-King
E’en now is on His way!

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Savior, thro' the far-spent night
• Title: Till the Day Dawn
• Author: Lucy A. Bennett (ca. 1902)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith, by James Mountain (London: Marshall Brothers, new & enlarged edition, circa 1902), number 419
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LOVE DIVINE (Holmes)
• Composer: Henry James Ernest Holmes
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 34332 17155 46217
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: Public Domain