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Text:Till the Day Shall Dawn
Author:Grace W. Burleigh
Tune:[We must wait in this shadowy land]
Composer:Daniel Brink Towner
Media:MIDI file

6754. Till the Day Shall Dawn

1. We must wait in this shadowy land
Till the day shall dawn;
We must march with the brave pilgrim band,
Till the day shall dawn;
Till the day shall dawn,
Till the day shall dawn,
Till morning light shall scatter night,
And the day-star arise in our hearts.

2. We must live full of kindness and love,
Till the day shall dawn;
We must trust in our Father above,
Till the day shall dawn;
Till the day shall dawn,
Till the day shall dawn,
Till far and near the morn appear,
And the day-star arise in our hearts.

3. We must comfort the hearts that are sad,
Till the day shall dawn;
We must help them to trust and be glad,
Till the day shall dawn;
Till the day shall dawn,
Till the day shall dawn,
Till sorrow’s night shall fade in light,
And the day-star arise in our hearts.

4. We must watch for our Jesus to come,
Till the day shall dawn;
We must wait for the sweet rest of home,
Till the day shall dawn;
Till the day shall dawn,
Till the day shall dawn,
Till God’s dear Son shall say, Well done,
And the day-star arise in our hearts.

Text Information
First Line: We must wait in this shadowy land
Title: Till the Day Shall Dawn
Author: Grace W. Burleigh (1903)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [We must wait in this shadowy land]
Composer: Daniel Brink Towner
Incipit: 12214 32512 31211
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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