Laudes Domini ‎#660

660. "A little while"

1 Oh, for the peace which floweth like a river,
Making life's desert places bloom and smile!
Oh, for the faith to grasp heaven's bright "for ever,"
Amid the shadows of earth's "little while!"

2 A little while for patient vigil-keeping,
To face the storm, to battle with the strong;
A little while to sow the seed with weeping,
Then bind the sheaves and sing the harvest song!

3 A little while to keep the oil from failing,
A little while faith's flickering lamp to trim;
And then, the Bridegroom's coming footsteps hailing,
To haste to meet him with the bridal hymn!

4 And he who is himself the gift and giver,--
The future glory and the present smile,--
With the bright promise of the glad "for ever"
Will light the shadows of the "little while!"

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, for the peace which floweth like a river
• Title: "A little while"
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Backsliding; Christians: Conflicts; Conflict With Sin; Declension, Spiritual; Patience; Peace: Christian; Wandering
• Notes: Public Domain

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