Light and Life ‎#70

70. Only waiting

1 I am waiting for the morning
Of the blessed day to dawn,
When the sorrow and the sadness
Of this fearful life are gone.

Chorus:
I am waiting, only waiting,
Till this weary life is o'er,
Only waiting for my welcome,
From my Saviour on the other shore.

2 I am waiting, worn and weary,
With the battle and the strife,
Hoping, when the war has ended,
To receive a crown of life. [Chorus]

3 Waiting, hoping, trusting ever,
For a home of boundless love,
Like a pilgrim looking forward,
To the land of bliss above. [Chorus]

4 Waiting for the sun to cheer me
With his pure, unmingled light,
Waiting for the saints to greet me,
In their robes of spotless white. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I am waiting for the morning
• Title: Only waiting
• Author: W. G. Irvin
• Refrain First Line: I am waiting, only waiting
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I am waiting for the morning]
• Composer: J. H. Fillmore
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From "Songs of Glory," by per.