LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 7 8 7 D
| | Writer(s): | Samuel Trevor Francis
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| | Dates: |
| | Bible Refs: |
| Believers Hymn Book
| 1981
| 81
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 262
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 228
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MUSIC
Hymns of Faith
| 137
| F
| Hymns of Faith
| 228
| G
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 246
| G
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 256
| G
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Alternate Tunes
| AUSTRIA | 8 7 8 7 D | Franz Joseph Haydn |
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| 1. I am waiting for the dawning,
Of the bright and blessèd day,
When the darksome night of sorrow
Shall have vanished far away;
When for ever with the Saviour,
Far beyond this vale of tears,
I shall swell the song of worship
Through the everlasting years.
2. I am looking at the brightness,
See, it shineth from afar,
Of the clear and joyous beaming
Of the “Bright and Morning Star.”
Through the dark grey mist of morning
Do I see its glorious light;
Then away with ev’ry shadow
Of this sad and weary night.
3. I am waiting for the coming
Of the Lord who died for me;
O His words have thrilled my spirit,
“I will come again for thee,”
I can almost hear His footfall
On the threshold of the door,
And my heart, my heart is longing
To be with Him evermore.
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