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A lamp in the night, a song in time of

1.A lamp in the night, a song in time of
sorrow,
A great glad hope which faith can
borrow
To gild the passing day with the glory
of the morrow,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
Blessed hope, blessed hope,
Blessed hope of the coming of the
Lord;
How the aching heart it cheers;
How it glistens through our tears,
Blessed hope of the coming of the
Lord.
2.A star in the sky, a beacon bright to
guide us;
An anchor sure to hold when storms
betide us;
A refuge for the soul, where in quiet
we may hide us,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
3.A call of command, like trumpet
clearly sounding,
To make us bold when evil is
surrounding;
To stir the sluggish heart, and to keep
in good abounding,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.
4.A word from the One to all our hearts
the dearest,
A parting word to make Him aye the
nearest;
Of all His precious words, the sweetest,
brightest, clearest,
Is the hope of the coming of the Lord.