952--A lamp in the night, a song in time of

A lamp in the night, a song in time of

952

	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.