A lamp in the night, a song in time of sorrow, A great glad hope which faith can ever 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.