144. "A Little While" the Lord Shall Come

6-8s.
by J.G. Deck
1
"A little while" the Lord shall come,
 
And we shall wander here no more;
 
He’ll take us to His Father’s home,
 
Where He for us is gone before — 
 
To dwell with Him, to see His face,
 
And sing the glories of His grace.
2
"A little while" — He’ll come again;
 
Let us the precious hours redeem;
 
Our only grief to give Him pain,
 
Our joy to serve and follow Him.
 
Watching and ready may we be,
 
As those that wait their Lord to see.
3
"A little while" — ’twill soon be past:
 
Why should we shun the promised cross?
 
Oh, let us in His footsteps haste,
 
Counting for Him all else but loss;
 
For how will recompense His smile,
 
The sufferings of this "little while."
4
"A little while" — come, Savior, come!
 
For Thee Thy bride has tarried long;
 
Take Thy poor waiting pilgrims home,
 
To sing the new eternal song,
 
To see Thy glory, and to be
 
In everything conformed to Thee!
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