Can Ye Not Watch One Little Hour?

One lit­tle hour for watch­ing with the Mas­ter

Eternal years to walk with Him in white;

One lit­tle hour to brave­ly meet dis­as­ter

Eternal years to reign with Him in light.

Then souls

be brave

and watch un­til the mor­row!

Awake! arise! your lamps of pur­pose trim;

Your Sav­ior speaks across the night of sor­row;

Can ye not watch one lit­tle hour with Him?

One lit­tle hour to suf­fer scorn and loss­es

Eternal years be­yond earth’s cru­el frowns;

One lit­tle hour to car­ry hea­vy cross­es

Eternal years to wear un­fad­ing crowns.

One lit­tle hour for wea­ry toils and tri­als

Eternal years for calm and peace­ful rest;

One lit­tle hour for pa­tient self-de­ni­als

Eternal years of life where life is blest.