Only a Little While

Only a lit­tle while

Of walk­ing with wea­ry feet

Patiently ov­er the thor­ny way

That leads to the gold­en street.

Suffer if God shall will

And work for Him while we may

From Cal­va­ry’s cross to Zi­on’s crown

Is on­ly a lit­tle way.

Only a lit­tle while

For toil­ing a few short days

And then comes the rest

the qui­et rest

Eternity’s end­less praise.