Till the Day Dawn

Dear Sav­ior

thro’ the far-spent night

We wait and watch for Thee;

The light of earth for us has set

Behind dark Cal­va­ry.

We yearn to see the ro­sy dawn

Whose pro­mise beams afar;

And ev­er

with ex­pect­ant hearts

Desire the Morn­ing Star.

Oh dawn most fair! Oh day most bright!

Across the east­ern sky

The Ad­vent-glo­ry soon shall break—

Redemption draw­eth nigh.

It may be soon­er than we think

Shall end the long de­lay!

It may be that the Bride­groom-King

E’en now is on His way!